 | University of Virginia March, 1907 |  |
ADMISSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENTS.
To the Department of Law.—Applicants for admission to the first
year of the Course in Law are required either to present the diploma of
an institution of collegiate rank, a certificate of good standing in the
school, either public or private, or an equivalent personal certificate from
the principal of such a school; or to pass the General Entrance Examination
described on a previous page. No provision is made for admission
to advanced standing in this Department of the University.
To the Department of Medicine.—Applicants for admission to the
work of the first year of the Course in Medicine are required to present
the diploma of a recognized institution of collegiate rank, a certificate of
good standing in such an institution, the diploma of a recognized public
or private high school having at least a three years course, or acceptable
certificates which represent work equivalent in amount and character to
such a high school course as defined by the Virginia State Board of
Public Instruction (see below); and, in addition, to complete the college
courses at this University in Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biology;
or to present acceptable college certificates showing that they have completed
elsewhere courses in these subjects equivalent to (though not
necessarily identical with) those at this institution, the validity of such
certificates being decided by the professors here in charge of the classes
in these subjects.
The curriculum of a three-year high school as prescribed by the Virginia
State Board of Public Instruction is as follows:
FIRST YEAR.
Mathematics—5 periods a week. Advanced Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra
to Quadratics.
Science—3 periods a week. Physical Geography. Lessons in Botany.
History—3 periods a week. History of Greece, or History of Rome, or
Ancient History.
English—5 periods a week. Composition and Grammar; Classics.
Languages—5 periods a week. Any one of the following:
(a) Latin—Introductory Latin.
(b) German—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
(c) French—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
(d) Spanish—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
SECOND YEAR.
Mathematics—5 periods a week. Elementary Algebra completed, and Plane
Geometry.
Science—3 periods a week. Elementary Agriculture and Lessons in Botany
and Zoölogy.
History—3 periods a week. Medieval and Modern History, with special
emphasis on points bearing on American History.
English—5 periods a week. Rhetoric and Composition; Classics.
Languages—5 periods a week. Any one of the following:
(a) Latin—Three Books of Cæsar, or Nepos and Two Books of Cæsar,
or Viri Romæ and Two Books of Cæsar; Grammar and Composition.
(b) German—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
(c) French—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
(d) Spanish—Grammar and Composition. Easy Reading.
Note.—In a third grade high school, United States History may be
substituted for Medieval or Modern History. Where time permits, Drawing
should be given two periods a week in each year.
THIRD YEAR.
Mathematics—5 periods a week. Algebra and Geometry.
Science—3 periods a week. Elements of Physics and Elementary Agriculture,
or Elementary Chemistry and Elementary Agriculture.
Drawing—2 periods a week.—Or Manual Training.
History—3 periods a week. English History. In a second grade high
school American History and Civil Government shall be taught.
English—5 periods a week. Rhetoric, History of English Literature, Classics.
Languages—5 periods a week. Any one of the following:
(a) Latin—Four Orations of Cicero, Grammar and Composition.
(b) German—Grammar Review and Syntax, German Classics.
(c) French—Grammar Review and Syntax, French Classics.
(d) Spanish—Grammar Review and Syntax, Spanish Classics.
Bookkeeping and Business Forms.
If time permits, more than one of the above elective studies may be
taken. In high schools of two or more teachers other subjects may be
added if it can be done without infringing upon the time of required
subjects.
The above curriculum contains 65 "counts," a count being one period
per week for a school year. Of these subjects the applicant for admission
to the Medical Department must have completed the entire course of three
years in Mathematics and English, two years in language other than
English, two years in History, and one year in science—49 counts in all.
The remaining 16 counts may be furnished at the option of the applicant
by further credits in the various branches of the curriculum.
Applicants unable to satisfy these requirements by acceptable certificates,
in part or in whole, may remove their deficiencies by satisfactory
examinations.
To the Department of Engineering.—Applicants will be admitted to
the first year of the Course in Engineering, either on the presentation of
the diploma of a recognized institution of collegiate rank, of a certificate
of good standing in the classes of such an institution, of a corresponding
diploma or certificate of a recognized school of engineering, or the diploma
of graduation of a good high school, either public or private, or of an
equivalent personal certificate from the principal of such a school; or on
passing the General Entrance Examination described on a preceding page.
Applicants for admission to this Department who stand this examination
Geometry and Trigonometry (11).
Advanced Standing.—Applicants will be provisionally admitted to
advanced standing as candidates for degrees in Engineering upon presentation
of certificates from recognized institutions of learning covering the
courses for which credit is desired. Whether a certificate is or is not
satisfactory will in each instance be determined by the professor or professors
in this University responsible for the study or studies in question,
each case being decided upon its own merits: provided, that a degree in
Engineering will in no case be conferred upon any candidate who has not
attended at least one full session at this University.
To the Department of Agriculture.—Applicants will be admitted to
the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science upon presentation
of a diploma or a certificate from a recognized institution of collegiate
rank, or a good public or private high school; or on passing the General
Entrance Examinations. Students so admitted will for the present be
registered as College Students, and will be under the jurisdiction of the
Dean and Faculty of that Department.
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