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DEGREES.

The degrees conferred by the University are Academic
and Professional.

The Academic Degrees are:

1. That of Proficient—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in certain subjects of study, to wit: in Anglo-Saxon,
the Junior and Intermediate course of Mathematics, Mineralogy
and Geology, Physics, Physiology, Medical Jurisprudence,
Human Anatomy, Botany, Political Economy,
History, Literature, International Law and Government,
and the lecture course of Applied Chemistry.

2. That of Graduate in a School—conferred for satisfactory
attainments in the leading subjects of instruction in the
same, to wit: in the Latin Language and Literature, in
the Greek Language and Literature, in the French Language
and Literature, in the German Language and Literature,
Mixed Mathematics, Pure Mathemathics, Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, Moral Philosophy, History and
Literature, Applied Mathematics, and Analytical, Industrial
and Agricultural Chemistry.

3. That of Bachelor of Letters—conferred upon such
students as have graduated in the Schools of Ancient and
Modern Languages, Moral Philosophy and History and
Literature.

4. That of Bachelor of Science—conferred on such students
as have graduated in the Schools of Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy and Chemistry, and who are also Proficients in
the Classes of Anatomy, Physiology, Comparative Anatomy,
Botany, Mineralogy and Geology, and who have obtained

distinctions in the Junior Class of Applied Mathematics,
and made satisfactory attainments in the first Laboratory
class of Analytical Chemistry.

5. That of Bachelor of Arts—conferred on such students
as have graduated in Latin, Greek, Chemistry, Moral Philosophy
and French or German, and have obtained certificates
of proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics,
Physics and History or Literature.

6. That of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia—
conferred upon students who have graduated in the Latin,
Greek, French and German Languages, Pure Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Moral Philosophy, and
History and Literature, and who have passed satisfactory
general examinations, in review, on all the subjects embraced
in the courses of these schools.

The candidate for the degree of Bachelor or Master of
Arts is also required to submit to the approval of the Faculty
an Essay, composed by himself, on some subject of
literature or science, which essay must be read by the author
on the Public Day, if so ordered.

The Professional Degrees are:

1. That of Bachelor of Law—conferred for satisfactory
attainments in all the subjects of instruction in the Schools
of Law.

2. That of Doctor of Medicine—conferred for satisfactory
attainments in all the subjects of instruction, except Botany,
in the several schools constituting the Medical Department.

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, who
have been previously declared Graduates in Chemistry, or
Proficients in Anatomy, Physiology or Medical Jurisprudence,
are not required to stand the examinations on these
subjects anew; and the same rule applies to candidates for
the degree of Bachelor of Law, who are Proficients in International
Law and Government.

3. That of Civil Engineer—conferred on such students as
have graduated in the Schools of Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, Applied Mathematics, and Chemistry or Applied
Chemistry (Proficiency in the Lecture course), and
obtained a certificate of proficiency in Mineralogy and
Geology.

4. That of Mining Engineer—conferred on such students
as have graduated in the Schools of Chemistry, Applied
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy, and obtained certificates

of proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, in a
prescribed course of Applied Mathematics, and in Mineralogy
and Geology.

5. That of Civil and Mining Engineer—conferred on such
students as have graduated in Pure Máthematics, Natural
Philosophy, including Mineralogy and Geology, Chemistry,
Applied Mathematics and Applied Chemistry.

☞ Honorary degrees are forbidden by the laws of the
University.