 | Board of Visitors minutes February 7, 1970 |  |
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE NAME OF THE DEGREE OF THE FIRST
PROFESSIONAL DEGREE IN LAW
The following resolution was adopted:
- RESOLVED by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) be awarded to the University of Virginia Law School graduates of the class of 1970 and succeeding classes as the first degree in Law in lieu of the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) previously awarded; and
- RESOLVED FURTHER that the J.D. degree be made available retroactively to all graduates of the University of Virginia Law School who presently hold the degree of Bachelor of Laws and who request issuance of certificates upon payment of a fee covering the reasonable cost which may be involved;
- AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an election may be permitted between the two degrees J.D. and LL.B. for the classes of 1970, 1971, and 1972.
| Board of Visitors minutes February 7, 1970 | |