 | Board of Visitors minutes December 8, 1956 |  |
WOMEN STUDENTS' AGE REQUIREMENT IN ENGINEERING
The following letter from the Dean of Engineering was read to the Board by President Darden:
School of Engineering
Charlottesville
November 19, 1956
University of Virginia
The present regulation for admission of women students to Engineering calls for at
least 60 semester-hours credit and a minimum age of 20. This was passed by the
Board of Visitors sometime during the 20's so I wonder if it would not be well to
reconsider the matter since opinions have changed quite a bit since that time. If
you feel that it is advisable to present this matter to the Board of Visitors for
reconsideration, I suggest that the minimum age be changed to 18 so an outstanding
student who has completed two years of college elsewhere may be considered for admission.
advisable for a girl of 16 or 17 to make the transition from high school to
college in a predominantly boys' school.
Dean
After discussion the Board adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the present academic requirements for the admission of women students to the School of
Engineering be retained, but that the minimum age for admission be reduced from twenty to
eighteen, effective this date.
| Board of Visitors minutes December 8, 1956 | |