 | Board of Visitors minutes June 13, 1959 |  |
NEW ENGINEERING DEGREES
The President reported on a request from the University Senate that the School of Engineering
be authorized to offer Doctor of Science degrees in Nuclear Engineering and in Electrical Engineering.
He pointed out that the Board had previously approved a request authorizing the awarding of the
degrees of Doctor of Science in Engineering-Physics and in Chemical Engineering The President also stated
that the Dean of the School of Law had informed him that the prior approval of this proposal by
the State Council of Higher Education was not required.
The following resolution was adopted by the Board
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the School of Engineering be and it is hereby authorized to award the degrees of Doctor of
Science in Nuclear Engineering and Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
| Board of Visitors minutes June 13, 1959 | |