5: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
General Information |
Programs and Degrees Offered |
Admission Information
Financial Assistance |
Graduate Academic Regulations
Requirements for Specific Graduate Degrees |
Departments and Programs |
Faculty
General Information
Although Thomas Jefferson’s original plan for the University
contemplated graduate instruction, the first such department in the
modern sense was not instituted until 1859-60 by Professor Basil
Gildersleeve in the School of Greek. Shortly after the Civil War, a
similar department was announced for the School of Latin. The degree of
Doctor of Philosophy was offered initially by the University as early as
1880 and was first awarded in 1885. No formal departmental organization
for graduate study existed, however, until 1904. In that year the
Graduate School was established under regulations corresponding to the
requirements of the Association of American Universities, in which the
University of Virginia was the first southern university to hold
membership.
The administrative offices of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
are as follows: Admissions Office, 437 Cabell Hall (804-924-7184);
Enrolled Student Office, 438 Cabell Hall (804-924-7183); and Dean's
Office, 419 Cabell Hall (804-924-3389). The mailing address is
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
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