<p>I heard that it is mandatory to graduate in four years from UVA (if you arent an athlete or anything like that)… yea this sounds weird but someone told me this and I dont believe them. Im sure there 4 year grad rates are high but yeah someone can probably answer this</p>
<p>you have to graduate from the the college in 4 years, not necessarily the other schools. im sure athletes get some exceptions, but i think they are still held to it. If you notice some of the 5th year seniors are in the curry school of education - which would be separate from the college and therefore exempt from the 4 year graduation requirement. Also, some people who get deferred from the comm school and still really want to go, go in their 4th year, get a degree from the college, and then spend their 5th year in the comm school.</p>