Venezuela, an economic report / Presented by students of the School of Foreign Service, as an aid to the foreign trade of the United States

by Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service

• 1. Be a Venezuelan.
• 2. Over 15 years of age and under 25.
• 3. Have had elementary primary instructions and the certificate issued for the same.
• 4. Be of good character.
• 5. Have no contagious diseases, and no physical defects.
• 6. In case he is a minor he must have the permission of his legal guardian.

There are six National Universities, located in the following cities:

• 1. Central University of Caracas.
• 2. The University of the Andes at Mérida.
• 3. The University of Valencia in the State of Carabobo.
• 4. The University of Maracaibo in the State of Julia.
• 5. The University at Ciudad Bolívar in the State of Bolívar.
• 6. The University of Barquisimeto in the State of Lara.

The following courses are pursued in the Universities: Medicine, Law, Political Science, Philosophy and Letters, Dentistry and Pharmacy.

The length of these courses is six years with the exception of pharmacy, which is a four-year course.

Among the professional schools the following are of greater importance:

1. School of Engineering at Caracas.

2. School of Naval Construction at Puerto Cabello.

3. School of Political Science at San Cristobal.

4. School of Medicine in Caracas (founded December, 1915). A free dispensary is attached, subsidized by public funds under the direction of Civil Hospitals.