University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Registrar.

From the founding of the University through the nineteenth century, academic record-keeping was the responsibility of the Secretary of the Faculty. Originally student exams were oral, and no grades were given. The Secretary of the Faculty maintained a record of student absences from chapel, recitations, and class sessions. At the end of each term, the Committee on Visitation of the Board of Trustees met on the campus and administered the oral exams. By 1835 a system of grading had evolved and written exams were in use. In 1886 the Board of Trustees created the position of Registrar, but the position was assigned to the Secretary of the Faculty until 1916.

From the description of Records of the Office of the Registrar, 1795-1981. WorldCat record id: 27117659

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