202 Statutes of the Ujiiversity of Edinbiirgfi, 



Secondly^ A statement of his studies, as well in Literature and 

 Philosophy as in Medicine, accompanied with proper Certificates. 



Thirdly, A Medical Dissertation composed by himself, in Latin 

 or English ; to be perused by a Professor, and subject to his ap- 

 proval. 



Sect. V. Before a Candidate be examined in Medicine, the Me- 

 dical Faculty shall ascertain, by examination, that he possesses a 

 competent knowledge of the Latin language. 



Sect. VL If the Faculty be satisfied on this point, they shall pro- 

 ceed to examine him, either viva voce, or in writing ; j^r5#, on Ana- 

 tomy, Chemistry, Botany, Institutes of Medicine, and Natural His- 

 tory bearing chiefly on Zoology; and, secondly, on Materia Medica, 

 Pathology, Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, and Medical 

 Jurisprudence. 



Sect. VII. Students who profess themselves ready to submit to 

 an Examination on the first division of these subjects, at the end 

 of the third year of their studies, shall be admitted to it at that 

 time. 



Sect. VIII. If any one, at these private examinations, be found 

 unqualified for the Degree, he must study for another year two of 

 the subjects prescribed in Section II., under Professors of Medicine, 

 in this or in some other University, as above defined, before he 

 can be admitted to another examination. 



Sect. IX. Should he be approved of, he will be allowed, but 

 not required, to print his Thesis ; and, if printed, forty copies of 

 it must be delivered before the 25th day of July to the Dean of 

 the Medical Faculty. 



Sect. X. If the Candidate have satisfied the Medical Faculty, 

 the Dean shall lay the proceedings before the Senatus Academicus, 

 by whose authority the Candidate shall be summoned, on the 31st 

 of July, to defend his Thesis ; and, finally, if the Senate think fit, 

 he shall be admitted, on the first lawful day of August, to the De- 

 gree of Doctor. 



Sect. XI. The Senatus Academicus, on the day here appointed, 

 shall assemble at Ten o'clock a.m. for the purpose of conferring 

 the Degree ; and no Candidate, unless a sufficient reason be assigned, 

 shall absent himself, on pain of being refused his Degree for that 

 year. 



Sect. XII. Candidates for Graduation shall be required to pro- 

 duce evidence of their having conformed to those Regulations 



