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specified in Regulation 5 shall have power to consider applica- 

 tions submitted at other times. 



(5) The Kegi'strary shall forthwith communicate each applica- 

 tion to the Chairman of the Special Board of Studies with which 

 the proposed course of advanced study or research appears to be 

 most nearly connected. 



Applications for admission to courses of advanced study shall 

 be considered and decided upon by the Chairman of the Special 

 Board. 



Applications for admission to courses of research, and excep- 

 tional applications under Regulation 3, shall be considered and 

 decided upon by the Degree Committee of the Special Board. 



(6) The application shall not be granted unless it shall appear 

 (i.) that the course or courses of advanced study or research 



can conveniently be pursued within the University ; and 



(ii.) that the applicant has produced adequate evidence that he 

 is qualified to enter ujion the projiosed course or courses. 



(7) When the application has been decided, the Chairman 

 shall inform the Registrary of the decision ; and the Registrary 

 shall inform the applicant. 



(8) Before a person is admitted as an advanced student, he 

 shall become a member of a College or Hostel, or a non- 

 collegiate student [for this admission he must present satis- 

 factory testin\onials of character and attainments]. He shall 

 not be allowed to count any term before that in which he has 

 matriculated [by signing the matriculation book of the Uni- 

 versity, and paying a fee of ^5 : there is no " matriculation 

 examination "]. unless he has satisfied the Council of the Senate 

 that his matriculation had been deferred for grave and sufiicient 

 cause. 



(B) Courses of Advanced Study. 



(9) .\n advanced student, who has kept two terms by resid- 

 ence, may in his third term of residence or in any subsequent 

 term become a candidate for any of such Tripos examinations 

 or parts of Tripos examinations as shall have been opened to 

 advanced students under the provisions hereinafter contained. 



The name of every such candidate shall be sent to the Regis- 

 trar)' by the Pra;lector of his College or Hostel, or by the Censor 

 of non-collegiate students, as the case may be, at the same 

 time and in the same manner as the names of other candidates ; 

 but a mark shall be added to his name showing that he is an 

 advanced student. 



(10) It shall be the duty of each Special Board of Studies from 

 time to time to consider whether the Tripos examination or a 

 part only of the Tripos examination with which that Board is 

 connected shall be open to advanced students, and also what 

 standard in the examination must be attained by an advanced 

 student in order that his name may be included in the list men- 

 tioned in the next Regidation : and their recommendation after 

 approval by the General Board of Studies shall be submitted for 

 adoption by C)race of the Senate. 



In cases where two or more Special Boards are connected 

 with a Tripos examination, the duty prescribed by this Regula- 

 tion shall be performed by such Boards in joint meeting 

 assembletl. 



(11) The names of such advanced students as satisfy the 

 Examiners that they have attained the required standard in the 

 examination shall be placed in alphabetical order on a list, 

 written or printed, signed by all the Kxaminers and distinct 

 from the Tripos list, which shall be regarded as the authorita- 

 tive list and shall be preserved in the Registry. The Chairman 

 of the Examiners shall send both to the Vice-Chancellor and to 

 the Registrary a prinleil copy certified by him to be a correct 

 copy of the authoritative list. 



(12) An advanced student who has satisfied the Examiners as 

 prescribed in Regulation 1 1 shall be qualified to enter upon a 

 course of research, provided that the subject of his research be 

 approved by the Degree Committee of one of the Special 

 Boards. 



(13) \x\ a<lvanced student who has satisfied the Examiners as 

 prescribed in Regulation 1 1 and has kept by residence at least 

 six terms shall be entitled to proceed to the degree of B..\. 

 and thereafter under the usual conditions to the degree of .M..\. 

 and to other degrees in the University {i.e. for example, M.D., 

 Sc.D., or I.itt.D.]. 



(14) .\n advanced student who has satisfied the Examiners in 

 the Law Tripos as prescribed in Regulation 1 1 and has kept 

 by residence at least six terms, shall also be entitled to proceed 

 to the degree of LL. B. and thereafter under the usual con- 

 ditions to the degree of LL. .\1. and to other degrees in the 

 University [for example, LL. I).]. 



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(C) Courses of Research. 



(15) An advanced student who has been admitted to a course 

 of research shall pursue that course under such direction and 

 supervision and under such other conditions as may be pre- 

 scribed by the Degree Committee. 



(16) An advanced student, who has kept two terms by resi- 

 dence, may in his third term of residence, or in any subsequent 

 term, submit to the Degree Committee, not later than the divi- 

 sion of the term, a dissertation containing an account of and 

 embodying the results of his research. The dissertation shall be 

 referred to one or more persons appointed by the Committe*;, 

 who shall have power to examine the student orally or otherwise 

 upon the subject thereof, and shall report thereon to the Com- 

 mittee. Each of the persons so appointed shall receive a fee of 

 two guineas from the University Chest. 



The Committee shall have power to take into consideration to- 

 gether with the dissertation any memoir or work [previously or 

 subsequently] published by the student which he may desire to 

 submit to them. 



(17) If the Degree Committee be of opinion that the work 

 submitted by the student is of distinction as an original contribu- 

 tion to learning or as a record of original research, they shall 

 draw up a statement to this effect, indicating therein the subject 

 or subjects of the student's research. 



(18) The statement drawn up by the Degree Committee shall- 

 be forwarded by the Chairman to the Registrar)', who shall em- 

 body it in a Certificate of Research in a form approved by the 

 General Board of Studies. Xo such Certificate shall be granted 

 unless and until three terms have been kept by residence. 



Each candidate before receiving his Certificate of Research- 

 shall deposit in the University library a copy of his disserta- 

 tion in a form approved by the Degree Committee. 



(19) A student who has obtained a Certificate of Research and 

 has kept by residence at least six terms shall be entitled to pro- 

 ceed to the degree of B.A. and thereafter, under the usual 

 conditions to the degree of M.A. and to other degrees in the 

 University [see Regulation 13, above]. 



(D) Admission to Courses of Research of Persons who are 



already Graduates of the UniTersity. 



(20) A graduate of the University who desires to be admitted 

 as an advanced student with a view to obtaining the Certificate 

 of Research described in Regulation 18, shall make application 

 to the Chairman of the Special Board of .Studies with which his 

 proposed course of research appears to be most nearly connected ;■ 

 and the application shall be considered and decided upon by the 

 Degree Committee of the Special Board. 



(21) The Degree Committee shall not grant the application 

 unless they are satisfied 



(i.) that the course or courses of research can conveniently be 

 pursued within the University ; and 



(ii.) that the applicant has produced adequate evidence that 

 he is qualified to enter upon the proposed course or courses. 



(22) If the application be granted, the student shall become 

 entitled to a Certificate of Research upon satisfying the require- 

 ments of Regtilations 15-18. 



(E) Tab/e of Fees for Matriculation, E.xaminations, and 



Degrees. 

 M.vrRicui.ATiox. C -f- <^' 



Advanced student (at any time, whether fellow- 

 commoner or not) ... ... ... ... 500 



[Certain Colleges, e.g. St. John's, Trinity, 

 and King's, have recently admitted senior 

 students, generally graduates of other Uni- 

 versities, as " fellow-commoners." These 

 dine with the fellows, and have certain 

 special privileges. Fellow-commoners not 

 admitted as "advanced students" pay to 

 the University a matriculation fee of ten 

 guineas.] 

 Examinations. 



Advanced Students : 



On admission to a Tripos examination or a part- 



of a TriDos examination ... ... ... 300 



On submitting a dissertation for the Certificate of 

 Research, on each occasion \t.e. the fee has to be 

 paid again if the candidate i^ unsuccessful the 



first time] ... . . 500 



Dkcrees. 



.Advanced Students : 



H..\. or LL.B. at anycongregationfor degrees ... 700 



