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Agriculture at Oxford University. 



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At the present time the Diploma in Agriculture and Rural 

 Economy is granted to candidates who have pursued a course 

 of study approved by the Committee, and have passed certain 

 examinations. Before admission to the course, candidates 

 must satisfy the Committee that they have received a good 

 general education. 



The course of study must extend over two academical years 

 and must be pursued at Oxford ; but members of the Univer- 

 sity who have kept by residence all the terms required for the 

 Degree of Bachelor of Arts may be permitted by the Com- 

 mittee to pursue it elsewhere. The course of study com- 

 prises the following subjects : Principles of agriculture, 

 elements of chemistry, elements of botany, rural economy, 

 agricultural chemistry, agricultural zoology, surveying, and 

 at least one of the three subjects — the elements of economics, 

 the elements of forestry, the elements of geology. 



The examination for the diploma is held annually about 

 July ist. It includes written work, practical work, and a 

 viva voce examination. Every candidate must (i) have been 

 admitted as a student ' for diploma ; (2) have satisfied the 

 examiners in the preliminary examination in the Honour 

 School of National Science in chemistry (or in some other 

 examination accepted by the Committee as equivalent) ; (3) 

 have satisfied the examiners in the Pass School in the elements 

 of rural economy ; (4) have satisfied the committee that he 

 possesses a sufficient knowledge of surveying ; and (5) present 

 certificates showing that he has attended approved courses of 

 instruction in the subjects which he offers. 



The subjects of examination for the diploma are : — elements 

 of botany, rural economy, agricultural chemistry, agricul- 

 tural zoology, together with at least one of the following 

 subjects : elements of economics, elements of forestry, ele- 

 ments of geology. 



Candidates may offer the subjects of the diploma at 

 separate examinations, and may offer more than one subject 

 at the same examination. 



Candidates who have obtained honours in botany or in 

 geology in the Final Honour School of Natural Science will 

 be exempted from the diploma examinations in botany and 

 geology respectively ; also candidates who have satisfied the 

 examiners for the diploma in forestry in subjects auxiliary to 



