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The Council give notice that, subject to the approval of Grace 2, p. 546, the regulations for forms of presentation for degrees and forms of admission to degrees (Statutes and Ordinances, pp. 181 and 182) have been replaced by the regulations set out below. These amendments are designed to remove a number of anomalies in the existing regulations and to present the several formulae in a more straightforward way.
1. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 2 concerning shortened forms of presentation, the following formulae shall be used by Praelectors and other persons in presenting candidates for degrees:
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum2 |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam2 |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum2 |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam2 |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum2 |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam2 |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, ut, habita officii ad quod admissus est ratione, co-optetur in ordinem Magistrorum in Artibus. |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, ut habita officii ad quod admissa est ratione, co-optetur in ordinem Magistrorum in Artibus. |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | reverendum hunc virum, quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | reverendam hanc mulierem, quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | hunc virum, ut in nostra Academia incorporetur et sit eodem gradu quo est apud suos...4 |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | hanc mulierem, ut in nostra Academia incorporetur et sit eodem gradu quo est apud suos...4 |
Dignissime domine, Domine Procancellarie,1 et tota Academia, praesento vobis
| (for a man) | egregium hunc virum, ut honoris causa habeat titulum gradus...3 |
| or | |
| (for a woman) | egregiam hanc mulierem, ut honoris causa habeat titulum gradus...3 |
2. When presenting two or more groups of candidates for the same degree, a Praelector shall use one of the following formulae for each group after the first:
| (for men) | Hos etiam praesento et de his idem vobis praesto. |
| (for women) | Has etiam praesento et de his idem vobis praesto. |
1. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 2, the following formulae shall be used by the Chancellor, or by the Vice-Chancellor, or by a duly appointed deputy, in admitting candidates to degrees or to the titles of degrees:
Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te in ordinem Magistrorum in Artibus, in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te ad gradum...3 ut in nostra Academia incorporeris et sis eodem gradu quo es apud tuos...,4 in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te honoris causa ad titulum gradus...,3 in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te ad gradus Magistri in Ingeniaria (or Scientiis Naturalibus) necnon Baccalaurei in Artibus, in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te ad gradum...,3 in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
2. The person conferring degrees is authorized, at his or her discretion,
| (a) | to vary the formulae given in Regulation 1 by omitting the words 'in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti'; |
| (b) | in admitting candidates to any of the degrees of B.A., B.Ed., Mus.B., Vet.M.B., M.A., and LL.M., or to the degrees of M.Eng. or M.Sci. and B.A., to use one of the following shortened formulae, as appropriate: |
| In eodem nomine te etiam admitto ad gradum (or gradus)...3 | |
| Te etiam admitto ad gradum (or gradus)...3 | |
| Te etiam admitto ad eundem gradum (or ad eosdem gradus) |
The words appropriate to the particular degree are to be inserted in the formulae for presentation for degrees and admission to degrees, as follows:
| For the B.D. Degree | Baccalaurei in Sacra Theologia |
| For the M.B. Degree | Baccalaurei in Medicina |
| For the Vet.M.B. Degree | Baccalaurei in Veterinaria Medicina |
| For the Mus.B.Degree | Baccalaurei in Musica |
| For the B.A. Degree | Baccalaurei in Artibus |
| For the B.Ed. Degree | Baccalaurei in Educatione |
| For the B.Th. Degree | Baccalaurei in Theologia Pastorali |
| For the M.Chir. Degree | Magistri in Chirurgia |
| For the M.A. Degree | Magistri in Artibus |
| For the LL.M. Degree | Magistri in Jure |
| For the M.Sc. Degree | Magistri in Scientiis |
| For the M.Litt. Degree | Magistri in Litteris |
| For the M.Phil. Degree | Magistri in Philosophia |
| For the M.Eng. Degree | Magistri in Ingeniaria |
| For the M.B.A. Degree | Magistri in Negotiis Administrandis |
| For the M.Ed. Degree | Magistri in Educatione |
| For the M.Sci. Degree | Magistri in Scientiis Naturalibus |
| For the M.St. Degree | Magistri in Studiis |
| For the D.D. Degree | Doctoris in Sacra Theologia |
| For the LL.D. Degree | Doctoris in Jure |
| For the M.D. Degree | Doctoris in Medicina |
| For the Sc.D. Degree | Doctoris in Scientiis |
| For the Litt.D. Degree | Doctoris in Litteris |
| For the Mus.D. Degree | Doctoris in Musica |
| For the Ph.D. Degree | Doctoris in Philosophia |
1 This form of words is to be used when the person presiding at the Congregation (the Vice-Chancellor or duly appointed deputy) is a man. Other forms of words are to be used as follows:
When the person presiding at the Congregation (the Vice-Chancellor or duly appointed deputy) is a woman:
Dignissima domina, Domina Procancellaria,...
When the Chancellor is presiding the word 'Cancellarie' (for a man) or 'Cancellaria' (for a woman) is used instead of 'Procancellarie'.
2 Other forms of words are to be used as follows:
| (for two or more men) | hos viros, quos scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneos |
| (for two or more women) | has mulieres, quas scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneas |
| (for a group consisting of men and women) | hos viros et has mulieres, quos scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneos |
| or | hos viros et hanc mulierem, quos scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneos |
| or | hunc virum et has mulieres, quos scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneos |
| or | hunc virum et hanc mulierem, quos scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneos |
3 The words appropriate to the particular degree are to be inserted here. See the Schedule to these regulations.
4 The word appropriate to the candidate's previous degree is to be inserted here, as follows:
| For a graduate of the University of Oxford | Oxonienses |
| For a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin | Dublinenses |
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Cambridge University Reporter, 28 April 1999
Copyright © 1999 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.