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Report of the Faculty Board of Classics on the regulations for the Classical Tripos

The FACULTY BOARD OF CLASSICS beg leave to report to the University as follows:

1. The Faculty Board of Classics have reviewed the regulations for the Classical Tripos. In this Report they propose a revision of the Tripos which would replace the present two-Part examination by a tripartite structure. They also propose that a new option be introduced within the programme of instruction offered by the Faculty to enable those candidates who have little or no proficiency in Latin to spend a first additional year in an intensive study of this language. This will have the effect of making the Tripos ordinarily a four-year course for such candidates. The Report first addresses the reasons for this latter proposal, before turning briefly to the first proposal, which is more formal than substantive.

2. The aim of the present two-year Part I of the Classical Tripos is to provide a broadly based study of Classical Antiquity, with the opportunity of more specialized and advanced work in Part II. Written texts are a major source of evidence for Classical Antiquity, and so there is an emphasis in the programme leading to Part I on developing fluent and accurate independent reading skills in both Greek and Latin and on building a critical and historical understanding of the major ancient authors. The programme is designed to give students the benefit of a shared learning experience, while tailoring some requirements to variations in their previous training in Classical languages.

3. Twenty-five years ago in response to falling A-level entries in Greek, the Faculty Board introduced an Intensive Greek course to cater for candidates with a strong A-level in Latin but without A-level Greek. These candidates range from those who have Greek to G.C.S.E. standard or better to those who on arrival may have had no more than two weeks preparation at summer school. The majority of all successful candidates for entry now take the Intensive Greek course, which is delivered primarily through language classes taught, in graded sets of 4-8 students, by the Faculty's Language Teaching Officers, other Faculty and College Teaching Officers, experienced school teachers, and trained graduate students, supplemented by College supervisions. The recent QAA Subject Review Report (2001) found that 'the linguistic achievement displayed by students taking the intensive Greek language programme was remarkable. By the end of the second year, their performance in Greek was virtually indistinguishable from that of students entering with G.C.E. A-level Greek'.

4. During the late 1990s the Faculty Board reviewed its philosophy and delivery of language teaching not just for students entering without A-level in one or other or both of Greek and Latin, but for all incoming undergraduates, in view of current levels of linguistic experience at entry. In October 2000 a range of measures designed to provide more linguistic support for all students taking Part I of the Tripos were put in place. These included extending provision of Faculty language classes in both languages to all categories of students; reducing the quantity of texts prescribed in order that quality of reading might be improved; and introducing the formal testing of knowledge of linguistic structures into the first-year examination in new Paper 5, Greek and Latin texts, with consequential changes to the Faculty's teaching programme.

5. At the same time (October 2000), in response to increasing numbers of enquiries from prospective candidates without A-level in Latin, and in view of the declining numbers of maintained sector schools offering Latin, the Faculty Board introduced an Intensive Latin course parallel to that in Intensive Greek. This course is designed for students who have some Latin already (equivalent to at least A grade standard in G.C.S.E.); and it is an advantage if they have also acquired some knowledge of Greek. In each of the two years the scheme has been in operation a small cohort of students has taken the course.

6. The Faculty Board have now considered further the situation of prospective candidates without A-level Latin. It is to be expected that most such candidates will have no Greek either; and the current Intensive Latin course makes no provision for candidates who wish to begin Latin from scratch. The Faculty Board wish to put in place new arrangements suitable for such students, which will be as attractive to potential candidates from maintained sector schools and colleges as to those from the independent sector. The Faculty Board note that Oxford has for some years been offering a programme designed for this purpose.

7. The Faculty Board remain committed to a linguistically based Classical Tripos in which candidates reach an appropriate level of attainment in both Greek and Latin. But the Faculty Board have concluded that it would not be possible for students to achieve this goal if both languages were begun simultaneously ab initio (or taken from a base line close to that) within a framework resembling that of the Tripos as it is at present. Either the time available for study of other aspects of Greco-Roman antiquity would be drastically reduced, or the time spent on them would leave too little time and energy for the very considerable demands of appropriate intensive language programmes in both Greek and Latin.

8. The Faculty Board accordingly propose provision of a new four-year programme designed for students with little or no proficiency in Latin at entry. Candidates for the four-year programme would spend their first year working to attain an adequate level of Latin before Greek is started, and receive an appropriate introduction to the range of disciplines studied in the three-year Tripos as it is at present. They would then proceed in their second year to the current first- and second-year programmes (which are to remain unchanged in structure and content but which would be split into Part IA and Part IB (see below)), joining candidates for the three-year programme. Students entering with Latin A-level or both Greek and Latin A-level or equivalent would omit the preliminary year, and take the current first- and second-year programme as at present, i.e. proceed straight to Part IA. Those who have Greek but not Latin A-level would have the possibility either of taking or omitting the preliminary year, depending on individual circumstances.

9. Candidates for admission to the four-year option would be expected to attain A-level or other schools examination grades at the same general level as other candidates for the Classical Tripos (and indeed for other Triposes in arts and humanities subjects). It is expected that Directors of Studies will wish to set appropriate linguistic aptitude tests as well as paying particular attention to other linguistic qualifications. There is no intention that the total numbers of candidates admitted to read for the Classical Tripos should rise in consequence. Four-year option candidates would be considered in competition with other candidates. Initially the numbers applying and ad-mitted are expected to be small. It is not envisaged that students will encounter problems in securing funding for the four-year option, given that they will declare at the point of application for funding whether they are candidates for a three- or four-year course.

10. The proposals set out in this Report have the support of the Senior Tutors' Committee.

11. The Faculty Board have considered the resource implications of introducing the new preliminary year. Thanks to the success of their recent Appeal they are in a position to appoint a third Language Teaching Officer from October 2002; and since the main additional cost will be in the extra language teaching hours required they are satisfied that this appointment will be adequate to meet the foreseeable need. The number of extra lecturing hours is relatively small, and with some readjustments can be absorbed by the stint capacity of the existing academic staff of the Faculty.

12. The Faculty Board have had under consideration for some time the possibility of designating the existing Preliminary Examination for Part I as a Part IA Tripos examination, with the current Part I being redesignated Part IB. For some years past the first-year programme has had its own discrete syllabus, and recent developments such as the introduction of the new Paper 5 in the Preliminary Examination have confirmed its increasingly independent status. The Faculty Board have agreed that the change to a Part IA and Part IB structure should take place at the same time as the new preliminary year is introduced.

13. Supplementary regulations for the new Part IA have been approved by the Faculty Board and are set out in Appendix 1.

14. It is proposed that the examination for the new preliminary year course have the status of Preliminary Examination for Part IA of the Tripos. Regulations for this new Preliminary Examination, which would first be held in 2004, are set out in Appendix 2.

15. The proposed changes will not affect the content of Part II of the Tripos.

16. The Faculty Board accordingly recommend:

That the regulations for the Classical Tripos be replaced by the regulations set out in the Annex to this Report in accordance with the timetable contained in Temporary Regulation 28.

7 March 2002 PAUL CARTLEDGE (Chairman)RICHARD HUNTERJ. R. PATTERSON
 GEOFFREY CHANGE. IRWINMICHAEL D. REEVE
 S. DRUMMONDJULIA C. KINDTM. SCHOFIELD
 I. M. LE M. DUQUESNAYMARTIN MILLETTR. THOMPSON
 S. D. GOLDHILLP. C. MILLETTR. B. WARDY
 P. R. HARDIEHELEN MORALESJAMES WARREN
  GEOFFREY HORROCKSROBIN OSBORNE

ANNEX

CLASSICAL TRIPOS

NEW REGULATIONS

General

1. The Classical Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part IA, Part IB, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part IA:

(a) a student who has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
(b) a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination, in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. A student who has obtained honours in Part IA or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part IB in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that at the time of the examination he or she has kept four terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

4. A student who has obtained honours in Part IB or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that at the time of the examination he or she has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.1

5. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. No student who has obtained honours in Part IA or Part IB of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, having offered classical Greek or classical Latin in the examination, shall be a candidate for Part IA or Part IB of the Classical Tripos.

7. For each Part of the Tripos the Faculty Board of Classics shall nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to the Examiners for each Part. The Assessors shall, if required, propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, shall read theses and participate in the viva voce examinations thereon, and shall report as required to the Examiners.

8. Assessors appointed under Regulation 7 may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote. Every paper in Part II of the Classical Tripos shall be examined by at least two of the whole body of Examiners and Assessors.

9. Before the examination there shall be general meetings of the Examiners for Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, when the papers set by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for their approval.

10. The Examiners shall have regard to the style and method of the candidates' answers and shall give credit for excellence in these respects.

11. The Faculty Board shall have power to make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects set out in the following regulations and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they think fit.

12. Public notice of books or subjects prescribed under the following regulations or under any supplementary regulations for each Part of the Tripos shall be given by the Faculty Board not later than the Easter Term next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected. The Board shall also have the power when they first give notice of the books or subjects prescribed for a particular examination to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may choose to offer.

Part Ia

13. The examination shall consist of eight papers, each to be set for three hours, as follows:

Paper 1. Greek translation (also serves as Paper GL 1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos and as Paper N. 1 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
Paper 2. Alternative Greek translation (also serves as Paper GL 2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos and as Paper N. 2 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
Paper 3. Latin translation (also serves as Paper GL 3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).
Paper 4. Alternative Latin translation.
Paper 5. Greek and Latin texts.
Paper 6. Classical questions (also serves as Paper GL 6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos and as Paper N. 3 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
Paper 7. Greek prose and verse composition.
Paper 8. Latin prose and verse composition.

14. Every candidate shall offer either Paper 1 or Paper 2, either Paper 3 or Paper 4, and Papers 5 and 6; Paper 2 is intended for candidates who had little or no knowledge of Greek before coming into residence, and Paper 4 is intended for candidates who had a limited knowledge of Latin before doing so. In addition, a candidate may offer one or both of Papers 7 and 8; the Examiners shall give credit for proficiency in these papers.

15. The names of candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes. The names in each class shall be in alphabetical order. In the class-list a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit.

16. In arranging the class-list the Examiners shall take into account the standard attained by candidates in each paper as well as the aggregate of marks obtained by them.

Part Ib

17. The examination shall consist of the following papers, each to be set for three hours:

Paper 1. Passages for translation from Greek authors.2
Paper 2. Alternative passages for translation from Greek authors.2, 3
Paper 3. Passages for translation from Latin authors.
Paper 4. Alternative passages for translation from Latin authors.3
Paper 5. Greek literature.2, 3
Paper 6. Latin literature.3
Paper 7. Greek and Roman history.2, 3
Paper 8. Greek and Roman philosophy.2, 3
Paper 9. Greek and Roman art and archaeology.2, 3
Paper 10. Greek and Latin philology and linguistics.2, 3
Paper 11. Translation from English into Greek prose and verse.3
Paper 12. Translation from English into Latin prose and verse.3

18. A candidate shall be required to offer six papers as follows:

Paper 1 or Paper 2; Paper 3 or Paper 4; Papers 5 and 6; and two papers chosen from among Papers 7-10; provided that the Faculty Board may, in special circumstances, permit a candidate who is offering or who would otherwise have offered both Paper 2 and Paper 4 to offer

(i) a further paper chosen from among Papers 7-10 in place of either Paper 2 or Paper 4

and/or

(ii) either Paper GL 7 (Homer) or Paper GL 8 (Virgil) from Part IA of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in place of Paper 5 or Paper 6 respectively.

A candidate's application to offer this special combination of papers shall be made through his or her Director of Studies to the Secretary of the Faculty Board not later than the second Monday of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

19. In addition to the papers to be offered under Regulation 18, a candidate may offer Paper 11 or Paper 12 or both these papers.

20. The names of candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be in alphabetical order. In drawing up the class-list the Examiners shall have regard in the first place to the work done by the candidates in the seven papers which they are required to offer, and no candidate shall be excluded from any class on the ground that he or she has not offered either or both of Papers 11 and 12 in addition. A mark of distinction, an asterisk, shall be attached to the names of candidates whose work in those seven papers shows special merit. In determining the place in the class-list of any candidate who has offered either or both the Papers 11 and 12 in addition, the Examiners shall give credit for proficiency in these papers. A mark of distinction, G or L respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 11 or Paper 12, acquit themselves with credit in that paper. A mark, g or l respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 11 or Paper 12, satisfy the Examiners in that paper.

21. In arranging the class-list the Examiners shall take into account the standard attained by candidates in each paper as well as the aggregate of marks obtained by them.

Part II

22. The examination shall consist of papers assigned to five groups, A, B, C, D, E, representing five fields of study, and to a sixth group, X, representing a combination of two or more of these fields of study, and certain papers from other Triposes, as set out below.

Group A (Literature)

A1. A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors
A2. Prescribed Greek texts.4
A3. Prescribed Latin texts4
A4. Greek and Latin textual criticism and transmission of texts.

Group B (Philosophy)

B1. Plato. 4
B2. Aristotle.4
B3. A prescribed subject or period in Greek and Roman philosophy (also serves as Paper 5 of Part II of the Philosophy Tripos).

Group C (History)

C1. A prescribed period or subject of Greek history (may also serve as Paper N. 9 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
C2. A prescribed period or subject of Roman history.
C3. A prescribed subject taken from ancient history (may also serve as Paper N. 10 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
C4. A subject in ancient or medieval European history (may also be the same, in whole or in part, as Paper 12 or Paper 14 of Part II of the Historical Tripos).

Group D (Archaeology)5

D1. Aegean prehistory (also serves as Paper N. 7 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
D2. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (may also serve as Paper N. 8 of the Oriental Studies Tripos).
D3. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art.4
D4. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art.4

Group E (Language)

E1. Elements of comparative linguistics.
E2. The Greek language (also serves as Paper 21 of the Linguistics Tripos).4
E3. The Latin language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos).4

Group X

X1. A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.
X2. A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.
X3. A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Schedule of Optional Papers

Paper O1. Introduction to linguistic theory (Paper Li. 1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).
Paper O2. Greek literature, thought, and history, since 1900 (Paper Gr. 6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).
Paper O3. Tragedy (Paper 2 of Part II of the English Tripos).
Paper O4. History and theory of literary criticism (Paper 9 of Part II of the English Tripos).
Paper O5. Metaphysics and the philosophy of mind (Paper 1 of Part IB of the Philosophy Tripos).
Paper O6. History of political thought to c. 1700 (Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos).
Paper O7. Introduction to Neo-Latin literature, from 1350 to 1700 (Paper NL 1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).
Paper O8. Judaism and Hellenism (Paper D2(d) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos).
Paper O9. Early medieval literature and its background (Paper 10 of Part I of the English Tripos).
Paper O10. The Romance languages (Paper CS 1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).
Paper O11. Classical traditions in the sciences (Paper 1 set for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos).
Paper O12. The practice of archaeology I (Paper A2 in Archaeology of Part IIA of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos).

23. A student who is a candidate for Part II in the year next after obtaining honours in Part IB or in another Honours Examination shall offer

(a) either (i) two papers belonging to a single Group, chosen from among the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X;
or (ii) one paper chosen from one of the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls wholly within the area of that Group;

and

(b) either (i) two additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
or (ii) one additional paper chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26 on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls within the field of Classics;

provided that

(1) no candidate shall offer a thesis on a topic that coincides substantially with the subject of any of the papers that he or she is offering in the examination;
(2) no candidate shall offer more than one thesis, or more than three papers from Group D, or more than two papers from Group X, or more than one paper from the Schedule of Optional Papers.

24. A student who is a candidate for Part II in the year next but one after obtaining honours in Part IB or in another Honours Examination shall offer

(a) either (i) two papers belonging to a single Group, chosen from among the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X;
or (ii) one paper chosen from one of the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls wholly within the area of that Group;

and

(b) either (i) three additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
or (ii) two additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls within the field of Classics;

provided that

(1) no candidate shall offer a thesis on a topic that coincides substantially with the subject of any of the papers that he or she is offering in the examination;
(2) no candidate shall offer more than one thesis, or more than three papers from Group D, or more than two papers from Group X, or more than one paper from the Schedule of Optional Papers.

25. A candidate may be examined viva voce on the field of study of a Group from which he or she offers two or more papers, provided that the scope of such an examination shall be restricted to the subjects of the papers which the candidate has offered. Viva voce examinations shall be held at such times as the Examiners may appoint, and the times appointed shall be announced not later than the second day after the beginning of the examination.

26. (a) A candidate who wishes to offer a thesis under Regulation 23 or Regulation 24 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed thesis, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications shall be submitted through candidates' Directors of Studies to the Academic Secretary of the Faculty, so as to arrive not later than the second Monday of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

(b) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board not later than the last day of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change shall be made to it or to the candidate's scheme of papers, without the further approval of the Faculty Board. Any application for a change in title or scheme of papers must be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary in time to be considered by the third Faculty Board meeting of Lent Term. If a candidate decides to offer a paper in place of a thesis, this is deemed to be a change in the scheme of papers and must be notified to the Faculty Board in accordance with the same timetable.

(c) A thesis shall not exceed 10,000 words in length, including notes but excluding bibliography. Candidates will be required to declare that the thesis is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Except for Greek quotations, which may be written by hand, every thesis must be typewritten (1.5 spacing) unless the candidate has obtained permission from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript.

(d) A thesis shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary, so as to arrive not later than the first Monday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.

(e) Each thesis shall be examined by two Examiners or by an Examiner and an Assessor, and the candidate shall be examined by them upon it viva voce.

27. The names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. A mark of distinction shall be awarded for special excellence.

Temporary Regulation

28. The examinations for the Classical Tripos shall be held under the New Regulations for the first time

for Part IA in 2004

for Part IB in 2005

for Part II in 2006

The examinations for the Classical Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time

for Part I in 2004

for Part II in 2005

APPENDIX 1

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Paper 1. Greek translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain two passages of Greek for unseen translation.

Paper 2. Alternative Greek translation

This paper will be divided into sections. Candidates will be required to attempt Sections (a) and (b) unless in a particular case the Faculty Board have agreed that a candidate may attempt Sections (c) and (d) instead. Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain two passages of Greek for unseen translation. Section (c), if set, will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (d), if set, will contain two passages of Greek for unseen translation.

Paper 3. Latin translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from works in a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain two passages of Latin for unseen translation.

Paper 4. Alternative Latin translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from books on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain two passages of Latin for unseen translation.

Paper 5. Greek and Latin texts

This paper will contain questions on works contained in the schedules of Greek and Latin texts prescribed for Papers 1 to 4. The paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain two questions on linguistic structures in one passage of Greek prose and one of Latin respectively, each taken from works selected for this purpose by the Faculty Board from the schedule of texts prescribed for Papers 1 to 4. In Section (b) four analysis and appreciation questions will be set on passages in Greek prose, Greek verse, Latin prose, and Latin verse respectively, including one question relating to one of the Greek books prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2 and one relating to one of the Latin books prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4. Candidates will be required to answer four questions, both questions from Section (a) and two from Section (b).

Paper 6. Classical questions

This paper will be divided into five sections:

(a) Greek and Latin literature;
(b) Greek and Roman philosophy;
(c) Greek and Roman history from c. 800 BC to AD 337;
(d) Greek and Roman art and archaeology;
(e) Classical philology and linguistics.

Candidates will be required to answer four questions, chosen from at least two of Sections (a)-(e).

Paper 7. Greek prose and verse composition

This paper will be divided into three sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Greek prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Greek prose authors), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics; candidates attempting this section will be required to translate one passage only. Section (b) will contain one passage of English prose, based on one of the Greek books prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2, for translation into Greek prose. Section (c) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics, shorter than that set in Section (a), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek elegiacs. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates taking Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates taking Paper 2 may attempt any section.

Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.

Paper 8. Latin prose and verse composition

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Latin prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Latin authors), one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters, and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs. Section (b) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs, each shorter than the corresponding passage in Section (a). Candidates will be required to attempt either one passage from Section (a) or both passages from Section (b).

Part Ib AND Part II

The supplementary regulations for Part IB and Part II will be the same as those for Part I and Part II under the Old Regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, pp. 257-59).

APPENDIX 2

Subject to the approval of the recommendations in this Report the Faculty Board of Classics have approved the following regulations for Preliminary Examinations to Part IA and Part II of the Classical Tripos:

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS

CLASSICS

1. There shall be Preliminary Examinations for Part IA and for Part II of the Classical Tripos.

Part IA

2. The examination shall consist of:

(a) Two written papers, each of three hours:

Paper 1. Latin translation
Paper 2. Latin questions

(b) A portfolio of two essays each of no more than 4,000 words in length, including notes but excluding bibliography, and on a topic approved by the Faculty Board of Classics. Candidates should submit the titles of their essays through their Directors of Studies to the Academic Secretary of the Faculty in time to be considered by the first Monday of Full Easter Term. The essays shall be typewritten, in English, and shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the fifth Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination takes place. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work and that they do not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Where appropriate full and proper acknowledgement must be given to the work of others.

3. In the class-list a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit.

Part II

4. The papers for this examination shall be taken from among the papers for Part II of the Classical Tripos, and the Examiners shall be the Examiners for that examination. Every candidate shall offer two papers, of which not more than one may be taken from the Schedule of Optional Papers.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Paper 1. Latin translation

This paper will consist of (a) passages in Latin from texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board, and (b) passages of Latin for unseen translation from designated Latin authors.

Paper 2. Latin questions

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain exercises on the Latin language. Section (b) will contain questions on the texts prescribed for Paper 1.

1 See also the regulations for Affiliated Students.

2 These papers are also available to candidates for Part I of the Oriental Studies Tripos (see p. 377).

3 These papers may be offered by candidates offering classical Greek or classical Latin in Part IB of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos (see p. 340).

4 These papers are also available to candidates for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos; see p. 340.

5 The papers in this group also serve as papers in Archaeology in Part IIA and Part IIB of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos, see p. 238.


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