Regulations for examinations

Natural Sciences Tripos, Parts II and III, Earth Sciences, 2015–16

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 384)

With effect from 1 October 2015

Part II

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Natural Sciences Tripos Management Committee, have approved an amendment to the scheme of examination for Earth Sciences, as set out in Regulation 30, so that the word count for the required report of a research project is not more than 6,000 words, excluding footnotes, instead of 5,000.

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 389)

With effect from 1 October 2016

Part III

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Natural Sciences Management Committee, have approved an amendment to the scheme of examination for Earth Sciences, as set out in Regulation 36, so that the date that the report of a research project shall be submitted to the Examiners is not later than the first day (Tuesday) of Full Lent Term, instead of the first Friday.

Theological and Religious Studies Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 399)

With immediate effect

The supplementary regulations for the Tripos have been amended in order to change the titles and descriptions of Papers D1(c), D2(a), and D2(e).

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Paper D1.

(c) A topic in the history of Christianity

By removing the current title and description for the paper and replacing it with the following:

(c) A topic to be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Paper D2.

(a) Councils in context

By removing the current title for the paper and replacing it with the following title and description:

(a) A topic in the history of Christianity

This paper will study in detail a topic in the history of Christianity. The topic will be prescribed by the Faculty Board.

(e) The rise of Pentecostalism, 1900 to the present day

By removing the current title and description for the paper and replacing it with the following:

(e) Christianity and society in Africa and its diaspora, 1800–2000

This paper is concerned with the history of Christianity in the societies of sub-Saharan Africa and their diasporic communities from 1800–2000.

The Faculty Board of Divinity are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be affected.