Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER V
B.A. DEGREE AND M.A. DEGREE

In this section

BACHELOR OF ARTS

By Honours

How obtained.

1. A candidate shall obtain honours in an Honours Examination by the inclusion of his or her name in one of the classes, or under the heading ‘Declared to have deserved honours’, in the class-list of that examination, or by being allowed the examination by the Council; provided that honours in Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, if not obtained by an allowance from the Council, shall be obtained only as is laid down in the regulations for that Tripos.

[2. On completing the requisite number of terms, a student shall be qualified to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Arts if not earlier than the last but one of the terms that the student needs for that degree he or she has obtained honours as follows:

  1. (a)in Part II of any Tripos, but not in Part II (General), provided that, if in an examination for Part II of a Tripos different requirements are specified for candidates taking the examination one year and two years respectively after last obtaining honours, the student has satisfied the requirements for two-year candidates:
  2. or(b)in Part IIa or Part IIb of any Tripos;
  3. or(c)in the Linguistics Tripos (Old Regulations), or the Management Studies Tripos, subject to the same proviso as in sub-paragraph (a) if the requirements differ for candidates taking the examination one year and two years after last obtaining honours;
  4. or(d)in any two Honours Examinations, provided that no student shall count for this purpose
  5. (i)two Parts Ia;
  6. (ii)Part Ia and Part Ib of the same Tripos or of different Triposes;
  7. (iii)two of the following examinations: Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos, Part I of the Economics Tripos, Part I of the History of Art Tripos, Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Part I of the Social and Political Sciences Tripos, Part I of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;
  8. (iv)one of the examinations specified in sub-paragraph (iii) above together with either Part Ia or Part Ib of another Tripos;
  9. (v)Part I of the Chemical Engineering Tripos together with either Part Ia or Part Ib of another Tripos;
  10. or(e)in any three Honours Examinations;
  11. or(f)as is otherwise provided for Affiliated Students in the regulations for Affiliated Students or in the regulations for any Tripos.]1

2. On completing the requisite number of terms, a student shall be qualified to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Arts by Honours if not earlier than the last but one of the terms that the student needs for that degree he or she has obtained honours as follows:

  1. (a)in Part II or Part III of any Tripos;
  2. or(b)in Part IIa or Part IIb of any Tripos;
  3. or(c)in the Linguistics Tripos (Old Regulations), or the Management Studies Tripos;

provided that a student who matriculated before 1 January 2010 shall be qualified to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Arts by Honours under the regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Arts by Honours in force on that date.〉1

3. On completing the requisite number of terms,2 a student who has obtained honours as prescribed in Regulation 2 earlier than the last but one of the terms needed for the degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be qualified to proceed to that degree

  1. (a)if not earlier than the last but one of the terms needed for the degree he or she has passed one of the following examinations:
  2. (i)the LL.M. Examination, provided that a student who elects to proceed to the LL.M. Degree shall not also be entitled to proceed to the B.A. Degree;
  3. (ii)the Mus.B. Examination, provided that a student who elects to proceed to the Mus.B. Degree shall not also be entitled to proceed to the B.A. Degree;
  4. (iii)an examination for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course), provided that a student who elects to proceed to the M.Phil. Degree shall not also be entitled to proceed to the B.A. Degree;
  5. Certificate of diligent study.
    or(b)if it is certified by the Head of the student's College and by her or his Tutor that they have satisfied themselves, on the evidence of one or more University or College teachers who have had direct knowledge of the student's work during the time in question, that he or she has been engaged in appropriate academic studies, and has been regular and diligent therein during all the terms kept since he or she last obtained honours; provided that such a certificate shall not apply to more than four terms, and that it shall not be valid if it is signed earlier than the tenth day before the end of Full Term in the last term which the student must keep for the degree.

4. For the purpose of Regulation 2, notwithstanding that the class-list for the examination in which a student needs to obtain honours in order to complete the qualifications for the B.A. Degree has not been published before the first day of General Admission to Degrees, he or she shall be deemed to be qualified to proceed to that degree at the appropriate Congregation if the Chairman of the Examiners for that examination, after consulting the Examiners concerned, has informed the Registrary sufficiently in advance of the Congregation that it is certain that the name of the student will be included in the class-list either in one of the classes or under the heading ‘Declared to have deserved honours’.

5. A certificate submitted for the purpose of Regulation 3(b) shall be sent to the Registrary so as to arrive not later than the end of Full Term in the last term to which it relates. A student whose certificate reaches the Registrary later than the last day of Full Term shall, if the certificate is accepted, incur a fine of £1.

Ordinary B.A. Degree3

Amended by Grace 5 of 15 December 2010

Primary condition.

1. No student shall be a candidate for the Ordinary B.A. Degree without having first been a candidate for an Honours Examination.

Requirements for degree.

2. On completing the requisite number of terms, a student shall be entitled to supplicate for the Ordinary B.A. Degree if he or she has obtained two honours examinations in Part I, Part Ia or Part Ib of any Tripos, provided that:

  1. (i)the two honours examinations shall not be in the same Tripos; and
  2. (ii)the second of these honours examinations shall be attained not earlier than the last but one of the terms that the student needed for the degree.

Footnotes

  1. 1. The regulation in angular brackets will replace the regulation in square brackets with effect from 1 October 2011 for Affiliated Students and with effect from 1 October 2012 for other students.a b
  2. 2. See the regulations for the Precincts of the University and residence (p. 179).a
  3. 3. The Council has agreed, with the concurrence of the General Board, that any student who matriculated before 1 October 2011, and who may have been adversely affected by these changes to the regulations for the Ordinary Degree through, for example, degrading, may apply to the Applications Committee to be considered for the award of the degree under the regulations current before 1 October 2011; see Statutes and Ordinances, 2010, p. 431.a