Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER I
p. 114
THE CHANCELLOR AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

In this section

THE GENERAL BOARD

Appointment of Members of the General Board

Members of the General Board in class (b) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years from 1 January next following. Two members shall be appointed by the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, two by the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, one by the Council of the School of the Biological Sciences, one by the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine, one by the Council of the School of the Physical Sciences, and one by the Council of the School of Technology.

Election of Student Members of the General Board

Amended by Grace 1 of 26 September 2012

1. The members of the General Board in class (d) shall be in two categories as follows:

  1. (i)one student elected by and from among all undergraduate students in the University;
  2. (ii)one graduate student elected by and from among all graduate students in the University.

Members in class (d) shall serve for one year from 1 July next following the election.

2. The arrangements for the election shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the arrangements set out in Regulations 6–13 of the regulations for the elections of members of the Council.7

3. The General Board shall from time to time make rules in accordance with which the Registrary shall certify persons as undergraduate students or as graduate students in the University for the purpose of Statute C, I, 4(d). Any question of interpretation of the rules shall be decided by the Registrary, whose decision shall be final.

APPENDIX

Rules made by the General Board in accordance with Regulation 3 for the election of student members of the General Board

1. These rules shall apply to the compilation of electoral rolls for the election of members of the Board in categories (i) and (ii) of class (d).

2. The term student in the University shall mean a matriculated person certified by the Registrary to be pursuing a course of study leading to a Tripos examination, or a course of study or research leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate of the University.

3. The term undergraduate shall mean a student in the University whose course of study is one leading to any of the following degrees: B.A., M.Eng., M.Math., M.Sci., M.A.St., B.Th. The term graduate student shall mean a student in the University who is not an undergraduate so defined.

4. The Registrary shall include in the electoral roll for category (i) the name of any sabbatical officer of CUSU.

5. The Registrary shall include in the electoral roll for category (ii) the name of any sabbatical officer of CUSU or GU but shall not include in the roll of candidates qualified to stand for election in this category any student who qualifies as an undergraduate student under rule 3.

6. A person whose name is on the Register of Graduate Students shall be eligible for inclusion in the appropriate roll whether or not registered as a candidate for a particular degree, diploma, or certificate.

7. The Registrary shall not include in either roll the name of any Graduate Student who, on 31 October next preceding the election, had been registered for her or his current course of study or research for more than four calendar years, or the name of any Graduate Student holding a Fellowship of any College on 31 October next preceding the election.

Notice by the General Board

Statement of intention

In considering any proposal for enacting or amending an Ordinance in pursuance of their powers under Statute C, I, 2, the General Board will consult other University bodies as appropriate. If in the course of such consultation the Board become aware that the matter is likely to prove controversial, they will also consult the Regent House by initiating a Grace enabling the Regent House to express an opinion on the proposed change. The Board will give consideration to remarks made at any Discussion of such matters and to the outcome of any vote on them.

Footnotes

  1. 7. See p. 111.a