Cambridge University Reporter


regulations for examinations

The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:

Classical Tripos, Part IA

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 269)

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

With effect from 1 October 2008

The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that they have amended their supplementary regulations in respect of Paper 5 of Part IA of the Tripos. The entry for Paper 5 should now read:

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 contain questions on six passages. The first three passages will be passages of Greek prose and verse, two of which will come from the texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2. The latter three passages will be passages of Latin prose and verse, two of which will come from texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4. The first five questions on each passage will be focused on detailed understanding of the language and the final question will ask for an extended analysis and appreciation. Candidates will be required to answer questions on two passages, one Greek and one Latin.