DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

Grace 4 of 4 February 2009 and amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 1045)

1. The following regulations shall apply to any University examination for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University listed in the Schedule to these regulations.

2. A subject for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations and listed in the Schedule, together with a syllabus for the course, the special regulations for the examination, and any subsequent amendments thereof, shall be approved by the General Board, and the Board of Graduate Studies where appropriate.

3. Any person may be approved for admission to a course of study leading to the award of a Diploma or a Certificate granted under the provisions of these regulations who has satisfied the relevant body63 administering the Diploma or a Certificate as qualified to engage in study for the qualification. A register shall be kept by the Registrary of all persons who are studying with a view to obtaining such a qualification.

4. A date shall be agreed between the administering body and the Registrary by which the head of the body administering the Diploma or Certificate shall send to the Registrary a list of all the students who have been newly admitted by that body and who are studying towards a Diploma or Certificate listed in the Schedule to these regulations.

5. The length of candidature for each award shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.

6. While studying for a Diploma or a Certificate under these regulations a candidate shall pay the appropriate fee for the course as determined by the General Board from time to time on the recommendation of the administering body.

7. No person who has not paid the appropriate fee shall be entitled to attend any lectures related to a course or any course of instruction for a Diploma or Certificate under these regulations.

8. No person shall be permitted to be a candidate in the examination, or any part of the examination, for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations unless the person’s name is on the register and he or she has met the relevant course requirements.

9. Lists of candidates for any written papers in the examinations or any other parts of examinations for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations shall be sent by the head of the administering body to the Registrary at least three weeks before the first assignment is due to be submitted or, in the case of written papers, before the examination starts.

10. The General Board, on the recommendation of the administering body, shall have powers to recognize periods of previous successful study as meeting part of the requirements for the award.

11. A candidate shall study for a Diploma or Certificate under these regulations in Cambridge, or such other place as the administering body concerned, with the approval of the General Board, shall determine, under the direction of a Course Director appointed by that body and under any special conditions that that body may lay down in each case.

12. The administering body for a Diploma or Certificate shall appoint such number of Examiners as necessary to conduct the examination.

13. A Diploma or Certificate under these regulations shall be awarded to any person who has attended a course of lectures and classes prescribed by the administering body, has satisfactorily completed the assignments for the course, and has also satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma or the Certificate. The list of successful candidates shall specify the subject in which each candidate has satisfied the Examiners. The symbol (d) may be placed against the names of candidates who acquit themselves with distinction, and the symbol (c) against the names of those who acquit themselves with credit.

14. The Diploma or Certificate shall be in the following form:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT                              having diligently attended a course of instruction in                                   and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved64                    by the Examiners and has been awarded the Diploma/Certificate65 in66

15. The General Board, on the recommendation of the administering body, shall determine, for each award, whether a candidate who is not awarded a Diploma or Certificate may be a candidate again in either the same or in any other field.

16. Fees to Examiners shall be as determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.

17. Review procedures for examination results and student complaints shall be approved from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.

SCHEDULE

Examinations for which the foregoing regulations apply

Certificate in Theology for Ministry

Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 1045)

1. The Faculty Board of Divinity shall be the administering body for the Certificate in Theology for Ministry, but they may delegate the detailed administration of the Certificate to their Committee for the Management of the B.Th. Degree.

2. A candidate for the Certificate shall have followed a course of study in a Member Institution of the Cambridge Theological Federation.

3. Candidates shall be required to offer papers and written work amounting to a total of twelve credits chosen from the following, with at least one credit gained from a pastoral or denominational submission:

1. (a)a minimum of six credits from papers chosen from those offered for the Bachelor of Theology Degree, under which each paper shall count as two credits and each half-paper shall count as one credit; provided that
2.  (i)candidates may only offer one paper from Papers 1 and 3, and one paper from Papers 2 and 4 and;
3.  (ii)a candidate who offers either Paper 5 or Paper 6 may not offer Paper 10;
4.  (iii)a candidate may not offer the same set texts for Papers 16 or 17 as for Paper 15;
5.  (iv)a candidate may not offer Paper 21.
6. (b)not more than six credits from the following:
7.  (i)a dissertation on any topic, approved by the Faculty Board, relating to the subject of any full or half-paper from Papers 9 to 28, as specified under Regulation 24 for the Bachelor of Theology Degree, which shall count as two credits;
8.  (ii)a pastoral or denominational submission chosen from
9.   A.a Social Context Placement with reflective report, which shall count as two credits;
10.   B.a Church Placement with reflective report, which shall count as two credits;
11.   C.a Church Attachment with Supervisor’s report, which shall count as one credit;
12.   D.an essay of no more than 3,000 words on a topic approved by the Faculty Board, which shall count as one credit.

Certificates of Higher Education in French, Spanish, and German

Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 1045)

1. The Certificates of Higher Education in French, Spanish, and German67 shall be administered by the Committee of Management of the Language Centre.

2. The scheme of examination shall consist of examinations for aural and reading proficiency, each of which shall last one hour, and an oral presentation.

Postgraduate Certificates of Practitioner Professional Development

1. The Certificates of Practitioner Professional Development shall be administered by the Faculty Board of Education.

2. The Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Study (PCPS), Postgraduate Certificate of Educational Enquiry (PCEE), and Postgraduate Certificate of Staff Development (PCSD) shall be awarded for courses of Practitioner Professional Development offered by the Faculty of Education. Courses shall comprise 30 or 60 hours of study. The Faculty Board of Education shall prescribe a minimum attendance requirement. The examination shall consist of a written report or essay of 2,000 or 4,000 words for the 30- and 60-hour courses respectively.

3. The Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Research (PCER) shall be awarded for advanced study. Candidates shall be required to submit a research report of between 10,000 and 12,000 words on a topic approved by the Faculty Board of Education.

Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies

1. The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies shall be administered by the Faculty of Education.

2. The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of

1. (a)the successful completion of three Postgraduate Certificates (PCPS, PCEE, or PCSD) each comprising 60 hours of study together with a reflective commentary of between 2,000 and 4,000 words; or
2. (b)either the PCPS, PCEE, or PCSD comprising 60 hours of study together with the PCER;
3. (c)either the PCPS, PCEE, or PCSD comprising 60 hours of study together with two essays on topics approved by the Faculty Board of Education.