Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IV
pp. 258–437
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

The provisions contained in this Chapter are Regulations of the General Board

Sidenotes in this Chapter

  1. Section 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS
      1. Purpose of examinations.(p. 258)
      2. Authority of Faculty Boards.(p. 258)
      3. Subjects of examinations.(p. 258)
      4. Requirements.(p. 258)
      5. Standing of candidates.(p. 258)
      6. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 258)
      7. Class-lists.(p. 258)
      8. Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos.(p. 258)
  2. Section 3. ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE, AND CELTIC TRIPOS
      1. Two Parts.(p. 264)
      2. Standing of candidates.(p. 264)
      3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 265)
      4. Variable subjects.(p. 265)
      5. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 265)
      6. Class-lists.(p. 265)
      7. Part I.(p. 265)
      8. Scheme of papers.(p. 265)
      9. Part II.(p. 265)
      10. Scheme of papers.(p. 266)
      11. Dissertation.(p. 267)
  3. Section 4. ARCHAEOLOGY TRIPOS
      1. General
        1. Three Parts.(p. 269)
        2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 269)
        3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 269)
        4. Notice of variable subjects.(p. 269)
        5. Class-lists.(p. 269)
      2. Part I
        1. Standing of candidates.(p. 270)
        2. Scheme of examination for Part I.(p. 270)
      3. Part IIa and Part IIb
        1. Standing of candidates.(p. 270)
        2. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 271)
        3. Part IIa.(p. 272)
        4. Part IIb.(p. 273)
        5. Dissertations.(p. 274)
    1. Section 5. ARCHITECTURE TRIPOS
        1. Three Parts.(p. 275)
        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 275)
        3. Professional qualification.(p. 275)
        4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 275)
        5. Class-lists.(p. 275)
        6. Supplementary regulations.(p. 275)
        7. Notice of books and subjects.(p. 275)
      1. Part Ia
        1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 275)
      2. Part Ib
        1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 276)
      3. Part II
        1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 276)
        2. Thesis.(p. 277)
        3. Oral and practical tests.(p. 277)
    2. Section 6. ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES TRIPOS
        1. General
          1. Three Parts.(p. 278)
          2. Standing of candidates.(p. 278)
          3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 279)
          4. Additional papers.(p. 279)
          5. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 279)
          6. Class-lists.(p. 280)
        2. Part Ia
          1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 280)
        3. Part Ib
          1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 281)
        4. Part II
          1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 282)
          2. Period abroad.(p. 284)
        5. Parts Ia, Ib, and II
          1. Other subjects.(p. 284)
      1. Section 7. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRIPOS
          1. Three Parts.(p. 291)
          2. Standing of candidates.(p. 291)
          3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 292)
          4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 292)
          5. Scheme of examination for Part I.(p. 292)
          6. Scheme of examination for Part IIa.(p. 292)
          7. Scheme of examination for Part IIb.(p. 292)
      2. Section 8. CLASSICAL TRIPOS
          1. General
            1. Three Parts.(p. 293)
            2. Standing of candidates.(p. 293)
            3. Examiners.(p. 294)
            4. Assessors.(p. 294)
            5. Meetings of Examiners.(p. 294)
            6. Style and method.(p. 294)
            7. Supplementary regulations.(p. 294)
            8. Notice of books and subjects.(p. 294)
          2. Part Ia
            1. Papers in Part 1a.(p. 295)
            2. Class-list for Part Ia.(p. 295)
          3. Part Ib
            1. Papers in Part Ib.(p. 295)
            2. Class-list for Part Ib.(p. 296)
          4. Part II
            1. Papers in Part II.(p. 296)
          5. Schedule of Optional Papers
            1. Thesis.(p. 298)
            2. Class-list for Part II.(p. 298)
        1. Section 9. COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS
            1. General
              1. Four Parts.(p. 300)
              2. Supplementary regulations.(p. 301)
              3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 301)
              4. Class-lists.(p. 301)
              5. Scheme of examination.(p. 301)
            2. Part Ia
              1. Standing of candidates.(p. 301)
              2. Requirements.(p. 301)
              3. Laboratory work.(p. 301)
            3. Part Ib
              1. Standing of candidates.(p. 302)
              2. Requirements.(p. 302)
              3. Laboratory work.(p. 302)
            4. Part II
              1. Standing of candidates.(p. 302)
              2. Requirements.(p. 302)
              3. Dissertation.(p. 302)
              4. Exchange programmes.(p. 302)
            5. Part III
              1. Standing of candidates.(p. 303)
              2. Requirements.(p. 303)
          1. Section 10. ECONOMICS TRIPOS
              1. Three Parts.(p. 303)
              2. Supplementary regulations.(p. 303)
              3. Standing of candidates.(p. 303)
              4. Examiners.(p. 304)
              5. Assessors.(p. 304)
              6. Scheme of examination for Part I.(p. 304)
              7. Scheme of examination for Part IIa.(p. 304)
              8. Scheme of examination for Part IIb.(p. 305)
              9. Dissertation.(p. 305)
          2. Section 11. EDUCATION TRIPOS
              1. (Old Regulations)(p. 310)
              2. Two Parts.(p. 310)
              3. Standing of candidates.(p. 310)
              4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 310)
              5. Variable subjects.(p. 310)
              6. Examiners.(p. 310)
              7. Assessors.(p. 310)
              8. Class-lists.(p. 311)
              9. Part I.(p. 311)
              10. Part II.(p. 311)
              11. Reports.(p. 312)
              12. Dissertations.(p. 312)
          3. Section 12. EDUCATION TRIPOS
              1. (New Regulations)(p. 316)
              2. Three Parts.(p. 316)
              3. Standing of candidates.(p. 316)
              4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 317)
              5. Notice of variable subjects.(p. 317)
              6. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 317)
              7. Class-lists.(p. 317)
            1. Part Ia
              1. Examination requirements for Part Ia.(p. 317)
              2. Scheme of examination.(p. 318)
            2. Part Ib
              1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 319)
              2. Project portfolio.(p. 319)
              3. Dissertation.(p. 319)
              4. Examinations and coursework.(p. 320)
            3. Part II
              1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 320)
              2. Dissertation.(p. 320)
          4. Section 13. ENGINEERING TRIPOS
              1. General
                1. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 321)
                2. Supplementary regulations.(p. 321)
              2. Part Ia
                1. Standing of candidates.(p. 321)
                2. Papers in Part Ia.(p. 322)
                3. Coursework.(p. 322)
                4. Class-lists for Part Ia.(p. 322)
              3. Part Ib
                1. Standing of candidates.(p. 322)
                2. Papers in Part Ib.(p. 322)
                3. Coursework.(p. 322)
                4. Class-lists for Part Ib.(p. 322)
              4. Part IIa
                1. Standing of candidates.(p. 322)
                2. Scheme of examination for Part IIa.(p. 323)
                3. Coursework.(p. 323)
                4. Industrial experience.(p. 323)
                5. Class-lists for Part IIa.(p. 323)
                6. Period of study at an institution listed in the Schedule.(p. 324)
              5. Part IIb
                1. Standing of candidates.(p. 324)
                2. Scheme of examination for Part IIb.(p. 324)
                3. Project.(p. 324)
                4. Dissertation.(p. 324)
                5. Class-lists for Part IIb.(p. 325)
            1. Section 14. ENGLISH TRIPOS
                1. General
                  1. Two Parts.(p. 326)
                  2. Notice of variable subjects, etc.(p. 327)
                  3. Standing of candidates.(p. 327)
                  4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 327)
                  5. Meetings of Examiners.(p. 327)
                  6. Class-lists.(p. 327)
                2. Part I
                  1. Dissertations.(p. 329)
                  2. Portfolio.(p. 330)
                3. Part II
                  1. Schemes of work.(p. 332)
                  2. Dissertations.(p. 333)
              1. Section 15. GEOGRAPHICAL TRIPOS
                  1. Three Parts.(p. 335)
                  2. Standing of candidates.(p. 335)
                  3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 336)
                  4. Examiners.(p. 336)
                  5. Assessors.(p. 336)
                  6. Class-lists.(p. 336)
                  7. Notice of subjects.(p. 336)
                1. Part Ia
                  1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 336)
                2. Part II
                  1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 337)
                  2. Dissertation.(p. 337)
              2. Section 16. HISTORICAL TRIPOS
                  1. Two Parts.(p. 338)
                  2. Supplementary regulations.(p. 338)
                  3. Standing of candidates.(p. 338)
                  4. Examiners.(p. 338)
                  5. Assessors.(p. 338)
                  6. Class-lists.(p. 338)
                  7. Scheme of examination for Part I.(p. 339)
                1. Part II
                  1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 340)
                  2. Dissertation.(p. 341)
              3. Section 17. HISTORY AND MODERN LANGUAGES TRIPOS
                  1. General
                    1. Three Parts.(p. 343)
                    2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 344)
                    3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 344)
                    4. Notice of variable subjects.(p. 344)
                    5. Class-lists.(p. 344)
                    6. Languages offered.(p. 344)
                  2. Part Ia
                    1. Standing of candidates.(p. 344)
                    2. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 344)
                  3. Part Ib
                    1. Standing of candidates.(p. 345)
                    2. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 345)
                  4. Part II
                    1. Standing of candidates.(p. 346)
                    2. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 346)
                    3. Dissertations.(p. 346)
                    4. Year abroad project.(p. 347)
                1. Section 18. HISTORY AND POLITICS TRIPOS
                    1. General
                      1. Three Parts.(p. 350)
                      2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 350)
                      3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 351)
                      4. Notice of variable subjects.(p. 351)
                      5. Class-lists.(p. 351)
                    2. Part Ia
                      1. Standing of candidates.(p. 351)
                      2. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 351)
                    3. Part Ib
                      1. Standing of candidates.(p. 352)
                      2. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 352)
                    4. Part II
                      1. Standing of candidates.(p. 352)
                      2. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 352)
                      3. Dissertations.(p. 353)
                  1. Section 19. HISTORY OF ART TRIPOS
                      1. Three Parts.(p. 353)
                      2. Standing of candidates.(p. 353)
                      3. Examiners.(p. 354)
                      4. Assessors.(p. 354)
                      5. Supplementary regulations.(p. 354)
                      6. Notice of books and subjects.(p. 354)
                      7. Class-lists.(p. 354)
                    1. Part I
                      1. Scheme of examination for Part I.(p. 354)
                    2. Parts IIa and IIb
                      1. Scheme of examination for Parts IIa and IIb.(p. 354)
                    3. Parts I, IIa, and IIb
                      1. Dissertation title.(p. 355)
                  2. Section 20. HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL SCIENCES TRIPOS
                      1. General
                        1. Three Parts.(p. 356)
                        2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 356)
                        3. Supplementary Regulations.(p. 356)
                        4. Variable subjects.(p. 356)
                        5. Class-lists.(p. 357)
                      2. Part I
                        1. Standing of candidates.(p. 357)
                      3. Part IIa and Part IIb
                        1. Standing of candidates.(p. 358)
                      4. Sociology
                        1. Part IIa.(p. 361)
                        2. Part IIb.(p. 363)
                        3. Dissertations.(p. 366)
                    1. Section 21. LAND ECONOMY TRIPOS
                        1. Three Parts.(p. 366)
                        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 366)
                        3. Examiners.(p. 366)
                        4. Assessors.(p. 366)
                        5. Class-lists.(p. 367)
                        6. Scheme of examination.(p. 367)
                        7. Dissertation.(p. 368)
                        8. Supplementary regulations.(p. 368)
                    2. Section 22. LAW TRIPOS
                        1. Three Parts.(p. 370)
                        2. Examinations for Professional Exemption.(p. 370)
                        3. Standing of candidates.(p. 370)
                        4. Candidates not for honours.(p. 371)
                        5. Examiners.(p. 371)
                        6. Assessors.(p. 371)
                        7. Class-lists.(p. 371)
                        8. Scheme of Examination.(p. 371)
                        9. Seminar course.(p. 372)
                        10. Supplementary regulations.(p. 373)
                      1. Examination in Law for European Students
                        1. Papers.(p. 373)
                        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 373)
                        3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 373)
                        4. Class-list.(p. 373)
                    3. Section 23. LINGUISTICS TRIPOS
                        1. Three Parts.(p. 374)
                        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 374)
                        3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 374)
                        4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 374)
                        5. Variable subjects.(p. 374)
                        6. Scheme of examination.(p. 374)
                      1. Section D
                        1. Dissertation.(p. 376)
                    4. Section 24. MANAGEMENT STUDIES TRIPOS
                        1. One Part.(p. 376)
                        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 376)
                        3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 377)
                        4. Questions.(p. 377)
                        5. Class-list.(p. 377)
                        6. Supplementary regulations.(p. 377)
                        7. Scheme of examination.(p. 377)
                        8. Coursework.(p. 377)
                    5. Section 25. MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TRIPOS
                        1. Two Parts.(p. 378)
                        2. Standing of candidates.(p. 378)
                        3. Placements.(p. 378)
                        4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 378)
                        5. Questions.(p. 378)
                        6. Coursework.(p. 378)
                        7. Class-lists.(p. 379)
                        8. Supplementary regulations.(p. 379)
                      1. Part IIa
                        1. Scheme of examination for Part IIa.(p. 379)
                      2. Part IIb
                        1. Part IIb.(p. 379)
                    6. Section 26. MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS
                        1. General
                          1. Four Parts.(p. 379)
                          2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 379)
                        2. Part Ia
                          1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 379)
                          2. Standing of candidates.(p. 380)
                          3. Class-list.(p. 380)
                        3. Part Ib
                          1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 380)
                          2. Standing of candidates.(p. 380)
                          3. Records of project work.(p. 380)
                          4. Class-list.(p. 380)
                        4. Part II
                          1. Schemes of examination for Part II.(p. 380)
                          2. Standing of candidates.(p. 380)
                          3. Records of project work.(p. 380)
                          4. Class-list.(p. 381)
                        5. Part III
                          1. Scheme of examination for Part III.(p. 381)
                          2. Essay.(p. 381)
                          3. Standing of candidates.(p. 381)
                          4. Class-list.(p. 382)
                      1. Section 27. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES TRIPOS
                          1. General
                            1. Two Parts.(p. 382)
                            2. Standing of candidates.(p. 382)
                            3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 382)
                            4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 382)
                            5. Duties of Examiners.(p. 382)
                            6. Duties of Assessors.(p. 382)
                            7. Communication of marks.(p. 382)
                          2. Part Ia
                            1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 383)
                            2. Class-list for Part Ia.(p. 383)
                          3. Part Ib
                            1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 383)
                          4. Scheme B
                            1. Class-list for Part Ib.(p. 385)
                          5. General
                            1. Two Parts.(p. 386)
                            2. Standing of candidates.(p. 386)
                            3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 386)
                            4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 387)
                            5. Duties of Examiners.(p. 387)
                            6. Duties of Assessors.(p. 387)
                            7. Communication of marks.(p. 387)
                          6. Part Ia
                            1. Scheme of Examination for Part Ia.(p. 387)
                            2. Class-list for Part Ia.(p. 388)
                          7. Part Ib
                            1. Scheme of Examination for Part Ib.(p. 388)
                            2. Class-list for Part Ib.(p. 388)
                        1. Section 28. MODERN AND MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES TRIPOS
                            1. General
                              1. Three Parts.(p. 390)
                              2. Standing of candidates.(p. 390)
                              3. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 390)
                              4. Class-lists.(p. 391)
                              5. Supplementary regulations.(p. 391)
                              6. Variable subjects.(p. 391)
                            2. Part Ia
                              1. Scheme of examination.(p. 392)
                            3. Part II
                              1. Exemption from oral examination.(p. 394)
                              2. Year abroad project and dissertations.(p. 394)
                              3. Year abroad.(p. 395)
                          1. Section 29. MUSIC TRIPOS
                              1. Three Parts.(p. 403)
                              2. Standing of candidates.(p. 403)
                              3. Examiners.(p. 403)
                              4. Assessors.(p. 403)
                              5. Class-lists.(p. 403)
                              6. Scheme of examination.(p. 403)
                              7. Portfolio of compositions.(p. 404)
                              8. Dissertation.(p. 404)
                              9. Interview.(p. 405)
                              10. Supplementary regulations.(p. 405)
                              11. Notice of prescribed papers.(p. 405)
                          2. Section 30. NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS
                              1. General
                                1. Four Parts.(p. 405)
                                2. Standing of candidates.(p. 405)
                                3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 406)
                                4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 406)
                                5. Examiners.(p. 407)
                                6. Duties of Examiners.(p. 407)
                                7. Duties of Assessors.(p. 407)
                                8. Communication of marks.(p. 407)
                              2. Part Ia
                                1. Scheme of examination for Part Ia.(p. 407)
                                2. Class-list for Part Ia.(p. 408)
                              3. Part Ib
                                1. Scheme of examination for Part Ib.(p. 409)
                                2. Class-list for Part Ib.(p. 410)
                              4. Part II
                                1. Scheme of examination for Part II.(p. 410)
                                2. Subject requirements.(p. 410)
                                3. Class-lists for Part II.(p. 415)
                              5. Part III
                                1. Scheme of examination for Part III.(p. 415)
                                2. Subject requirements.(p. 416)
                                3. Class-lists for Part III.(p. 418)
                            1. Section 31. PHILOSOPHY TRIPOS
                                1. Three Parts.(p. 419)
                                2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 419)
                                3. Part Ia.(p. 419)
                                4. Part Ib.(p. 419)
                                5. Part II.(p. 420)
                                6. Essays.(p. 420)
                                7. Dissertation or essays.(p. 420)
                                8. Supplementary regulations and notice of variable subjects.(p. 421)
                                9. Standing of candidates.(p. 421)
                                10. Class-lists.(p. 421)
                            2. Section 32. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS
                                1. General
                                  1. Three Parts.(p. 422)
                                  2. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 422)
                                  3. Class-lists.(p. 422)
                                  4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 422)
                                2. Part Ia
                                  1. Standing of candidates.(p. 423)
                                  2. Scheme of Examination.(p. 423)
                                3. Part Ib
                                  1. Standing of Candidates.(p. 423)
                                  2. Scheme of examination.(p. 423)
                                4. Part II
                                  1. Standing of candidates.(p. 423)
                                  2. Scheme of examination.(p. 424)
                                  3. Dissertations.(p. 424)
                              1. Section 33. THEOLOGY, RELIGION, AND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION TRIPOS
                                  1. Three Parts.(p. 424)
                                  2. Timetables.(p. 424)
                                  3. Notice of subjects.(p. 424)
                                  4. Supplementary regulations.(p. 425)
                                  5. Standing of candidates.(p. 425)
                                  6. Examiners.(p. 425)
                                  7. Assessors.(p. 425)
                                  8. Dissertation.(p. 425)
                                  9. Class-lists.(p. 426)
                                  10. Scheme of examination.(p. 426)
                                1. Group D
                                  1. Papers to be offered in Part I.(p. 427)
                                  2. Papers to be offered in Part IIa.(p. 428)
                                  3. Papers to be offered in Part IIb.(p. 428)
                                  4. Exemption.(p. 429)
                              2. Section 34. VETERINARY SCIENCES TRIPOS
                                  1. General
                                    1. Two Parts.(p. 434)
                                    2. Standing of candidates.(p. 434)
                                    3. Supplementary regulations.(p. 434)
                                    4. Examiners and Assessors.(p. 434)
                                    5. Duties of Examiners.(p. 434)
                                    6. Duties of Assessors.(p. 435)
                                    7. Communication of marks.(p. 435)
                                  2. Part Ia
                                    1. Scheme of Examination for Part Ia.(p. 435)
                                    2. Class-list for Part Ia.(p. 435)
                                  3. Part Ib
                                    1. Scheme of Examination for Part Ib.(p. 435)
                                    2. Class-list for Part Ib.(p. 436)