21-1-13 5-7-87 5-7-87 CHAPTER XII.-LECTURES. 1.-Lectures shall commence on the first day of Term, except in Lent Term, in which they shall commence on the third Monday of Term. In Michaelmas Term the lectures shall cease on the Saturday before the forty-seventh Monday in the year. 2.-Lectures of an hour each shall be given by the Professors and other teachers at such times and in such order as the Senate may from time to time direct. 3. Before the admission of a student to any course of lectures he shall pay to the Registrar of the University the fee appointed by the Senate. 5-7-87 4. Full and complete tables of lectures and subjects of examinations shall be printed annually in the Calendar, and posted at the University from time to time. 18-7-98 27-9-92 5.-Each Professor and Lecturer shall keep a daily record or class roll of the lectures delivered by him, showing the number and names of the students present at each lecture. These classrolls shall be laid on the table at the end of each Term. 6. Any undergraduate not holding a scholarship in the University, nor being a member of a college established under Act 1900 the provisions of the Act 18 Victoria, No. 37, may be exempted Pt. vi. from attendance upon any or all of the prescribed lectures, upon producing evidence which shall satisfy the Faculty to which he belongs that there are sufficient reasons for such exemption.. Provided that no such exemption shall be granted for more than one year at any time. 27-9-92 7.-No such exemption shall be granted until the Examiners shall have specially certified to the Faculty that the abilities and attainments of the applicant are such as to enable him, in their opinion, to keep up with the usual course of study at the University without attendance upon lectures. Undergraduates admitted ad eundem statum, and who are not required to pass the Matriculation Examination, shall nevertheless be required to pass a special examination, to be certified by the Examiners as above, before obtaining exemption from attendance upon lectures. 1-10-88 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of By-laws 6 and 7, matriculated students, who are students in a Training Institution for teachers organised under the Department of Public Instruction, may be admitted to the First Year Examination in the Faculty of Arts without having attended the University lectures, upon presenting a certificate from the Under Secretary for Public Instruction to the effect that they have attended the course of instruction in such training institution for one year after matriculating. Students of a Training Institution who have passed the First Year Examination may be admitted to the Second Year Examination in the Faculty of Arts without having attended the University lectures of the second year, upon presenting a similar certificate to the effect that they have attended a second course of instruction in such Training Institution for one year after passing their First Year Examination. All such students having passed the Second Year Examination shall have the status of students commencing the third year in the Faculty of Arts. CHAPTER XIII.-YEARLY EXAMINATIONS. 1. In the Faculties of Arts, Law and Science the yearly 24-1-05B.A. and B.Sc. Examinations shall be held during the last week of Michaelmas Term, with the exception of the Examinations for Honours and Distinctions, which may be held at the beginning of Lent Term. 2. No undergraduate not exempted under Section 6, Chap. 24-1-06XII., from attendance upon lectures shall be admitted to these examinations who, without sufficient cause, shall have absented himself more than three times during any one term from any At every yearly examination prescribed course of lectures. students must pass the prescribed examinations in the subjects of lectures before they can proceed with their course. 3.-Students who fail to pass, or neglect to attend their 24-1-05annual examinations in any subject or subjects, may be required by their respective Faculties, upon the report of the examiners, to attend again the lectures on such subject or subjects before again presenting themselves for examination. 4.-Every undergraduate exempted from attendance upon 24-1-05lectures under Section 6, Chap. XII., shall, before being admitted to any yearly examination, pay to the Registrar a fee of two pounds. 5.- Undergraduates who have passed the yearly examina- 24-1-05tions may, at the discretion of the Dean, and upon application, receive certificates to that effect, signed by the Dean of the Faculty in which they are pursuing their studies, and by the Registrar. 24-1-05 6.-Students who show proficiency in the examinations at the termination of individual courses shall be classified as having passed with High Distinction, Distinction, or Credit. The term Honours shall be reserved to indicate special proficiency at graduation, and shall not be used in connection with the examinations at the termination of individual courses. 24-1-05 7. At each examination additional papers shall be set where necessary for Honours and Distinctions, and a list of the subjects prescribed for Honours and Distinctions shall be published annually in the Calendar. 24-1-05 8. The names of those candidates who obtain Honours or Distinctions shall be arranged in order of merit. 24-1-05 9.-Examiners shall be appointed from time to time by the Senate to conduct the examinations provided for under these by-laws. CHAPTER XIV.-SCHOLARSHIPS. 25-7-87 1.-Scholarships shall be awarded after examination as the Senate may from time to time appoint. 18-7-93 2. No Scholarship shall be awarded except to such candidates as exhibit a degree of proficiency which shall be satisfactory to the Examiners. Scholars shall be required to proceed with their studies in the respective Faculties in which their Scholarships are awarded. 25-7-87 3. The examination for Scholarships shall be concurrent with the Matriculation and Yearly Examinations, additional papers and questions being set when required. 30-4-01 19-8-13 19-8-13 4. No student of the University shall be allowed to hold more than two Scholarships at one time. CHAPTER XIVA.-TENURE OF PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS. (University Amendment Act, 1912. Section 31A.) 1.-Every applicant for a Public Exhibition must make application on the prescribed form. The printed form shall contain an undertaking that the applicant will comply with the by-laws, rules and regulations of the University. 2.--He must state the Faculty or Department in which he wishes to graduate, but he should indicate whether, in the event of his not being awarded an Exhibition in that Faculty or Department, he would desire to be considered a candidate for an Exhibition in any other Faculties or Departments. XV.-FACULTY OF ARTS. 3. He must have passed the Leaving Certificate Examina- 19-8-13 tion in the subjects, and at the standards prescribed in the by-laws for matriculation in that Faculty or Department. 4. Upon the award of an Exhibition he must forth with 19-8-18 matriculate in the University, and proceed with his studies in his selected Faculty or Department with a view to graduation. 5. He may continue to hold the Exhibition for the period 19-8-13 necessary for graduation for a first degree in his Faculty or Department on the conditions that he be of good conduct in matters of discipline and otherwise; and that he pass all the prescribed qualifying examinations. 6.-Failure to pass any qualifying examination will entail 19-8-18 forfeiture of the Exhibition unless such failure be due to illness or special circumstances. The decision in all such cases shall be made by the Senate after receiving the report of the Professorial Board. 7.-An Exhibitioner who has completed satisfactorily the 19-8-18 course in the Faculty of Arts or in the Faculty of Science may continue to hold his Exhibition for a further period of two years if proceeding immediately to a first degree in any other Faculty or Department, or to a higher degree by means of post-graduate work approved by his Faculty. Provided that the tenure of each Exhibition shall not exceed a period of five years. 8. An Exhibitioner will be exempt from the payment of 19-8-13 matriculation, tuition and degree fees. He shall, however, be required to pay all other incidental expenses and fees, including the expenses of laboratory material, micr‹ scope fees and the fee for the University Union. CHAPTER XV.-FACULTY OF ARTS. 1.-The Faculty of Arts shall consist of the Professors of 24-9-18 Classics, Mathematics, Modern Literature, History, and Logic and Mental Philosophy, together with the Assistant Professors and Assistant Lecturers in the same subjects, and the Professors of Education and Economics, and the present Director of Tutorial Classes. 2.-The Faculty shall meet for the purpose of considering 24-1-05 and reporting to the Senate upon such subjects as have relation to the studies, lectures, examinations, and degrees in Arts, and such questions as may be referred to it by the Senate, and shall have the general direction and superintendence over the teaching in Arts, subject to the By-laws, and to such resolutions as the Senate may pass in relation thereto. 24-1-05 3.-The Professors in the Faculty of Arts, together with such other persons as may from time to time be appointed by the Senate, shall form a Board of Examiners for conducting the examinations in the Faculty of Arts; and of this Board the Dean of the Faculty, or in his absence the Professor next in seniority, shall be Chairman. 24-1-05 4. The Board of Examiners shall from time to time, and in accordance with the provisions of the By-laws for the time being, frame rules and appoint times and places for the several Examinations in the Faculty of Arts. 24-1-08 24-1-05 81-6-12 5. At the conclusion of each Examination the Board shall transmit to the Senate a report of the result, signed by the Chairman and by at least two other members. 6. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be required at the commencement of their course to pass the Matriculation Examination for the Faculty of Arts prescribed in Chapter X., Sections 5 and 6. 7. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be required to attend the courses of lectures covering a period of at least three years, and to pass the examinations prescribed in the following by-laws in accordance with the conditions therein laid down. 17-8-15 8. The courses of lectures qualifying for graduation shall be in the subjects of the following groups and sub-groups. A subject means a subject of study in which one or more courses are given. A qualifying course shall consist of at least 90 lectures or their equivalent, with class or laboratory work, except in cases where the Faculty having regard to the nature of the subject, and the tutorial or other supplementary instruction provided, shall sanction qualifying courses with less than 90 lectures. Group 1.-Ancient Language and Literature. (1) Greek (3 courses). Group II.-Modern Language and Literature. (2) French (3 courses). Group III-Historical, Mental and Social Science. (a) 1. Modern History (3 courses). 2. Military History and Science (1 course). |