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Appendix C.
INFORMATION RELATING TO EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS.
LONDON UNIVERSITY DEGREES.
General Information.
The Matriculation Examination is a necessary preliminary to graduation in any Faculty -Science, Arts, Divinity, Medicine, Laws, or Music-except in the ease of graduates of British Universities and holders of certain other diplomas. The method of preparation both for Matriculation and for degrees in any Faculty except Medicine, is left entirely to the candidate's choice; neither residence at a college nor attendance at lectures is required. All the examinations and degrees of the University are open to men and women alike. Arrange- ments have been made by which degrees may be obtained in all parts of the Empire, and it is now possible for a student in this Colony to obtain some of the degrees by examinations conducted entirely in the Colony,
If he passes the requisite examinations, a candidate can in his own Colony obtain the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). The first examination to be passed towards the attainment of a degree is that of Matriculation. The syllabus of the subjects required for a pass is given below and the candidate must choose in accordance with the Regulations, the subjects in which he wishes to be examined.
Two more examinations must be passed after Matriculation before the student can obtain a Bachelor's Degree. These are called the Intermediate and Bachelor's Degree Exami- nations respectively.
Arrangements for the Matriculation Examination,
The Matriculation Examination is held twice a year simultaneously in England and in the Colonies, in January and June.
When the time approaches at which the candidate is ready to present himself for exami- nation, application must be made by the candidate or by his teacher to the Colonial Authori- ties, for the Examination to be held in the Colony. As the preliminary arrangements take considerable time, very early notice should be given.
The procedure with regard to entry for the Intermediate and Final Examinations is in all respects the same as that for the Matriculation Examination.
Privileges and Exemptions.
The following public bodies accept the Matriculation Examination as an approved pre- liminary Examination :-The Incorporated Law Society, the Royal Institute of British Ar- chitects, the Pharmaceutical Society, the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, the Institute of Civil Engineers (for Studentship and Associate Membership).
Those who wish to enter the teaching profession should note that the Board of Education recognise persons over 18 years of age who have passed this examination, as "Uncertificated Teachers" (Code of Regulations for Day Schools); and permit their admission to a training College without further Examination (Regulations for Training of Teachers).
Syllabus for Matriculation.
Six papers are set to each candidate at Matriculation.
Three of these--one in English and two in Elementary Mathematics-are obligatory on all. The other three are to be chosen by the candidate from the following list:
Latin, Greek, French, German, Arabic, Sanskrit, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Hebrew, Ancient History, either Modern History or History and Geo- graphy, Logic, either Physical and General Geography or History and Geography. More advanced Mathematics, Mechanics, Chemistry, Heat, Light and Sound, Electricity and Magnetism, Botany, Zoology.