INTRODUCTION

Summary

The direct object of a Student at Cambridge is to obtain one of the degrees which are conferred by that University, in the faculties of Arts, Law, Medicine, Divinity, and Music. The first degree which is conferred in these faculties is that of Bachelor, and the vast majority of Students become Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. It is the object of this introductory article to describe in outline the course of a Student before he takes his degree; in technical language, of an Undergraduate; and in such a manner and with such careful explanation as to make, if possible, the whole subject clear even, to persons who have no previous acquaintance whatever either with this or any other University.

In order to obtain the Bachelor's degree it is indispensably necessary, (1) to reside for a certain period in Cambridge, (2) to become a member of tlie University by being admitted either as a member of a College, or as a Non-Collegiate Student, (3) to pass certain examinations.

The period of residence is measured by terms, i.e., the divisions of the year during which the business of the University is carried on.