DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture is conferred in accordance with the following Regulations contained in Ordinance No. 132 of the Scottish Universities Commissioners, dated 16th March, 1895:

REGULATIONS FOR DEGREES IN SCIENCE IN AGRICULture.

I. A degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture may be conferred by the University of Aberdeen.

II. Every candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture must pass the Preliminary Examination prescribed by Ordinance No. 11 [General, No. 6-Regulations for Degrees in Arts]; and the conditions with respect thereto imposed by the said Ordinance shall be applicable in all respects to this Ordinance, except as follows: (1) French or German may be substituted for Latin or Greek; (2) Mathematics shall be passed on the higher standard; (3) a degree in Arts (not being a degree honoris causâ tantum) in any of the Universities of the United Kingdom, or in any Colonial or Foreign University, specially recognised for the purpose by the University Court after consultation with the Senatus Academicus, shall exempt from the Preliminary Examination; (4) the Preliminary Examination must be passed before the candidate presents himself for any part of the First Science Examination, but not necessarily before the candidate enters on his curriculum.

*Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 12, or for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, may, at the Preliminary Examination, offer themselves for examination in Mathematics on the intermediate instead of on the higher standard; provided that, in addition to the ancient or modern language already taken, they also offer themselves for examination in a modern language as a fifth subject, such further examination to be on the standard prescribed by the Joint Board of Examiners for the Preliminary Examination under the provisions of Ordinance No. 15 [Aberdeen, No. 1, Regulations for Degrees in Medicine]. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, candidates shall not be entitled to profess at the Final Science Examination Mathematics, Natural Philosophy or Astronomy, unless they have passed the Preliminary Examination in Mathematics on the higher standard.

III. (1) Candidates must in the course of not less than three Academical years, within the meaning of the Ordinance herein *Ordinance No. 155.

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before first mentioned, attend at least twelve courses of instruction in the subjects specified in section VII. of this Ordinance.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Senatus to determine from time to time which of the said courses shall be full courses and which shall be half courses respectively, and also to determine the number of meetings of which such full courses and half courses respectively shall consist, and to report its determination to the University Court for its approval.

IV. (1) Six full courses or their equivalent (counting two half courses as one full course) must be taken in the University of Aberdeen, and must include the course in Principles of Agriculture.

(2) The remainder of the said courses may be taken in other Universities or institutions approved by the University Court, or under teachers recognised by the University Court for purposes of graduation in Science in Agriculture; provided that the fees for attendance at an approved institution in Aberdeen or under a recognised teacher there shall not be less than the fees exigible for the corresponding courses in the University of Aberdeen.

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(3) Residence and practical work at a farm shall be required of each candidate to such an extent and under such regulations as the Senatus, with the approval of the University Court, may from time to time appoint.

V. (1) It shall be the duty of the Professors and Lecturers annually, at the end of each winter session, to submit to the Senatus a scheme specifying what proportion of the courses shall be devoted to lectures, practical demonstrations, examinations, and tutorial work respectively. The Senatus shall transmit such scheme, with such observations as it may think fit to make thereon, to the University Court for its approval.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Professors and Lecturers annually, at the end of each winter session, to submit to the Faculty of Science for its consideration a syllabus of the subjects and books proposed for the work of their classes during the next academical year. The Faculty of Science shall transmit such syllabus, with such observations as it may think fit to make thereon, to the Senatus for its approval.

VI. The provisions of the immediately preceding section shall not apply to approved institutions or recognised teachers outside Aberdeen, but the University Court shall not grant or continue recognition to any institutions or teachers unless it shall be satisfied that their courses of instruction are equivalent to the

* Each Candidate must satisfy the Examiners that he possesses a practical knowledge of agriculture, obtained by residence on a farm for a period or periods, covering a complete year of farming operations.

courses sanctioned in the University of Aberdeen, where such exist.

VII. The subjects of study shall be as follows:

+1. Mathematics or Biology (ie., Zoology and Botany).

+2. Natural Philosophy.

+3. Chemistry.

+4. Principles of Agriculture (i.e., Agriculture and Rural Economy).

+5. Agricultural Chemistry.

16. Geology.

+7. Veterinary Hygiene.

8. Agricultural Botany.

9. Agricultural Entomology.

10. Economic Science as applied to Agriculture.

11. A course in one of the following:

(a) Forestry.

(b) Experimental Physics.

(c) Engineering.

12. Engineering Field Work.

VIII. (1) There shall be a FIRST SCIENCE EXAMINATION in the three following subjects: viz., (1) Mathematics or Biology (i.e., Zoology and Botany); (2) Natural Philosophy; (3) Chemistry.

(2) The examination in all these subjects shall be the same as the examination in these subjects for the degree of Bachelor of Science, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 12 [General, No. 7-Regulations for Degrees in Science].

(3) Candidates may present themselves in any one or more of the subjects of the First Science Examination at any examination held after they have attended a full course in the subject or subjects professed.

IX. (1) There shall be a Final Science Examination in the remaining subjects (4 to 12 inclusive) specified in section VII. hereof.

(2) Candidates may present themselves in any one or more of these subjects at any examination held after they have passed the whole of the subjects comprised in the First Science Examination, and have attended the required courses in the subjects professed.

X. A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture shall not be deemed to have attended a class as part of the Curriculum for that degree who does not present a certificate bearing not only that he has given regular attendance, but also that he has duly performed the work of the class.

GENERAL.

XI. Candidates who produce certificates that they have satisfied all the conditions prescribed by this Ordinance, and who have passed the necessary examinations, shall be entitled to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, on payment of the fees required.

XII. The degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture shall in no case be conferred on persons who have not complied with the conditions herein before set forth, and shall not be conferred honoris causâ tantum.

XIII. This Ordinance shall come into force from and after the date of its approval by her Majesty in Council.

DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE.

A Diploma in Agriculture is conferred after examination on students who have attended a prescribed course of study extending over two Winter Sessions.

Preliminary Examination.

Students intending to take the Diploma must pass a Preliminary Examination in the following subjects:

Grammar, including Analysis, Parsing, Derivation, and correction of sentences.

Composition, including an Essay and Paraphrasing.

Geography: A general knowledge of Geography, but especially the Geography of the British Empire.

History: A general knowledge of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1832 to the present time. (2) MATHEMATICS :

Arithmetic The Elementary Rules; Prime Factors of Numbers; Weights and Measures in Common Use; the Metric System; Vulgar and Decimal Fractions; Elementary Methods of Approximate Calculation by Decimals; Practical Problems. The intelligent use of Algebraical symbols is permitted, and no questions will be set on recurring decimals.

Algebra: Numerical Interpretation of Formulæ; Simple Algebraical Transformations; Graphical Representation of Simple Functions; Equations of the First Degree in one and two Variables; Easy Quadratic Equations; Problems leading to the above Equations.

Geometry: The main Propositions given in Euclid, Books I. and III., with deductions and constructions arising from them; Simple Loci; Application of Arithmetic and Algebra to Geometrical Theorems and Problems. Ele-mentary Drawing to Scale. Proofs will be accepted, which appear to form part of a logical treatment of the subject.

The knowledge required for the Preliminary Examination is intended to be such as will enable the student to benefit fully during his attendance upon the prescribed course of study, and should be not less than that required in the Lower Leaving Certificate.

No student can enter on his course until he has passed the Preliminary Examination or its equivalent-a Leaving Certificate for the prescribed subjects.

The Preliminary Examination is held on Saturday, 20th Sept., 1919 (9-12 and 2-5). Candidates' names to be lodged with the Secretary of the University, on or before 13th September.

Curriculum.

Under the New Regulations, which are applicable to Students commencing their Course in or after Session 1915-16, the course of study for the Diploma in Agriculture includes attendance on the following Classes :

Botany. (a) Preparatory, (b) Agricultural.

Zoology. (a) Preparatory, (b) Agricultural.

Chemistry. (a) Preparatory Inorganic and Organic, (b) Agricultural.

Physics.

Agricultural Economics.

Principles of Agriculture.--(a) First Course, with Seed Testing, (b) Second Course, with subsidiary Courses on Dairying, Agricultural Law and Book-keeping.

Veterinary Hygiene.

Engineering. (a) Mechanics and Machinery, (b) Building Construction, and (c) Surveying and Field Engineering.

The above Classes can all be taken in two years, including both Winter and Summer Sessions. (See Time Table, p. 343.)

Students for the Diploma must give satisfactory attendance at and pass all the above classes, unless they have already attended and passed courses recognised as equivalent. Those who have passed the University Classes in Botany, Zoology or Chemistry do not require to take the Preparatory Agricultural course in the same subjects.