Regulations for Advanced Study and Research and Higher Degrees and Post-Graduate School of Theology. HIGHER DEGREES GRANTED BY THE UNI- The following Higher Degrees are granted by the University of Aberdeen, viz. :— The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). 2. In the Faculty of Arts: The Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt ). 3. In the Faculty of Science :— The Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.). 4. In the Faculty of Medicine :— (a) The Degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).‡ (b) The Degree of Master of Surgery (Ch.M.).‡ DATES AND RULES FOR LODGING AND BORROWING DOCTORAL THESES. 1. Dates of Lodging.S Doctoral Theses in all Faculties must be lodged as under :(a) For Spring Graduation not later than 1st January. (b) For Summer Graduation not later than 1st May. Candidates who are not matriculated at the date of entry for examination must pay an Admission Fee of £1 1s. in addition to the Examination Fee. +Candidates who are not already graduates of the University of Aberdeen re quire to pay a Registration Fee of £1 on enrolling for graduation. Confined to Medical Graduates of the University of Aberdeen. § Approved by Senatus, 29th January, 1924. 2. Rules for Lodging and Borrowing.* 1. Every Thesis submitted for a Doctoral Degree must contain either at the beginning or end a summary of its salient points. 2. The original of every Thesis submitted for a doctoral degree shall be deposited in duplicate in the University Library. 3. Where it is a condition that the Thesis shall be published, the Candidate shall supply, at the expense of the University, fifty copies in sheets, to be utilised for exchange purposes in the series of "University Studies." 4. When it is desired (by the author or other reader) to borrow the original thesis, special permission must be obtained from the Curator, and a deposit made of not less than £5. 5. That in the case of theses of which there is only one copy lodged in the Library, these may not be borrowed from the Library, but if so desired, the Library Committee will have a copy made at the expense of the author, or other reader, or the thesis will be lodged with another University Library where it may be consulted. REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL STUDY AND RESEARCH. REGULATIONS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPECIAL STUDY AND RESEARCH, AND FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF RESEARCH FELLOWS. (Ordinance (1889) No. 61, dated 4th February, 1895.) I. It shall be in the power of the Senatus Academicus in each University, with the approval of the University Court, to make regulations under which graduates of Scottish Universities or of other Universities recognised by the University Court for the purposes of this Ordinance, or other persons who have given satisfactory proof of general education and of fitness to engage in some special study or research, may be admitted to prosecute such study or research in the University. II. It shall be the duty of the Senatus Academicus in each University (1) To receive and decide upon all applications for admission to prosecute special study or research. (2) To prepare a list of all persons so admitted (hereinafter referred to as Research Students). (3) To make regulations for the supervision of their work. Approved of by Senatus, 27th November; by Court, 11th December, 1923. (4) To satisfy themselves from time to time that the Research Students are carrying on their work in the University in a satisfactory manner. (5) To suspend or exclude from any course any student whose conduct or progress is unsatisfactory. FORM OF APPLICATION. III. Every applicant for admission must send in to the Senatus Academicus a written application stating any degree or other distinction which he has already obtained, the line of study or research which he wishes to prosecute and the probable period of its duration, together with evidence as to his character, capacity, and general qualifications. Applications should be in the following form: (Address). (Date). To the SECRETARY OF THE SENATUS ACADEMICUS SIR, in the... OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. I beg to apply for permission to prosecute Special Study or Research the provisions of Ordinance No. 61 of the Universities Commissioners with a view to the Degree of... I hold the Degree(s) of... granted by the University of. .on.. The Special Study or Research I propose to undertake is on.. and it will probably extend over a period of. from...... I enclose certificates from. as to my character, capacity, and general qualifications. I am, Yours faithfully, IV. Any application for admission shall be in the first instance referred by the Senatus Academicus to the appropriate Faculty, or to a Committee appointed by the Senatus; one member of the Committee shall always be a Professor or Lecturer within whose See note to Section II. (2) of Ordinance No. 89; Aberdeen No. 10, under "Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)." department the proposed line of study or research falls. No applicant shall be recommended by the Faculty or the Committee who has not satisfied them by examination or otherwise that he is qualified to prosecute the proposed line of study or research, and further (a) That hisproposed line of study or research is a fit and proper one; (b) That he possesses a good general education; (c) That he is of good character; (d) That he proposes to prosecute his studies or research during a period to be approved by the Senatus Academicus. The Faculty or the Committee shall make a report to the Senatus Academicus upon each application. It shall also be their duty, subject to the regulations of the Senatus Academicus, to provide for the supervision of the Research Student's work, and to report at least once a year to the Senatus as to his progress and conduct. The Senatus shall then determine whether he shall remain a Research Student. V. Every Research Student shall be required to matriculate each year, paying the ordinary fee. VI. Research Students shall have access to and the use of the University Laboratories, and Museums, under such conditions as to payment and otherwise, as the University Court, after consultation with the Senatus Academicus, may determine. VII. The title of Research Fellow may be conferred by the Senatus Academicus, with the approval of the University Court, on Research Students who have shown special distinction. Such title shall not of itself confer any right to stipend, but it shall be in the power of the University Court to provide a stipend of such amount and for such period as it may think fit to any Research Fellow under the powers of section XI., sub-section 8, of Ordinances numbered 25 and 27, section X., sub-section 8, of Ordinance numbered 26, and section IV., sub-section 2, of Ordinance numbered 46. VIII. (1) The Research Fellows shall be appointed as aforesaid after consideration of the report or reports submitted in terms of section IV. hereof. (2) The title of Research Fellow may be conferred either at the commencement of the Research Student's course of study or research, or at any time during its progress, as the Senatus Academicus may determine. (3) Research Fellows shall retain their title and stipend, if any, for the period during which they are engaged in special study or research in the University, and no longer. (4) Research Students who have been appointed Research |