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General Regulations for the Degree of Master of Letters: Part 2 Status

  • 1. The following may be admitted to the status of Student for the Degree of Master of Letters:

    • (i) a member of the University who, having held the status of Probationer Research Student under the provisions of the appropriate regulation has successfully completed the relevant qualifying test or tests and fulfilled the other requirements for transfer to M.Litt. status prescribed in Part 3 of this section;

    • (ii) a member of the University who, having held the status of student for another higher degree within the University, has successfully completed the relevant qualifying test or tests and fulfilled the other requirements for transfer to M.Litt. status prescribed in Part 3 of this section;

    • (iii) a member of the University who has successfully completed the examination for the Degree of Bachelor or Master of Philosophy or Master of Science by Coursework or of Bachelor of Civil Law and who has fulfilled the conditions laid down in Part 3 of this section for applicants in that category.

  • 2. It shall be the duty of the Registrar to keep a register of those admitted to the status of Student for the Degree of Master of Letters.

  • 3. A board may grant a student suspension from the Register or deprive a student of their status; and in such cases it shall at all times follow the procedures determined by the Education Committee by regulation. 

  • 4. It shall be open to a candidate whose name has been removed from the Register of Students to apply to the Board for reinstatement as a Student for the Degree of Master of Letters. The application should have the support of their society and supervisor, and such reinstatement fee as may from time to time be prescribed by Council should be paid. Permission for reinstatement to the Register of Students may be granted by the Board provided that:

    • (i) no more than twenty-four months have passed since the student’s name was removed from the Register; and

    • (ii) the number of terms the candidate spent with the status of Student for the Degree of Master of Letters did not exceed fifteen terms in the case of a full-time student, or eighteen terms in the case of a part-time student. (This limit includes any time spent with the status of Probationer Research Student or other relevant status before admission to the status of Student for the Degree of Master of Letters.)

  • 5. Exceptionally, a candidate who is not able to apply for reinstatement within the provisions above may make an application to Council’s Education Committee for reinstatement to the Register of Students. Such candidates must meet the requirements for reinstatement by the Board and in addition must provide a statement explaining why it is reasonable for Education Committee to permit their reinstatement and outlining the circumstances that have prevented earlier submission. For such applications, Education Committee will consider the length of time since the candidate’s name was on the Register of Students, the seriousness of the causes for the delay, and the views of the candidate’s department/faculty, supervisor and college.