Cambridge is a residential university and students must normally live in Cambridge to obtain a degree. For the B.A. or full-time Ph.D. a minimum of nine terms is normally necessary.
In order to be able to count the term as a term of residence you must:
- reside within the Precincts of the University, which extend for three miles (measured in a straight line) from Great St Mary's Church (and Madingley Hall). (Registered Postgraduate Students and candidates for the MBA degree must reside within ten miles of Great St Mary's Church when keeping terms by residence.);
- be in residence for three-quarters of each term. Undergraduates are expected to reside during Full Term, which is a period equal to three-quarters of the term, since regular teaching and lecturing take place in Full Term. Further infromation for postgraduate students can be found on the Terms of Study page
If you come into residence later than the beginning of Full Term, or are absent from Cambridge for a few nights during the term, you must remain in residence for an equal number of nights after the end of Full Term in order that the term may be counted.