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Getting around overview First few weeks Accommodation Transport IT support Libraries and museums New students

Extracurricular

Extracurricular overview Find an activity Cambridge SU Student societies Military, air, and sea training

Rules and processes

Rules and processes overview Term dates and calendars

Rules and legal compliance

Rules and legal compliance overview Freedom of speech Public gatherings Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) Working while you study Matriculation

Disclosure and barring service

Disclosure and barring service overview Medics PGCE FAQs

Residence requirements

Residence requirements overview Residing outside the University's precincts

Student registration

Student registration overview Registration for PACE, CISL, FoE PPD and CULP students Registration for new students Contact Form - Student Registration Citizenship Correction Document Upload

Registration for continuing students

Registration for continuing students overview Step-by-step guide for continuing students

FAQs and troubleshooting

FAQs and troubleshooting overview Who needs to complete the Student Registration Exercise When to complete the Student Registration Exercise Received invitation email in error/not received invitation email Problems creating your initial Student Registration Exercise account Problems logging in to your Student Registration Exercise account Problems with screen display Personal details changed/incorrectly displayed Course details changed/incorrectly displayed Accessing email and other services Miscellaneous questions

Manage your student information

Manage your student information overview Postgraduate students Confirmation of study letters Supervision reporting (CamCORS and PFRS)

Student record (CamSIS)

Student record (CamSIS) overview What CamSIS can do for you

Changing your personal details

Changing your personal details overview Changing your name Changing Colleges Applying for person(s) to join you in Cambridge

Changes to your student status

Changes to your student status overview Applying for a change in your student status (postgraduates only) Changing your mode of study Withdrawing from the University Allowance/exemption of research terms Reinstatement Changing your course registration Changing your department/faculty Changing your supervisor Exemption from the University composition fee Extending your submission date Flexible Study (Postgraduate Research Students only) Medical intermission (postgraduates) Non-medical intermission (postgraduates) Other Leave (Postgraduate research students) Returning from medical intermission Working away

Teaching, learning and assessment

Teaching, learning and assessment overview Exams

Information for all students

Information for all students overview Induction Pre-arrival courses Disabled students International students Are you digital ready? When things go wrong Research passports Student elections

Engagement and feedback

Engagement and feedback overview Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

Undergraduate students

Undergraduate students overview

Exam information

Exam information overview All students timetable Mitigation Faith-provision in University exams Publication of Results Exam Support

Undergraduate exam information

Undergraduate exam information overview Exam sites

Examination Access and Mitigation

Examination Access and Mitigation overview Adjusted Mode of Assessment (AMA) Adjusted Mode of Study (AMS) Annual reports of the EAMC Dates of meetings Exam access arrangements (reasonable adjustments) Fee Remission Mitigation Religious Observance

Guidance notes and application forms

Guidance notes and application forms overview For College Staff When Something Goes Wrong Before Exams and Deadlines When Illness or Grave Cause has Impacted an Examination

Postgraduate taught students

Postgraduate taught students overview Code of Practice for Master's students

Postgraduate research students

Postgraduate research students overview Code of Practice for Research Students Requirements for research degrees Terms of study Internships Your progress

Postgraduate exam information

Postgraduate exam information overview

Examination access arrangements

Examination access arrangements overview Research programmes Taught programmes

Writing, submitting and examination

Writing, submitting and examination overview MPhil by Thesis CPGS Diploma

PhD, BusD, EdD, MD, VetMD, MSc, MLitt

PhD, BusD, EdD, MD, VetMD, MSc, MLitt overview Research best practice Preparing to submit your thesis Thesis word limits Submitting your thesis The oral examination (viva) Examination outcome

After the examination

After the examination overview Requesting a review of the results of an examination (postgraduate qualifications)

Higher degrees

Higher degrees overview Higher doctorates Bachelor of divinity PhD under Special Regulations

Graduation

Graduation overview Eligibility The Cambridge MA

Degree approval and conferment

Degree approval and conferment overview Final thesis submission

Degree ceremonies

Degree ceremonies overview Degree ceremony dates The ceremony Academical dress Guests Photography

Degree certificates and transcripts

Degree certificates and transcripts overview Academic transcripts Degree Certificates Verification of Cambridge degrees

After graduation

After graduation overview Extended Self-Service (ESS)

Skills development

Skills development overview Use your skills Research students

Build your skills

Build your skills overview Your skills development journey at Cambridge

What skills can I develop?

What skills can I develop? overview Digital, technology use and technical skills Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Interpersonal, communication and social skills Leadership & Management Learning, thinking, and reasoning skills Planning and organisation skills Presentation, negotiation and influencing skills Self-management skills Writing, analytical and reporting skills

Development activities

Development activities overview Academic study Community and Volunteering Entrepreneurship Music Professional Development Societies & Committees Theatre, Film & Arts Physical activity & sport

Fees and funding

Fees and funding overview Glossary for fees and funding

Fees

Fees overview Introduction to Fees UCAS applicants How is my fee status assessed? Is my fee status correct? Can my fee status change? Fee status glossary Staff Fee Scheme and Staff Bursary Scheme

Scholarships, travel awards and prizes

Scholarships, travel awards and prizes overview Trinity-Cambridge Research Studentships (TCRS) Support for UKRI Studentship Holders Mosley, Worts, and Frere Travel Funds Prizes

Cambridge Bursary Scheme

Cambridge Bursary Scheme overview How to apply What you could get Scottish students EU students Clinical medics and vets Independent students and care leavers Additional bursaries for CBS recipients

Financial assistance

Financial assistance overview UG Financial Assistance Fund PG Financial Assistance Fund The Crane Medical Fund The Realise Fund Humanitarian Response Fund How to Recognise a Scam

Student loans

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US Loans

US Loans overview What type of loan and how much can you borrow? Application procedure Cost of attendance Terms and conditions Entrance and Exit Counselling Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Home Getting around Extracurricular Rules and processes Teaching, learning and assessment Graduation Skills development Fees and funding Support

Getting around

Getting around overview
    First few weeks Accommodation Transport IT support Libraries and museums New students

Extracurricular

Extracurricular overview
    Find an activity Cambridge SU Student societies Military, air, and sea training

Rules and processes

Rules and processes overview
    Rules and legal compliance Student registration Manage your student information Term dates and calendars

Teaching, learning and assessment

Teaching, learning and assessment overview
    Information for all students Undergraduate students Postgraduate taught students Postgraduate research students Higher degrees Exams

Graduation

Graduation overview
    Degree approval and conferment Degree ceremonies Eligibility The Cambridge MA Degree certificates and transcripts After graduation

Skills development

Skills development overview
    Build your skills Use your skills Research students

Fees and funding

Fees and funding overview
    Fees Scholarships, travel awards and prizes Cambridge Bursary Scheme Financial assistance Student loans Glossary for fees and funding
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Teaching, learning and assessment

  • Teaching, learning and assessment overview
  • Information for all students
  • Undergraduate students
  • Postgraduate taught students
  • Postgraduate research students
  • Higher degrees
    • Higher doctorates
    • Bachelor of divinity
    • PhD under Special Regulations
  • Exams

Higher degrees

This section has information on applying for and undertaking examination for postgraduate higher degrees.

Higher Doctorates
Bachelor of Divinity
PhD under Special Regulations

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