Ordinance 2: Meetings of Boards of Studies

2.1

Each Single Board of Studies shall meet not less than once a term. The Chair shall act as convener for meetings of such a Board at the request of two members of the Board.

2.2

Each Combined Board of Studies shall meet not less than once a year. The Chair shall act as convener of such a Board at the request of any Single Board of Studies which is responsible for teaching any subject(s) also prescribed for the Board.

2.3

The quorum shall be one third of the total membership of each Board of Studies, subject to the proviso that a Combined Board of Studies shall not be quorate unless each of the subjects prescribed for the Board is represented by one third of those of its members who are either appointed to teach or enrolled to study that subject. For items of business which are reserved under Ordinance 1.7, account shall not be taken of student members of a Board in calculating its quorum.

2.4

Notwithstanding Ordinance 2.3, in exceptional circumstances where it is not possible to convene a quorate Board of Studies, the University Senate shall be asked by the Registrar and Secretary to approve the establishment of a Board of Studies Executive Committee of three or more of the members of the Board of Studies which will have the power to approve the recommendations of the Boards of Examiners and submit them for ratification by Senate. In addition, in exceptional circumstances the University Senate shall be asked by the Registrar and Secretary to allow the membership of a Combined Board Executive Committee, provided for in Ordinance 1.4, to be reduced to not less than three members, with at least one member from each Board of Studies

Ordinances

  • Ordinance 1
    Constitution of Boards of Studies
  • Ordinance 2
    Meetings of Boards of Studies
  • Ordinance 3
    The Graduate Students Association
  • Ordinance 4
    The Students' Union
  • Ordinance 5
    Membership of the Senate
  • Ordinance 6
    University Examiners and examinations
  • Ordinance 7
    Deprivation or Revocation of Academic Qualifications
  • Ordinance 8
    Exemption from part of a programme of study of the University
  • Ordinance 9
    Admission of visiting students
  • Ordinance 10
    This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)
  • Ordinance 11
    This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)
  • Ordinance 12
    Members of the University
  • Ordinance 13
    This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)
  • Ordinance 14
    This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)