An examination taken at the beginning of
term by
undergraduates/graduates, testing the work done in the previous term, and often based on
past paper questions (typically a three-hour exam). Undergraduates usually sit one or two Collections per term, but this can vary by tutor and by college. Collections are collegiate (or sometimes departmental), rather than University examinations, and assist in predicting a student's final
degree result rather than constituting a part of it.[1]
A Penal Collection might be set if an undergraduate has failed to work hard enough. Failure to achieve a minimum mark set in advance may result in the student's being
rusticated for a set period, or even being “sent down” — that is, permanently expelled from the college.
A meeting at the end of term, usually with a set of tutors or—very occasionally—with the
Head of House of the college, at which reports of the term's work are read, or (especially for
postgraduates) the student's progress is discussed. These are sometimes known as “hand-shaking”, "academic reviews", or “Principal's (Dean's/Master's/Warden's/President's/Provost's/Rector's, etc.) Collections”.
An examination taken at the beginning of
term by
undergraduates/graduates, testing the work done in the previous term, and often based on
past paper questions (typically a three-hour exam). Undergraduates usually sit one or two Collections per term, but this can vary by tutor and by college. Collections are collegiate (or sometimes departmental), rather than University examinations, and assist in predicting a student's final
degree result rather than constituting a part of it.[1]
A Penal Collection might be set if an undergraduate has failed to work hard enough. Failure to achieve a minimum mark set in advance may result in the student's being
rusticated for a set period, or even being “sent down” — that is, permanently expelled from the college.
A meeting at the end of term, usually with a set of tutors or—very occasionally—with the
Head of House of the college, at which reports of the term's work are read, or (especially for
postgraduates) the student's progress is discussed. These are sometimes known as “hand-shaking”, "academic reviews", or “Principal's (Dean's/Master's/Warden's/President's/Provost's/Rector's, etc.) Collections”.