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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

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in 1793 to 1794 had resided for at least seven terms (there were in those days four terms per year) they tended to either hold college scholarships or be prospective clergymen preparing for ordination. Colleges did not offer any formal teaching to the students leading to the M.A. 5] The degree examinations became a farce. [6]

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