When a Tripos examination is taken after two years of study, there is usually a Preliminary Examination at the end of the first year. The Preliminary Examination does not count towards the degree but gives undergraduates, and their teachers, an indication of progress. Courses and requirements are specified for such students individually by the Applications Committee of the University Council on the application of Tutors. Only one College, Homerton, admits students for the B.Ed. Degree. The B.Ed. is a recognized qualification for teaching.
Further information is given in the Education Tripos.
The two degrees, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, commonly abbreviated to M.B., B.Chir. Full registration is obtained after completing one year's pre-registration service. The first three years are concerned with the Tripos courses and lead to the B.A. Degree. Further information is given in the section on the Medicine and Surgery course . Courses leading to the B.Th. will be taught within the Cambridge Theological Federation and will be examined by a Qualifying Examination at the end of the first year of study and by the First and Second Examinations at the end of the second and third years.