Matriculation of Visiting, Exchange and Diploma/Certificate students
Matriculation confers membership of the University on students. Regulations for matriculation are set out in the Examination Regulations and University Statutes & Regulations.
If your course starts at the beginning of Michaelmas term, you would normally matriculate at the end of the first week of that term. If you miss this ceremony, or if your course starts at a different time, there are ceremonies at the end of each Michaelmas Full Term and at the end of each Hilary and Trinity Full Term. You must matriculate within two terms of starting your course, otherwise you will be unable to take a University examination. If you have any questions about matriculation, please contact your college.
There are separate Matriculation ceremonies for students of the MSt in International Human Rights Law, MSc in Major Programme Management, MSc in Mathematical Finance, and eMBA. Your department will provide you with the details.
You should normally be matriculated if you are:
- Following a degree level course and are enrolled at the University of Oxford e.g. Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Theology, BFA, Masters, DPhil;
- An incoming Princeton student;
- A student for the Certificate in Theology, Certificate for Theology Graduates, the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Theology or the Certificate in Diplomatic Studies;
- A student for specific Diplomas and Certificates e.g. Diploma in Legal Studies (incoming Erasmus students), Diploma in Applied Statistics, Postgraduate Diploma in Theology, Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, Certificate and Diploma in Theological and Pastoral Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Immunology;
- An incoming Erasmus student who is taking an Oxford degree or Diploma/Certificate in Legal Studies or the MSt in Modern Languages.
- A student on a Matriculated Non-Award Programme
You should not normally be matriculated if you are:
- A Visiting student;
- Studying for a Diploma and Certificate open to ‘non-members’ of the University (largely those offered by the Department for Continuing Education, Department of Computer Science, and Saïd Business School);
- Studying for the Doctor of Clinical Psychology;
- An incoming Erasmus exchange student who is not taking a University course or examination (classified as Visiting Students) except incoming Erasmus students who are taking the Diploma in Legal Studies or the MSt in Modern Languages (see above) and who are therefore matriculated;
- A Recognised student;
Although not formally members of the University, such students are expected to observe the same rules and regulations as matriculated students.