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the Colonies; it was therefore the Unanimous Opinion of the Gentlemen above named that such Degrees in Physic ought to be conferred on deserv- ing Students ; and the following Qualifications and course of Studies were agreed upon to be proposed to the Trustees of the College in Order to be enacted as requisite to entitle Medical Students to their different Degrees, viz: FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PHYSIC. 1. Such Students as have not taken a Degree in the Arts, in any College, shall before receiving a Degree in Physic, satisfy the Trustees and Professors of this College of their Knowledge in the Latin Language and such Branches of Mathematics, natural and experimental Philosophy, as shall be judged requisite to a Medical Education. 2. Each Student shall take at least one Course in Anatomy, Materia Medica, Chemistry, Theory and Practice of Physic, and Clynical Lectures, and shall attend the Practice of the Pennsylvania Hospital for One Year, and may then be admitted to a public Examination for a Bachelor's Degree, provided that in a previous private Examination by the Medical Trustees and Professors, and such other Trustees and Professors, as chuse to attend, he shall be judged fit for a public Examination, without attend- ing any more courses in the Medical School. 3. It is further required that each Student previous to the Bachelor's Degree shall have served a sufficient Apprenticeship to some reputable Practitioner in Physic and be able to make it appear that he has a general Knowledge in Pharmacy. QUALIFICATIONS FOR A DOCTOR'S DEGREE IN PHYSIC. It is required for this Degree that at least Three Years shall have intervened from taking the Bachelor's Degree, and that the Candidate be full Twenty-four Years of Age ; who shall also write and defend a Thesis publickly in College, unless he should be beyond Seas, or so remote on the Continent of America, as not to be able to attend without manifest Incon- venience, in which case, on sending a written Thesis, such as shall be approved by the College, the Candidate may receive his Doctor's Degree ; and his Thesis is to be printed and published at his own expense. FEES TO THE PROFESSORS. No Professor to take more than Six Pistoles for a single course in any of the above Branches, and after two courses any Student may attend as many more as he pleases, gratis. A twelvemonth elapsed before the establishment of rules for the Examination of the Students and regulation of their fees. On 27 May, 1768, the following were agreed to : i. Such Medical Students as propose to be Candidates for Degrees and likewise such other Medical Students, as shall attend the Natural