But perhaps most important of all for the trained research student is the inexhaustible material to be found in that treasure-house, the Bodleian Library, in the Radcliffe and the various special and College libraries, and in the University Museums.
‘Research degrees.’
These new degrees, Bachelor of Letters and Bachelor in Science, are open to all Oxford graduates (i. e. those holding an Oxford B.A.), and also to other students who are twenty-one years of age and who ‘can give satisfactory evidence of having received a good general education’. Rhodes Scholars who have taken their Bachelor’s degree at some Colonial or American University will generally be able to avail themselves of this latter regulation. All candidates for these degrees in Letters or Science—and this applies also to those reading for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law (see [p. 93])—should be sure to provide themselves with the necessary credentials. They must be prepared to present:—
1. A certificate of age.
2. A certificate of degree or degrees already taken.
3. A detailed statement of work done, or published as a result of their special studies.
These credentials should be supplemented by:—
4. Letters of recommendation from former instructors and Professors.
5. A Catalogue or Register of the candidate’s University or College.
6. Candidates must present some definite subject of study or research.