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IV.—THE PROFESSIONAL DEGREES,

Are that of Doctor of Medicine, conferred on graduates in the
Medical Department, and that of Bachelor of Laws, on graduates
in the School of Law.

To merit the degree of Doctor of Medicine, the student must
prove by his examinations, that he has made satisfactory attainments
in Anatomy, Surgery, Human and Comparative Physiology,
Principles and Practice of Medicine, Obstetrics, Materia Medica,
Chemistry, and Medical Jurisprudence.

To attain the degree of Bachelor of Laws, he must in the same

manner give evidence of a due acquaintance with the Law of
Nature and Nations, the Science of Government, Constitutional
Law, Municipal Law, including the Common Statute Law, the
principles of Equity, and Commercial Law.

Honorary degrees are forbidden by the laws of the University.