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Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin ''matrix''. In Scottish Heraldry , for instance, a matriculation is a registration of Armorial Bearings . The most common meaning, however, refers to the formal process of entering a University , or of becoming eligible to enter by acquiring the meeting prerequisities. OXBRIDGE AND DURHAM In the English universities of Oxford , Cambridge and Durham , the term is used for the ceremony at which new students are entered into the register (in Latin ''matricula'') of the university, at which point they become members of the university. Oxford requires matriculands to wear academic dress with Sub-fusc during the ceremony. At Cambridge and Durham, policy regarding the wearing of academic dress varies amongst the colleges. Separate matriculation ceremonies are held by the colleges at Oxford, Cambridge and some of the colleges in Durham. At Oxford and Cambridge matriculation was formerly associated with entrance examinations taken before or shortly after matriculation, known as Responsions at Oxford and the Previous Examination at Cambridge, both abolished in 1960. University-wide entrance examinations were subsequently re-introduced at both universities, but abolished in 1995 . More limited subject-based tests have since been introduced. SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES At Scottish Universities , there is no formal ceremony, although each year, students must matriculate (essentially just completing a registration form) to continue to be a student, and receive a matriculation card (their student ID card). At the Ancient Universities Of Scotland , Matriculation involves signing the Sponsio Academica, a pledge to abide by university rules and to support the institution. NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES In Canada, the term is used by some older universities to refer to orientation (" Frosh ") events. In the United States , matriculation ceremonies are a rarity, with the most prominent example being Dartmouth College , which holds the ceremony for new students during Orientation in September. Matriculation ceremonies are also held at Marietta College , University Of Trinity College (Toronto, Canada), Trinity College in Connecticut and Kenyon College in Ohio.http://www.marietta.edu/academics/traditions/matriculation/index.html, URL retrieved 2007-August-26.http://www.kenyon.edu/x6916.xml, URL retrieved 2007-May-19. ENTRANCE EXAM In England And Wales until the advent of the General Certificate Of Education (GCE), Matriculation (usually abbreviated "matric") was the examination taken to earn the right to enter university. Unlike the GCE exam, it had a number of compulsory subjects and all had to be passed at a single sitting. In some countries, for example Iceland and Malta , a matriculation exam (somewhere more like a degree nowadays rather than a single exam) is still obligatory to enter a university. German-Speaking countries use the term "Immatrikulation" (Austrian: "Inskription") (Matriculation) for the process of signing up for the school. South Africa See Also: Matriculation (South Africa) In South Africa, "matriculation" (usually shortened to "matric") is a term commonly used to refer to the final year of high school and the qualification received on graduating from high school, although strictly speaking it refers to the minimum university entrance requirements. TRIVIA
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