STUDENTS’ CAREERS

Evening Star, Issue 22083, 17 July 1935, Page 10

STUDENTS’ CAREERS

AN AUCKLAND ANALYSIS [Special to the ‘Star.'] AUCKLAND, July ifi. Recent discussions of the standards and successes of students in degree examinations decided Mr H. RO’Shea, Registrar of Auckland University College, to analyse the records of the 270 students who signed the matriculation declaration in 1926 and began their studies in that year. He reported to the council that 30 per cent, of the total, excluding transfers to other colleges, obtained a degree or diploma; approximately three-fourths of the full-time students completed their courses, and one-fifth of the parttime students. From other investigations of the results over a series of years, he was able to state that for the degrees of B.A. and B.Sc. the average time taken was four years, and for LL.B. five years. For the master’s degree in arts and science, students on the average took more than five years. Several members thought that the percentage of passes was small, but it was pointed out that many students entered the college with the idea of securing some general culture. Mr H. J. D Mahon thought it would be interesting to know bow many of those students who did not take their degrees or diplomas were women.