In all cases, however, candidates for any Bachelor’s degree (except occasionally for the ‘research’ degrees), will find the system of instruction the same. This consists partly of lectures, University or College, and partly of personal tuition, provided by the College. All work, whether it be lectures or work done for and with the Tutor, is governed by, and planned to meet, the requirements as fixed by the Examination Statutes. [Sidenote: Lectures. System.] All lectures are sharply divided into ‘Pass’ and ‘Honour’ lectures, and are designed to meet the requirements for Pass or Honour examinations. Most ‘Pass’ lectures are delivered by College Lecturers and Tutors for members of the particular College only (no members of other Colleges being admitted). ‘Honour’ lectures, however, are practically open to all members of the University, under the new system of inter-collegiate lectures. Both University Professors and Lecturers and College Lecturers and Tutors deliver Honour lectures, University and College lectures being practically merged in one system. The distinction between Professorial and College lectures has become one of origins only; in practice, it has been almost obliterated. Occasionally, Professors give a series of ‘Public Lectures’, that is, lectures open to the general public as well as to members of the University. Lectures, however, are not the most important part of the system. The best and most telling work is done privately under the Tutor’s direction. There is no ‘credit’ or ‘hour’ system; there are no ‘required courses’. Strictly speaking, attendance at lectures is not compulsory. Theoretically, it is even possible to take an Oxford degree without attending a single lecture. However, as all lectures are based on, and intended to meet, the examination requirements, undergraduates find it advisable to attend those lectures which will be of use for the ‘Schools’—the final examinations. Few men go to more than ten lectures a week, and after passing the intermediate examination the average tends to become even less. Since the introduction of inter-collegiate lectures, a well-organized system of lectures has been made possible, especially in the Classical and Modern History work, Theology, and Mathematics, together with very complete and efficient private tuition. Due largely to the expense involved, as well as to the character of the teaching required, the University provides for most of the instruction in Theology, Law, Natural Science, and Medicine.[57] [Sidenote: The Tutor.]