Admission will take place on Monday 7 October 2024.
You should dress smartly for the afternoon events (dark coloured suit and tie, trousers/skirt and blouse, smart dress) with a gown. There is not a strict code but you should look smart as you will be photographed!
You will be expected to do the following:
- 9.00 a.m. Assemble in the College Hall where the Acting Senior Tutor will give an introductory talk including information on how the College operates, teaching arrangements, etc.
- Ensure you have bought a Peterhouse academical gown. Gowns may be purchased from the Porters' Lodge. Please telephone the Porters' Lodge in advance on 01223 338200 or by email to plodge@pet.cam.ac.uk to place an order. The gown will be ready for collection on your arrival. You must have acquired a gown before lunchtime on Monday as you will need it for the photograph and admission ceremony.
- 1.30 p.m. in the Peterhouse Theatre. Listen to talks by the Head Porter, representatives from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, St John’s Ambulance and Cambridgeshire Police. Then proceed directly to Old Court for the Group Photograph.
- 2.30 p.m. Appear in the College Group Photograph on Old Court Lawn.
- 3.00 p.m. Be Admitted to the College in the Combination Room.
You should also
- See your Tutor. You will receive an email from the Tutorial Office to confirm when your meeting will take place. Your appointments may be on the first Monday of residence, or they may be later in the week.
- See the Welfare Officer / Assistant Chaplain. You will receive an email from the Welfare Officer / Assistant Chaplain inviting you to attend an appointment. Your appointments may be on the first Monday of residence, or they may be later in the week.
- See your Director of Studies - Your appointment with your Director of Studies may be on the first Monday of residence, or it may be later in the week in some cases. Some Directors of Studies contact their pupils directly by letter or email, others post a notice on the Tutorial Notice Board, some ask the Tutorial Office to arrange the appointments: arrangements vary. It is your duty to find the necessary information and respond.
- If by Monday lunch-time you have neither seen a notice about, nor received an email about, an appointment with your Director of Studies, you should call into the Tutorial Office. You should also make contact with a member of the Tutorial Office staff if the time set for you to see your Tutor clashes with that set for you to see your Director of Studies or you cannot be present for any other reason. You should do this as a matter of urgency to ask for a new time. The Tutorial Office is opposite the side of the Chapel and it is next door to the Porters' Lodge.
All new students are required to provide original documentation in person to the Tutorial Office to confirm their identity. Please ensure that you bring this ID with you. The Tutorial Office will contact you to let you know when you are required to complete your ID check. Please do not bring your documents to the Tutorial Office until you receive further instructions.
Incoming students on a student visa will be contacted separately, but should familiarise themselves with the information for International Students.
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Nationality: UK
Preferred form of ID: A valid UK passport
Other acceptable forms of ID if preferred form not available:
Current photo-card driving licence, full or provisional, issued in the UK or Ireland which includes confirmation that the holder was born in the UK or Ireland (N/K means ‘not known’ so would not be acceptable).
A full birth certificate issued by UK authorities. This includes certificates issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland and by UK authorities overseas such as Embassies, High Commissions and HM Forces.
Certificate of naturalisation or registration as a British Citizen.
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Nationality: Irish
Preferred form of ID: A valid Irish passport or a valid Irish passport card
Other acceptable forms of ID if preferred form not available:
Current photo-card driving licence, full or provisional, issued in the UK or Ireland (N/K means ‘not known’ so would not be acceptable).
A Foreign Birth Registration Certificate issued by the Irish authorities may be acceptable – please refer to tutorial@pet.cam.ac.uk immediately if this is your only means of ID.
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Nationality: Non-UK and non-Irish (and not on a student visa)
Preferred form of ID: Valid passport
Other acceptable forms of ID if preferred form not available:
National ID card ONLY acceptable for EU students when accompanied by a verified status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
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The Tutorial Office can provide letters for official purposes. Please complete the relevant form: student status/enrolment letter or new bank account letter. You should allow up to five working days for a letter to be produced.
The Undergraduate Matriculation Dinner is a special dinner to welcome new students to the College, to which you are expected to attend. It will give you a chance to meet the Fellows in your subject. It is reasonably (but not excessively) formal and you are asked to dress smartly in business dress (suit and tie, trousers/skirt and blouse, smart dress) with a gown.
Please indicate on the pre-arrival questionnaire whether you will attend and if you have special dietary requirements.
The Matriculation Dinner will take place on Tuesday 8 October. The reception will be held in the Combination Room at 7.30. Dinner will be served in Hall at 8.00pm.
You should email the Admissions Office as soon as possible and before 7 October, if you find you cannot attend the Dinner.