Editing Tripos (section)

==History==
Initially, the only way to obtain an honours degree at Cambridge was the Mathematical Tripos examination.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} [[John Jebb (1736–1786)|John Jebb]] proposed reforms in 1772, but implementation was blocked by various matters such as lack of expertise in the smaller colleges in a wider range of subjects. Classed examinations in law were introduced in 1816 by [[James William Geldart]], who was then [[Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)|Regius Professor of Civil Law]]. Although a classical tripos was created in 1822, it was only open to those who already had high honours in mathematics or those who were the sons of [[Peerage|peers]]. This restriction ended around 1850, and triposes in the moral sciences and natural sciences were introduced in the 1860s.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Smith, Jonathan C. |title=Teaching and learning in nineteenth-century Cambridge |publisher=Boydell Press |location=Ipswich |year=2002 |pages=207–208 |isbn=0-85115-783-1 }}</ref> From Easter 2023, "overall degree classifications" were introduced to the Tripos system bringing Cambridge in line with other British universities. 

The origin and evolution of the Cambridge Tripos can be found in William Clark's ''Academic Charisma and the Origin of the Research University''.<ref>Clark, William (2006). ''Academic Charisma and the Origin of the Research University'', chapter 4, [[University of Chicago Press]].</ref>