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The University Charter Act is a [[Liberalian Law]]

== The Bill ==

Preamble: This is a bill to set up a charter to found a University for Liberalia.

The Charter shall read as follows:

Article I Purpose

Clause 1: The Name of the University shall be The Farlane University of Liberalia (The University)

Clause 2: The University shall consist of The Chancellor, The Board, The Faculty, The Schools, The Graduates and the The Students

Clause 3: The goal shall be to further the knowledge of Students enroled in courses

Clause 4: The University shall teach subjects decided by The Board.

Clause 5: The University shall foster links with other Universities across the Nation States Community.

Article II The Board

Clause 1: The Board shall consist of the Chancellor, Faculty heads, School Heads and those awarded Academic Awards.

Section a: The Board shall be the ruling body of the University and preside over the day to day running of The University

Clause 2: The Chancellor shall be chosen by The Board to chair The Board and represent The University at official events as deemed necessary.

Section a: The Chancellor may resign at any time or be removed by a majority of The Board.

Clause 3: The subjects taught shall have relevance to Liberalia and the wider Nation States community

Clause 4: The Board will appoint Faculty Heads should a vacancy arise.

Section a: The Faculty Head shall be drawn from volunteers

Section b: The Faculty Head may resign at any time or be removed by a majority of The Board.

Article II The Faculty

Clause 1: The Board shall decide which Faculties are to be set up or closed.

Clause 2: Instead of a Faculty, a school may be set up and placed within a Faculty by The Board.

Clause 3: The Faculty Head may appoint teachers to work in the Faculty and give lectures.

Article III The School.

Clause 1: A school will be headed by a Professor appointed by The Board

Section a: The Professor may resign at any time or be removed by a majority on The Board

Article IV Lectures

Clause 1: Lectures shall be open to everyone.

Section a: The teachers shall decide on a suitable format for their lectures.

Clause 2: The teachers may research information to prepare their lectures and be prepared to provide sources for information.

Section a: Plagarism, defined as quoting published work either on the internet or in books without citing the source shall not be allowed.

Clause 3: Guest Teachers shall apply first to the Faculty Head for permission to present a lecture.

Article V Academic Awards

Clause 1: Academic Awards shall be either Degree or Honorary Degree

Section a: Art Degrees shall be known as DA (Degree of Art)

Section b: Science Degrees shall be known as DSc (Degree of Science)

Section c: Honorary Degrees shall be identified by a H prefix. i.e HDA or HDSc

Section d: Only The Board shall decide which Faculty and/or school shall award a DA or DSc

Clause 2: Higher Academic Degrees shall be available for those who have already received a Degree.

Section a: They shall be known as Masters Degrees

Section b: Higher Art Degrees shall be known as MA (Master of Arts)

Section c: Higher Science Degrees shal be known as MSc (Master of Science)

Section d: Original Research outside of standard faculty teaching shall lead to a DPS (Degree of Postgraduate Studies)

Section e: Honorary Degrees shall be identified by a H prefix i.e HMA, HMSc or HDPS

Clause 2: Earned Degrees are given to those who it is felt makes a significant contribution towards knowledge in a subject

Clause 3: Honorary Degree are given to those who it is felt makes a significant contribution towards Liberalia

Clause 4: A majority of The Board is required to award a Degree

Article VI Misc.

Clause 1: Any breaches of the Charter shall result in an investigation by The Board who shall decide on a punishment.

Clause 2: Amendments to this Charter may only happen with the approval of Parliament.

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