The lecture regards the problems of examinations at university level, particularly with regards to external and internal examiners, and how these can be resolved.

Thomson compares the Scottish system to that of the English, paying particular attention to the examination processes for ordinary degrees in which the Scottish student participates in both the Class Certificate system and the wider examination system of the university; and the English system in which there is a meeting of examiners to decide borderline cases.

The notes are incomplete, and largely in draft form.