There are two types of membership ‘Full member’ and ‘Associate member’. These have the following rights:

1. Full member
   • Have access to all facilities provided by the MCR
   • Subject to availability, they are entitled to book a member’s ticket for each MCR Formal Hall and any other MCR event
2. Associated member
   • Have access to all facilities provided by the MCR. The exception to this are 4th year undergraduates who are not allowed to book the MCR punts.
   • Subject to availability, they are entitled to book a member’s ticket for each MCR Formal Hall
   • Tickets for other MCR events e.g. trips, swaps may be made available to associate members at the discretion of the Committee if tickets are available
   • Associate members are not entitled to vote at General Meetings or in elections
   • In general, associate members may not be candidates for election to any Committee position. The exception to this are 4th year undergraduate students who may stand for non-­‐ executive roles

The following people are entitled to membership

1. Full member
   • Only members of Clare College who are registered for one of the following degrees shall be considered as “graduate members” and so have automatic membership in the MCR
     • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), including PhD by part-­‐time study
     • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Vet MB)
     • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BChir)
     • Bachelor of Music (MusB)
     • Master of Education (MEd)
     • Master of Laws (LLM)
     • Master of Letters (MLitt)
     • Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
     • Master of Research (MRes)
     • Master of Science (MSc)
     • Master of Studies (MSt)
     • Diploma in Economics
     • Diploma in International Law
     • Diploma in Legal Studies
     • Any other University Diploma
     • Any Certificate of Postgraduate Study
     • Any Other University Certificate, including Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (aka Part III Maths)
2.  Associate member
   • Members of Clare College in their fourth year who are acquiring a graduate degree as a consequence of continuing their undergraduate study;
   • Members of the Clare College Research Associate Scheme;
   • Other students e.g. visiting students at the discretion of the committee

Those eligible for associate membership need to have their application for membership approved by the MCR committee at a committee meeting. Those eligible should send their application/ request to the MCR secretary and it will be discussed at the next committee meeting and the applicant will be informed of the outcome.