The Book I course is divided into 12 Stages, or chapters, and certificated assessment is available after Stages 4, 8 and 12. The assessment is certificated by the University of Cambridge. 

The assessments at the end of Stages 4 and 8 are based entirely on your understanding of the Latin language - you must translate a passage of Latin which is similar in difficulty to that of the stories in those Stages. The assessment at the end of Stage 12 evaluates your understanding of both the language and the civilisation elements of the course. You are asked to answer comprehension questions on a passage of Latin similar in difficulty to that of the stories in Stage 12 and you are also tested on the cultural topics covered in the course. Knowledge of the content of Book I is sufficient to answer all questions. 

The assessment tests are emailed or posted to you by your e-tutor and we trust you to complete them in exam conditions. Your e-tutor will mark your scripts and we will send you a certificate if you pass the assessment. 

The Cambridge Latin Course leads to GCSE qualification and Book I takes you about one quarter of the way to GCSE level. For further details, please see the 'Qualifications' area of the website.