ProfessorsAround 1215, Robert de Courcon ordered that professors must be 21 years old and have studied the specific area for at least six years. In order to be a chair (specifically of theology), the requirements included being at least 30 years old with eight years of studies. It was during this time that the term “Dean” was deemed to denote the head of the faculty. Each faculty member was also categorized into one of the following faculties: medicine, theology, art, and canon law; however, theology, law, and medicine were considered superior to art. As a result, those in the former typically held doctorate degrees, while the latter obtained baccalaureate degrees. Intermediate degrees did not exist during this time.

Church GovernanceThe church was directly in control of the universities. Not only were

teachers paid by churches, but students were also to be tried by

church courts and frequently escaped city laws. These students

were identified by shaving their heads and wearing robes .Plus, it

was to Paris that teachers flocked due to the large amount of

control they exerted at the university.