I'm reading about medieval education and am not familiar with some of the terms being used. Specifically, what it means for someone to 'incept' or referring to their 'inception', and also what it means for someone to 'determine'. I'm not sure if these are strictly historical terms or are still in use in European institutions.

Here's a footnote from one paper using these terms that makes little sense to me currently:

"According to this statute (Stat. Ant, p. 33), which Gibson tentatively dated "before 1350", it was customary that no one who determined for himself should incept in arts until the end of three years after determination, while one who determined for another could incept at the end of two years after his own determination (cf. ibid., p. xciii). Unless the bachelor determined both for himself and for another in the same Lent, the course for both bachelors would be seven years before inception—unless, of course, the one -who determined for another was dispensed from the required years or books because of his ability."

Thanks in advance for your assistance.