Possible Clues:

• Where a course at Oxford may take one, up to a point
• Amphibian, for one, trimmed marsh plant somewhat
• Where a university course may lead, in some measure
• Partly touching tip of tongue on amphibian, say
• Partly
• Somewhat despicable type, say, Bruegel regularly used
• Aim of undergraduate's journey in part?
• Partly but not entirely
• Not entirely
• Up to a point