business, and at least one course outside the area of concentration. Concentration.-A minimum of nine credits is required in the concentration. All courses to be counted toward satisfying this requirement must be approved by the con- centration adviser. Some concentrations may require more then the minimum nine credits. Moreover, students may be required to take additional preparatory courses if their backgrounds are not sufficient. Concentration in Health and Hospital Administra- tion:-The Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in health and hospital administration is offered by the College of Business Administration in con- junction with the College of Health Related Professions. In addition to meeting the usual requirements for admis- sion to the Graduate School, students who apply for this concentration must communicate directly with the Chair- man of the Department of Health Services Administra- tion who will arrange for a personal interview with members of a faculty selection committee. The number of students accepted for each class is limited and applica- tions submitted after April 1 may not be considered. MBA/JD Program.-A program of concurrent studies leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor is offered under the joint auspices of the College of Business Administration and the College of Law. Both degrees are awarded after a four-year course of study. Students must take both the LSAT and the GMAT prior to admission and meet the curriculum requirements of both degrees. MASTER OF EDUCATION The degree of Master of Education is a professional degree designed to meet the need for professional per- sonnel to serve a variety of functions required in estab- lished and emerging educational activities of modern society. A thesis is not required. A minimum of 36 credits is required in all master's pro- grams with at least half of these credits in courses at the 5000 level or above. Twenty-one credits in education, with 15 at the graduate level, and five credits in courses outside education are included. Two exceptions are (1) only 12 credits in education, all at the graduate level, are required for students having at least 21 credits in a baccalaureate program for teacher preparation, and (2) 15 credits in courses outside education are required for these same students if their master's programs are in sub- ject specialization teacher education, vocational, techni- cal and adult education, or foundations of education. At least 16 credits must be earned while enrolled as- a graduate student in courses offered on the Gainesville campus of the University of Florida, including registra- tion for at least six credits in a single semester. MASTER OF ENGINEERING A student seeking a master's degree in the field of engineering may become a candidate for the Master of Engineering degree with or without thesis, provided such a candidate has a bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited curriculum or has taken sufficient articulation course work to meet the minimum require- ments specified by ABET. Students who do not meet these requirements may become candidates for the Master of Science degree, provided they meet depart- ,mental requirements for admission. The general intent in making this distinction is to encourage those who are professionally oriented to seek the Master of Engineer- REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE / 13 ing degree, and those who are more scientifically oriented and those who have science-based backgrounds to seek the Master of Science degree. Work Required.-The minimum course work required for the master's degree with thesis is 30 credits which may include up to six credits of the research course numbered 6971 in all departments. At least 12 credits, excluding 6971, must be in the student's major field of study. A minimum of 32 credits of course work is required, with at least 16 credits in the student's major field for both of the above degrees without thesis. At least 50% of the required 32 credits must be in graduate level courses, excluding those graded as S/U. Courses in the major must be graduate level. If a minor is chosen, at least five credits of work are required; two five-credit minors may be taken. In addition, a multidisciplinary minor in departments other than the major may be authorized by the supervisory committee or program adviser. Courses numbered 3000 and above may be taken for the minor. Degree Credit.-In order to qualify for course work toward the Master of Engineering degree, a student must first be admitted to the Graduate School at the Univer- sity of Florida. The amount of course work toward this degree that may be taken at an off-campus center will depend upon the student's individual program and the courses provided through the center. Examinations.-A student seeking the Master of Engineering degree with or without thesis is required to pass a comprehensive oral and/or written examination, administered on campus with all participants present, at the completion of the course work. A student who is a candidate for a nonthesis degree must take half the course work from full-time University of Florida faculty members and is required to pass a comprehensive writ- ten examination administered on the University of Florida campus by an examining committee recommended by the Dean.of the College of Engineering and appointed by the Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. At least one member of the examining committee must be either the student's program adviser or a member of the super- visory committee. If a minor is taken, another member selected from the Graduate Studies Faculty must be chosen from outside the major department to represent the student's minor. The requirement for an on-campus comprehensive written examination also applies to the nonthesis option of the Master of Science degree for students in the Col- lege of Engineering. Examination requirements for the Master of Science degree are covered in the section Master of Arts and Master of Science. MASTER OF FINE ARTS The College of Fine Arts offers the Master of Fine Arts degree with majors in art, music, and theatre. The requirements for this degree are the same as those for the Master of Arts with thesis except that a minimum of 48 credits is required, including six to ten credits in 6971 (Research for Master's Thesis). Students may elect to substitute 6973 (Individual Project), creative work in lieu of the written thesis. Students intending to pursue this option should follow the general procedures below: 1. Using the college form, obtain approval of a pro- posed project from the supervisory committee. 2. Include in the proposal a description of the nature of the project, the method and sources of research