MASTER'S DEGREES / 13 Admission.-Applicants for admission must submit satisfactory scores on the Graduate Management Ad- missions Test (GMAT) as well as transcripts for all pre- vious academic work. Significant work experience is considered favorably. Applicants whose native lan- guage is not English are required to submit, in addi- tion, scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Lan- guage. A heterogeneous student body is seen as an impor- tant asset of the program. Accordingly the under- graduate background of students includes a wide range of disciplines. While the curriculum assumes no previous academic work in managerial disciplines or business administration, it is recommended appli- cants have a background in introductory economics, statistics, and calculus. Students are admitted in the fall semester only. Ap- plications should be made as early as possible during the preceding academic year. Applications received after April 1 will be considered on the basis of avail- able space. For more specific information on admis- sion as well as other aspects of the program, contact the Director of the Master of Business Administration Program, College of Business Administration. Work Required.-A minimum of 57 credits of course work is required including 36 credits of re- quired courses and 21 credits of elective courses. The latter include a minimum of three concentration elec- tives, a quantitative elective, a course dealing with the legal environment of business, and at least one course outside the area of concentration. Concentration.-A minimum of nine credits is re- quired in the concentration. All courses to be counted toward satisfying this requirement must be approved by the concentration adviser. Some concentrations may require more than the minimum nine credits. Moreover, students may be required to take addi- tional preparatory courses if their backgrounds are not sufficient. MBA/MHS Program in Health and Hospital Admin- istration.-A program of concurrent studies leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Health Science is offered in cooperation with the College of Health Related Professions. Both degrees are awarded after a course of study which requires 76 semester hours of credit. Students apply and are ad- mitted to the Master of Business Administration pro- gram following the usual procedures. In addition, they are admitted to the Master of Health Science program following an interview with members of a class selection committee. Prospective students are urged to contact the Associate Director of the Gradu- ate Program in Health and Hospital Administration early in the application process. MBA/JD Program.-A program of concurrent stud- ies 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 Col- lege 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 personnel to serve a variety of functions required in established and emerging educational activities of modern society. A thesis is not required. A minimum of 36 credits is required in all master's programs with at least half of these credits in courses at the 5000 level or above. Twenty-one credits in edu- cation, with 15 at the graduate level, and five credits in courses outside education are included. Two ex- ceptions 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 edu- cation are required for these same students if their master's programs are in subject specialization teach- er education, vocational, technical and adult educa- tion, or foundations of education. At least 16 credits must be earned while enrolled as a graduate student in courses offered on the Gainesville campusof the University of Florida, in- cluding registration 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, pro- vided such a candidate has a bachelor's degree in en- gineering from an ABET-accredited curriculum or has taken sufficient articulation course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ABET. Students who do not meet these requirements may become candidates for the Master of Science degree, provided they meet departmental requirements for admission. The general intent in making this distinction is to en- courage those who are professionally oriented to seek the Master of Engineering degree, and those who are more scientifically oriented and those who have science-based backgrounds to seek the Master of Sci- ence degree. Also, the Master of Civil Engineering degree has been approved for a trial period as a variant of the Master of Engineering degree. The M.C.E. is oriented specifically to the design and professional practice in civil engineering. The degree requirements include a minimum number of hours of design and professional practice instruction at the graduate level, six months' full-time civil engineering related experience or its equivalent obtained after the student has achieved junior status, and completion of the Engineering In- tern Examination. The thesis or report required for all master's degrees must be design-related. Further de- tails on this trial degree program may be obtained from the Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering. Work Required.The minimum course work re- quired 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 super- visory committee or program adviser. Courses num- bered 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 University of Florida. The amount of course work