16 / GENERAL INFORMATION


thesis. A final comprehensive oral or written examina-
tion must be passed by candidates for the Master of
Nursing degree. These examinations must be taken
on campus.

MASTER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
 Work Required.-A minimum of 34 credits of
course work is required, of which at least 50% must be
selected from graduate level courses offered in the
Department of Professional Physical Education.' Of
the remaining 50%, at least three courses must be
taken outside the Department of Professional Physi-
cal Education. All course work must be approved by
the chairperson of the student's supervisory commit-
tee. If knowledge deficiencies are identified, addi-
tional course work may be required.
 Off-Campus Work.-The regulations governing off-
campus work are the same as those for the Master of
Education degree.
 Supervisory Committee.-A committee of three
faculty members from the Department of Professional
Physical Education and the Dean-for Graduate Studies
and Research, as an ex-officio member, will supervise
the work of students registered in this program.
 Final Examination.-The candidate must pass a
comprehensive written and oral examination that
consists of questions concerning the student's special
area of concentration as well as concomitant areas of
study in physical education. This exam must be taken
on campus during the fall or spring semester.

MASTER OF STATISTICS
 The minimum credits required for the Master of
 Statistics degree are 36, including no fewer than 20
 credits in the major field. Courses in the degree pro-
 gram will be selected in consultation with the major
 adviser and approved by the student's supervisory
 committee. The work in the major field must be in
 courses approved for graduate major credit. At least
 half the 36 credits must be in graduate level co.urses.
 The student will be required to pass two examina-
 tions: (1) a comprehensive written examination, given
 by a committee designated for the purpose, on mate-
 rial covered in statistics courses for first year graduate
 students and (2) a final oral examination given by the
 student's supervisory committee, covering the entire
 field of study. Both examinations must be taken on
 campus.


REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE DEGREE OF

ENGINEER
 For those engineers who need additional technical
 depth and diversification in their education beyond
 the master's degree, the College of Engineering offers
 the degree of. Engineer.
 This degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours
 of graduate work beyond the master's degree. It is not
 to be considered as a partial requirement toward the
 Ph.D. degree. The student's objective after the
 master's degree should be the Ph.D. or the Engineer
 degree.
 Admission to the Program.-To be admitted to the


program, students must have completed a master's
degree in engineering at an accredited institution ap-
proved by the Graduate School, University of Florida,
and apply for admission to the Graduate School of the
University of Florida. The master's degree is regarded
as the foundation for the degree of Engineer.
 Course and Residence Requirements.-A total reg-
istration in an approved program of at least 30
semester credit hours beyond the master's degree is
required. This minimum requirement must be earned
through the University of Florida. The last 30 semester
credit hours must be completed within five calendar
years.
 Supervisory Committtee.-Each student admitted
to the program will be advised by a supervisory com-
mittee consisting of at least three members of the
graduate faculty. Two members are selected from the
major department and at least one from a supporting
department. In addition, every effort should be made
to have a representative from industry as an external
adviser for the student's program.
 This committee should be appointed as soon as
possible after the student has been admitted to the
Graduate School but, in no case, later than the end of
the second semester of study or the completion of 24
semester hours.
 This committee will inform the student of all regu-
lations pertaining to the degree program. The com-
mittee is nominated by the-department chairperson,
approved by the Dean of the College of Engineering,
and appointed by the Dean for Graduate Studies and
Research. The Dean for Graduate Studies and Re-
search is an ex-officio member of all supervisory com-
mittees and should be notified in writing in advance
of all committee meetings. If a thesis or report is a re-
quirement in the plan of study, the committee will
approve the proposed thesis or report and the plans
for carrying it out. The thesis must be submitted to
the Graduate School. The committee will also con-
duct the final examination on campus when the plan
of study is completed.
 Plan of Study.-Each plan of study is developed on
an individual basis for each student. Thus, there are
no specific requirements for the major or minor; each
student is considered as a separate case. If the plan of
study includes a thesis, the student may register for
from 6 to 12 semester credit hours of thesis research in
a course numbered 6971.
 Thesis.-The thesis should represent performance
at a level above that ordinarily associated with the
master's degree. It should clearly be an original con-
tribution; this may take the form of scientific research,
a design project, or an industrial project approved by
the supervisory committee. Work on the thesis may
be conducted in an industrial or governmental labo-
ratory under conditions stipulated by the supervisory
committee.
 Final Examination.-After the student has com-
 pleted all work on the plan of study, the supervisory
 committee conducts a final comprehensive oral
 and/or written examination, which also involves a de-
 fense of the thesis if one is included in the program.
 This examination must be taken on campus with all
 participants present.


 REQUIREMENTS FOR

 THE ED.S. AND ED.D.
 The College of Education offers programs leading