20 / GENERAL INFORMATION prepare and present a dissertation that shows inde- pendent investigation and is acceptable in form and content to the supervisory committee and to the Graduate School. Dissertations must be written in English. The Dean for Graduate Studies and Research may approve exceptions to this rule on an individual basis for students majoring in Romance languages and literatures. Since all doctoral dissertations will be published by microfilm, it is necessary that the work be of publish- able quality and that it be in a form suitable for publi- cation. The original copy of the dissertation must be pres- ented to the Dean for Graduate Studies and Research on or before the date specified in the University Calendar. It must contain an abstract and be accom- panied by four unpaged separate copies of the ab- stract, a letter of transmittal from the supervisory chairperson, and all doctoral forms. After corrections have been made, and no later than the specified formal submission date, the fully signed copy of the dissertation, together with the signed Final Examina- tion Report, should be returned to the Graduate School. The original copy of the dissertation is sent by the Graduate School to the Library for microfilming and hardbinding. A second signed copy, reproduced on required thesis paper, should be given to the office of the college dean or the graduate coordinator for subsequent delivery to the Library for hardbinding. The supervisory chairperson and the candidate will each need a copy and, if required, another should also be provided for the departmental library. Publication of Dissertation.-AII candidates for the Ph.D. and Ed.D. degrees are required to pay the sum of $35 to Student Financial Services, the Hub, for mi- crofilming their dissertations, and to sign an agree- ment authorizing publication by microfilm. Copyright.-The candidate may choose to copyright the microfilmed dissertation for a charge of $20 payable by a certified or cashier's check or money order to University Microfilms attached to the signed microfilm agreement form. To assure receipt of the valuable Copyright Registration Certificate, candi- dates must give permanent'addresses through which they can always be reached. FINAL EXAMINATION After submission of the dissertation and the com- pletion of all other prescribed work for the degree, but in no case earlier than six months before the con- ferring of the degree, the candidate will be given a final examination, oral or written or both, by the su- pervisory committee meeting on campus. An an- nouncement of the scheduled examination must be sent to the pean for Graduate Studies and Research. At least five faculty members must be present with the candidate at the oral portion of this examination. At the time of the defense all committee members should sign the signature pages and all committee .and attending faculty members should sign the Final Examination Report. These may be retained by the su- pervisory chairman until acceptable completion of corrections. Satisfactory performance on this examination and adherence to all Graduate School regulations out- lined above complete the requirements for the de- gree. Time Limitation.-All work for the doctorate must be completed within five calendar years after the qualifying examination, or this examination must be repeated. CERTIFICATION Doctoral candidates who have completed all re- quirements for the degree, including satisfactory de- fense and final acceptance of the dissertation, may re- quest certification to that effect prior to receipt of the degree. Certification request forms, available in the Graduate School Editorial Office, should be filled out by the candidate, signed by the college dean, and re- turned to the Graduate School for verification and processing. EXPENSES APPLICATION FEE Each application for admission to the University must be accompanied by an application fee of $15. Application fees are nonrefundable. Further instruc- tions will be found in the Admissions section of this Catalog. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS- FLORIDA OR NON-FLORIDA (Section 6C-7.05, Florida Administrative Code) (1) For the purpose of assessing registration and tui- tion fees, a student shall be classified as a "Florida" or "non-Florida" student. (a) A "Florida student" is a person who has domi- cile in and who shall have resided in the state of Florida for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes of the academic term in which the stu- dent enrolls. In determining residency, the uni- versity may require evidence such as voter regis- tration, driver's license, automobile registration, location of bank account, rent receipts or any other relevant materials as evidence that the ap- plicant has maintained continuous residency. Physical presence for the entire twelve-month period need not be required so long as the con- duct of the student, taken in total, manifests an intention to make Florida his or her permanent dwelling place. If such a student is a minor, it shall mean that the parent or parents, or legal guardian of the student shall have domicile in and have resided in the state of Florida for the period stated above. "Florida student" classifica- tion shall also be construed to include students who have had their resident alien status ap- proved by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or who hold an Immigra- tion and Naturalization Form 1-151, 1-551 or a no- tice of an approved adjustment of status applica- tion,'or Cuban nationals or Vietnamese refugees or other refugees or asylees so designated by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service who are considered as resident aliens, provided such students meet the residency re-