MASTER'S DEGREES / 11


 Examination.-A final comprehensive examination, oral,
 written or both, must be passed by the candidate. This
 examination, held on campus with all participants pres-
 ent, will cover at least the candidate's field of concentra-
 tion, and in no case may it be scheduled earlier than the
 term preceding the semester in which the degree is to be
 conferred.
 Time Limitation.-AII work, including transferred credit,
 counted toward the master's degree must be completed
 during the seven years immediately preceding the date on
 which the degree is awarded.
 MASTER OF ARTS AND MASTER OF
 SCIENCE
 The requirements for the Master of Arts and the Master
 of Science degrees also apply to the following degrees,
 except as they are individually described hereafter: Mas-
 ter of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Mass Communi-
 cation, Master of Science in Building Construction, Mas-
 ter of Science in Health Science Education, Master of
 Science in Pharmacy, Master of Science in Recreational
 Studies, and Master of Science in Statistics.
 Course Requirements.-The minimum course work re-
 quired for a master's degree with thesis is 30 credits
 including up to 6 hours of the research course numbered
 6971. All students seeking a master's degree with thesis
 must register for an appropriate number of hours in 6971.
 The Graduate School requirement for a Master of Arts
 or Master of Science taken with a nonthesis option is at
 least 32 letter-graded credits. Many departments require
 more. S/U graded courses do not count in meeting the
 minimum credit requirements for a nonthesis option.
 Students pursuing the nonthesis option may not use the
 course numbered 6971.
 For both nonthesis option and thesis programs, at least
 half the required credits, exclusive of 6971, must be in a
 field of study designated the major. One or two minors of
 at least six credits each may be taken, but a minor is not
 required by the Graduate School. Minor work must be in
 a department other than the major. The work in the major
 field must be in courses numbered 5000 or above. For
 work outside the major, courses numbered 3000 or above
 may be taken.
 Engineering students, working at off-campus centers,
who are pursuing a nonthesis option Master of Science
degree, must take half the course work from full-time
University of Florida faculty members and are required to
pass a comprehensive written 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 of the Graduate
School.
 Thesis.-Candidates for the master's degree with thesis
must prepare and present theses (or equivalent in creative
work) acceptable to their supervisory committees and the
Graduate School. The candidate should consultthe Gradu-
ate School Editorial Office for instructions concerning the
form of the thesis. The University Calendar specifies final
dates for submitting the original copy of the thesis to the
office of the Dean of the Graduate School. The college
copy should also be submitted to the college or to the
library by the specified date. After the thesis is accepted,
these two copies will be permanently bound and depos-
ited in the University Libraries.
 Change from Thesis to Nonthesis Option.-A student
who wishes to change from the thesis to the nonthesis


option for the master's degree must obtain the permission
of the supervisory committee to make such a change. This
permission must be forwarded to the Graduate School at
least one full semester prior to the intended date of
graduation. The candidate must meet all the requirements
of the nonthesis option as specified above. A maximum of
three credits earned in 6971 (Master's Research) can be
counted toward the degree requirements only if con-
verted to credit as Individual Work. The supervisory
committee must indicate that the work was productive in
and by itself and warrants credit as a special problem or
special topic course.
 Supervisory Committee.-The student's supervisory
 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. The duties of the supervisory committee are to
 advise the student, to check on the student's qualifications
 and progress, to supervise the preparation of the thesis,
 and to conduct the final examination.
 Comprehensive Examination.-The student who elects
 the nonthesis option must pass a comprehensive written
 examination on the major field of study and on the minor
 if a minor is designated. This comprehensive examination
 must be taken within six months of the date the degree is
 to be awarded.
 Final Examination.-When the student's course work is
 substantially completed, and the thesis is in final form, the
 supervisory committee is required to examine the student
 orally or in writing on (1) the thesis, (2) the major subjects,
 (3) the minor or minors, and (4) matters of a general nature
 pertaining to the field of study. A written announcement
 of the examination must be sent to the Dean of the
 Graduate School.
 At least three faculty members and the candidate must
 be present at the final examination. At the time of the
 examination, all committee members should sign the
 signature pages and the Final Examination Report. These
 may be retained by the supervisory chairman until accept-
 able completion of corrections. This examination may not
 be scheduled earlier than six months before the degree is
 to be conferred.
 MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING AND
 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TEACHING
 These degrees are designed for graduate students who
 intend to teach in junior or four year colleges. Require-
 ments for admission are the same as those for the regular
 M.A. and M.S. degrees in the various colleges, and
 programs leading to the M.A.T. and M.S.T. may, with
 proper approval, be incorporated into programs leading
 to the Ph.D.
 The requirements for the degrees are as follows:
 1. A reading knowledge of one foreign language if
 required by the student's major department.
 2. Satisfactory completion of at least 36 credits while
 registered as a graduate student, with work distributed as
follows:
 a. At least 18 credits in the major (all work in the
 major field must be 5000 level or higher) and 6
 credits in the minor.
 b. Six credits in a departmental internship in teach-
 ing (6943-Internship in College Teaching). Three
 years of successful teaching experience may be
 substituted for the internship requirement, and
 credits thus made available may be used for