14 / GENERAL INFORMATION


 MBA/Pharm.D. Program in Management and Phar-
macy Administration.-A Program of concurrent studies
culminating in both a Master of Business Administration
and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree allows students inter-
ested in both management and pharmacy administration
to obtain the appropriate education in both areas. Candi-
dates must meet the entrance requirements and follow the
entrance procedures of both the College of Business
Administration and the College of Pharmacy, and admis-
sion to the two programs must be simultaneous. The
degrees may be granted after five years of study. Further
information on the joint program may be obtained from
the Director of the Master of Business Administration
Program, College of Business Administration.
 MBA/MIB Program in International Business
Administration.-A joint program which will culminate in
Master of Business Administration (conferred by the Col-
lege of Business Administration, University of Florida) and
a Masterof International Business (awarded by Nijenrode,
The Netherlands School of Business) allows students in-
terested in both management and international business
to obtain the appropriate education in both areas. Both
degrees may be granted after two years of study; appli-
cants must be simultaneously accepted by both colleges
and satisfy the curriculum requirements of each degree.
Apply tothe Director of the Master of Business Admini-
stration Program for criteria and program requirements.
 MBA/BSISE.-A joint program culminating in a Bache-
 lor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering and
 a Master of Business Administration is offered under the
 auspices of the Colleges of Engineering and Business
 Administration. The two degrees may be granted after
 approximately six years of course work. An applicant for
 the combined curriculum must first be admitted to the
 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for
 study toward the BSISE degree. After completing a mini-
 mum of 80 semester hours of course work and with the
 endorsement of the Department of Industrial and Systems
 Engineering, the student should apply to the College of
 Business Administration for the MBA program. To be
 eligible forthe joint program, astudentshould have a GPA
 of 3.0 or higher and a scoreof 600 or higher on the GMAT.
 Foreign students must also have a score in excess of 600
 on the TOEFL. Further information on the joint program
 may be obtained from the Director of the Master of
 Business Administration program, 301 Business Building.
 MASTER OF EDUCATION

 The degree of Master of Education is a professional
 degree designed to meet the need for professional person-
 nel 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 education,
 with 15 at the graduate level, and 5 credits in courses
 outside education are included. There are two excep-
 tions: (1) only 12 credits in education, all at the graduate
 level, are required for students havingat 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 art,
 English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and
 social studies education, or vocational, technical, and
 adult education.


 At least 16 credits must be earned while the student is
enrolled as a graduate student in courses offered on the
Gainesville campus of the University of Florida, including
registration for at least 6 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 this
requirement may become candidates for the Master of
Science degree, provided they meet departmental re-
quirements for admission. The general intent in making
this distinction is to encourage those who are profession-
ally oriented to seek the Master of Engineering degree, and
those who are more scientifically oriented a.d those who
have science-based backgrounds to seek the Master of
Science degree.
 Also, the Master of Civil Engineering degree has been
approved as a variant of the Master of Engineering degree.
The M.C.E. is oriented specifically to the design and pro-
fessional practice in civil engineering. The degree re-
quirements include a minimum number of hoursof 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 Engineer Intern
Examination. The thesis or report required for all master's
degrees must be design-related. Further details on this
degree program may be obtained from the Chairman,
Department of Civil Engineering.
 Work Required.-The minimum course work required
 for the master's degree with thesis is 30 credits which may
 include up to 6 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 six credits of
 work are required: two six-credit minors may be taken. In
 addition, a multidisciplinary minor in departments other
 than the major may be authorized by the supervisory com-
 mittee 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 University
 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 Engi-
 neering degree with or without thesis is required to pass
 a comprehensive oral and/or written examination, ad-
 ministered on campus with all participants present, at the
 completion of the course work. An off-campus 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
 written examination administered on the University of