ED.S. AND ED.D. DEGREES / 19 Florida. All work for the degree must be completed within seven years after admission to the Graduate School. The Ed.S. degree is awarded at the completion of a planned program with a minimum of 72 credits beyond the bachelor's degree or a minimum of 36 credits beyond the master's degree. All credits accepted for the program must contribute to the unity and the stated objective of the total program. Students are tested (in no case earlier than six months prior to receipt of degree) in both a written and an oral examination, given on campus by a committee selected by the department chairperson. A thesis is not required; however, each program will include continuing attention to a research component relevant to the profes- sional role for which the student is preparing. Students who enter the program with an appropriate master's degree from another accredited institution must complete a minimum of 36 credits of post-master's study to satisfy the following requirements. 1. Twenty-one credits in graduate level courses. 2. At least 12 credits in graduate level professional education courses. 3. Registration on the Gainesville campus of the Uni- versity of Florida for at least six credits in a single semester. Twelve credits for appropriate courses offered off- campus by the University of Florida may be transferred to the program. Six credits may be transferred from another institution of the State University System or from any institution offering a doctoral degree; however, credit transferred from another institution reduces proportion- ately the credit transferred from University of Florida off- campus courses. Students who enter the program with a bachelor's degree only must, during the 72-credit program, satisfy these requirements in addition to the requirements of the Master of Education degree or its equivalent. DOCTOR OF EDUCATION A doctoral candidate is expected to achieve under- standing of the broad field of education and competence in an area of specialization. Programs are available in the various areas of concentration within the Departments of Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Founda- tions of Education, Instruction and Curriculum, and Spe- cial Education. Admission to a program of work leading to the degree of Doctor of Education requires admission to the Gradu- ate School. A minimum of 90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree is required for the doctoral degree. Master's degrees outside the major require departmental petition to the Dean of the Graduate School. All master's degrees counted in the 90-hour minimum must have been earned within the last seven years. No more than 30 hours of a master's degree from another institution will be transferred to a doctoral program. All courses beyond the master's degree taken at another institution, to be applied toward the Doctor of Education degree, must be taken at an institu- tion offering the doctoral degree and must be approved for graduate credit by the Graduate School of the University of Florida. Minors.-Minor work or work in cognate fields is re- quired. Minor work may be completed in any department, other than the major department, approved for master's or doctoral degree programs as listed in the Catalog. If one minor is selected, at least 15 credits of work therein will be required; if two minors are chosen, one minor must include at least 12 credits of course work, the other at least 5 credits. Courses in physical education approved by the College of Health and Human Performance and the Graduate School as subject matter or content courses may be used in the cognate work or as a minor. In lieu of a minor or minors, the candidate may present a suitable program of no fewer than 15 credits of cognate work in at least two departments. If two fields are in- cluded, there shall be no fewer than five credits in each field. If three or more fields are included, the five credit requirement for each field does not apply. This program must have the approval of the student's supervisory committee. The College of Education faculty will expect' the candidate to be prepared to answer questions, at the time of the oral examination, in any of the areas chosen. Admission to Candidacy.-Admission to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Education requires successful completion of the qualifying examinations and approval of a dissertation topic. Recommendation to the Graduate School for admission to candidacy is based on the action of the supervisory committee. Application for admission to candidacy should be made as soon as the qualifying examination has been passed and a dissertation topic has been approved by the student's supervisory committee. Qualifying Examination.-The applicant is recom- mended for the qualifying examination by the supervisory committee after completion of sufficient course work. The examination, administered on campus by the student's major department, consists of (1) a general section, (2) a field of specialization section, (3) examina- tion in the minor or minors, where involved, and (4) an oral examination conducted by the applicant's supervi- sory committee. At least five faculty must be. present for the oral portion of the examination; however, only members of the super- visory committee are required to sign the Admission to Candidacy form. If the student fails the qualifying examination, a re- examination will not be given unless recommended for special reasons by the supervisory committee and ap- proved by the Graduate School. At least one semester of additional preparation is considered essential before re- examination. Research Preparation Requirement.-EDF 7486 (Meth- ods of Educational Research) or its equivalent, for which a basic course in statistics is a prerequisite, and one other approved course are minimum requirements in all pro- grams. Additional requirements vary with the department and with the student's plans for doctoral research. For information relating to Concentrated Period of Study, the Supervisory Committee, Time Lapse, the Dis- sertation, and the Final Examination, the student is re- ferred to the material presented under the heading Re- quirements for the Ph.D. These statements are applicable to both degrees. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. Doctoral study consists of the independent mastery of a field of knowledge and the successful pursuit of re- search. Consequently, doctoral programs are more flex- ible and varied than those leading to other graduate