20 / GENERAL INFORMATION degrees. The Graduate Council does not specify what courses will be required for the Ph.D. degree. The general requirement is that the program should be unified in relation to a clear objective, that it should have the considered approval of the student's entire supervisory committee, and that it should include an appropriate number of credit hours of doctoral research. COURSE REQUIREMENTS The course requirements for doctoral degrees vary from field to field and from student to student. 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 in 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 university, to be applied to the Ph.D. degree, must be taken at an institution offering the doctoral degree and must be approved for graduate credit by the Graduate School of the University of Florida. The student's supervi- sory committee has the responsibility for recommending individual courses of study for each doctoral student subject to the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Major.-The student working for the Ph.D. must elect to do the major work in a department specifically approved for the offering of doctoral courses and the supervision of dissertations. These departments are listed under Gradu- ate Programs. Minor.-With the approval of the supervisory commit- tee, the student may choose one or more minor fields. Minor work may be completed in any department, other than the major department, approved for master's or doctor's degree programs as listed in this Catalog. If one minor is chosen, the representative of the minor department on the supervisory committee shall suggest from 12 to 24 credits as preparation for a qualifying examination. A part of this background may have been acquired in the master's program. If two minors are chosen, each must include at least eight credits. Compe- tence in the minor area may be demonstrated through a written examination conducted by the minor department or through the oral qualifying examination., Course work in the minor at the doctoral level need not be restricted to the courses of one department, provided that the minor has a clearly stated objective and that the combination of courses representing the minor shall be approved by the Graduate School. This procedure is not required for a departmental minor. LEAVE OF ABSENCE A doctoral student who will not be registered at the University of Florida for a period of more than one semester must request written permission from his/her faculty adviser for a leave of absence for a designated period of time. SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE Supervisory committees are nominated by the depart- ment chairperson, approved by the dean of the college concerned, and appointed by the Dean of the Graduate. School. The committee should be appointed as soon as possible after the student has begun doctoral work and in general no later than the end of the second semester of equivalent full-time study. The Dean of the Graduate School is an ex-officio member of all supervisory commit- tees and should be notified in writing well in advance of all examinations conducted by such committees. Duties and Responsibilities.-Duties of the supervisory committee follow: 1. To inform the student of all regulations governing the degree sought. It should be noted, however, that this does not absolve the student from the responsibility of inform- ing himself concerning these regulations. (See Student Responsibility.) 2. To meet immediately after appointmentto review the qualifications of the student and to discuss and approve a program of study. 3. To meet to discuss and approve the proposed disser- tation project and the plans for carrying it out. 4. To conduct the qualifying examination or, in those cases where the examination is administered by the department, to take part in it. In either event, nofewer than five faculty members shall be present with the student for the oral portion of the examination. This examination must be given on campus. 5. To meet when the work on the dissertation is at least one-half completed to review procedure, progress, and expected results and to make suggestions for completion. 6. To meet on campus when the dissertation is com- pleted and conduct the final oral examination to assure that the dissertation is a piece of original research and a contribution to knowledge. No fewer than five faculty members, plus the graduate dean's representative, shall be present with the candidate for this examination, but only the members of the official supervisory committee may sign the dissertation. The dissertation must be ap- proved unanimously by the official supervisory commit- tee. Membership.-The supervisory committee for a candi- date for the doctoral degree shall consist of no fewer than four members selected from the graduate faculty. At least two members will be from the department recommending the degree, and at least one member will be drawn from a different educational discipline. The chairperson and at least one additional member of the committee will be members of the Doctoral Research Faculty of the Univer- sity of Florida. If a minor is chosen, the supervisory committee will include at least one person 'selected from the graduate faculty from outside the discipline of the major for the purpose of representing the student's minor. In the event that the student elects more than one minor, each minor area may, atthe discretion of the departments concerned, be represented on the supervisory committee. When a minor is not designated, the supervisory com- mittee will include at least one member of the graduate faculty from outside the discipline of the major. The Graduate Council desires each supervisory committee to function as a university committee, as contrasted with a departmental committee, in order to bring university- wide standards to bear upon the various doctoral degrees. A cochairperson may be appointed to serve during a planned absence of the chairperson.