16 /GENERAL INFORMATION specific information on admission as well as other aspects of the program, contact the Director of the MBA Admis- sions, College of Business Administration. Work Required.-A minimum of 48 credits of course work is required including 27 credits of required courses and 21 credits of elective courses. The latter include a minimum of three concentration electives, a course deal- ing with the legal environment of business, and two courses outside the area of concentration. Concentration.-A minimum of nine credits is required in the concentration. All courses to be counted toward satisfying this requirement must be approved by the con- centration adviser. Some concentrations may require more than the minimum nine credits. Moreover, students may be required to take additional preparatory courses if their backgrounds are not sufficient. MBA/MHS Program in Health and Hospital Adminis- tration.-A program of concurrent studies leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Health Science is offered in cooperation with the College of Health Related Professions. Both degrees are awarded after a course of study which requires 66 semester hours of credit. Students apply and are admitted to the Master of Business Administration program following regular proce- dures. In addition, they are admitted to the Master of Health Science program following an interviewwith mem- bers of a class selection committee. Admission to the two programs must be simultaneous. MBA/JD Program.-A program of concurrent studies leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor is offered under the joint auspices of the College of Business Administration and the College of Law. Current MBAorJD students may apply for joint enrollment priorto completion of the second consecutive semester. Both degrees are awarded after a four-year course of study. Students must take both the LSAT and the GMAT prior to admission and meet the curriculum requirements of both degrees. MBA/PharmD Program in Management and Pharmacy Administration.-A program of concurrent studies culmi- nating in both a Master of Business Administration and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree allows students interested in both management and pharmacy administration to obtain the appropriate education in both areas. Candidates must meet the entrance requirements and follow the entrance procedures of both the College of Business Administration and the College of Pharmacy, and admission 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 Adminis- tration.-A joint program which will culminate in Master of Business Administration (conferred by the College of Business Administration, University of Florida) and a Mas- ter of International Business (awarded by Nijenrode, The Netherlands School of Business) allows students interested in both management and international business to obtain the appropriate education in both areas. Both degrees may be granted after two years of study; applicants must be simultaneously accepted by both colleges and satisfy the curriculum requirements of each degree. Apply to the Director of MBA Admissions for criteria and current infor- mation. 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 Ad- ministration. The two degrees may be granted after approxi- mately six years of course work. An applicant for the combined curriculum must first be admitted to the Depart- mentof Industrial and Systems Engineering for study toward the BSISE degree. After completing a minimum 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 Administra- tion for the MBA program. To be eligible for the joint program, a student should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and a competitive GMAT score. Foreign students must also submit TOEFL scores. Further information on the joint program may be obtained from the Director of MBA Admissions. Exchange Programs.-The MBA program offers second- year students exchange opportunities at numerous interna- tional universities. Currently, exchange programs exist with the University of Manchester in England, Bocconi University in Italy, Nijenrode in the Netherlands, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Mannheim University in Germany, Oslo Business School in Norway, and the University of Helsinki in Finland. Since the MBA program is continually exploring new international study opportunities, interested applicants should contact the program office (134 Bryan Hall) for additional exchange opportunities . 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 exceptions: (1) only 12 credits in education, all at the graduate level, are required for students having at least 21 credits in a bacca- laureate 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 English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies educa- tion, 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 articu- lation course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ABET. Students who do not meet this require- ment may become candidates for the Master of Science degree, provided they meet departmental requirements for