20 /GENERAL INFORMATION member supervisory committee from the department's graduate faculty to develop an individualized program designed to facilitate professional goals, and (3) passing written and oral comprehensive examinations in the area of specialization and concomitant areas of study. All work must be approved by the chairperson of the supervisory committee. If knowledge deficiencies are identified, addi- tional course work may be required. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AND MASTER OF NURSING The College of Nursing offers the Master of Science in Nursing and Masterof Nursing degreeswith specializations in adult health, child health, critical care, community health, family nurse practitioner, geriatric nurse practioner, neonatal nursing, nurse midwifery, nursing administration, oncology nurse specialist, pediatric nurse practitioner, psychiatric and mental health, and women's and infants' nursing. Preparation for roles of clinical specialist, nurse educator, nursing administrator, and nurse practitioner is offered. Work Required.-A minimum of 48 semester hours is required for graduation. Candidates for the Master of Sci- ence in Nursing degree must prepare and present theses acceptable to their supervisory committees and the Gradu- ate School. These theses will be published by microfilm. Candidates for the Master of Nursing degree are required to complete a project acceptable to the College. Final Examination.-During the final semester each stu- dent in the Master of Science in Nursing program must pass an oral examination in defenseof thethesis. Final compre- hensive oral or written examination must be passed by candidates for the Master of Nursingdegree. These examina- tions must be taken on campus. MASTER OF STATISTICS The minimum credits required for the Master of Statistics degree are 36, including no fewer than 20 graduate credits in the major field. Courses in the degree program will be selected in consultation with the major adviser and ap- proved by the student's supervisory committee. The student will be required to pass two examinations: (1) a comprehen- sive written examination, given by a committee designated for the purpose, on material covered in statistics courses for first year graduate students and (2) a final oral examination given by the student's supervisory committee, covering the entire field of study. Both examinations must be taken on campus. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF ENGINEER For those engineers who need additional technical depth and diversification in their education beyond the master's degree, the College of Engineering offers the degree of Engineer. This degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate work beyond the master's degree. It is not to be considered as a partial requirement toward the Ph.D. degree. The student's objective after the master's degree should be the Ph.D. or the Engineer degree. Admission to the Program.-To be admitted to the program, students must have completed a master's degree in engineering and apply for admission to the Graduate School of the University of Florida. The master's degree is regarded as the foundation for the degree of Engineer. The master's degree must be based on the candidate having a bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited curriculum or having taken sufficient articulation course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ABET. Course and Residence Requirements.-A total registra- tion in an approved program of at least 30 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree is required. This mini- mum requirement must be earned through the University of Florida. The last 30 semester credit hours must be com- pleted within five calendar years. Supervisory Committee.-Each student admitted to the program will be advised by a supervisory committee con- sisting of at leastthree members ofthe graduatefaculty. Two members are selected from the major department and at least one from a supporting department. In addition, every effort should be made to have a representative from industry as an external adviser for the student's program. This 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. This committee will inform the student of all regulations pertaining to the degree program. The committee is nomi- nated by the department chairperson, approved by the Dean of the College of Engineering, and appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School. The Dean of the Graduate School is an ex-officio member of all supervisory commit- tees and should be notified in writing in advance of all committee meetings. If a thesis or report is a requirement in the plan of study, the committee will approve the proposed thesis or report and the plans for carrying it out. The thesis must be submitted to the Graduate School. The committee will also conduct the final examination on campus when the plan of study is completed. Plan of Study.-Each plan of study is developed on an individual basis for each student. Thus, there are no specific requirements for the major or minor; each student is considered as a separate case. If the plan of study includes a thesis, the student may register for from 6 to 12 semester credit hours of thesis research in a course numbered 6972. Thesis.-The thesis should represent performance at a level above that ordinarily associated with the master's degree. It should clearly be an original contribution; this may take the form of scientific research, a design project, or an industrial project approved by the supervisory commit- tee. Work on the thesis may be conducted in an industrial or governmental laboratory under conditions stipulated by the supervisory committee. Final Examination.-After the student has completed all work on the plan of study, the supervisory committee conducts a final comprehensive oral and/or written exami- nation, which also involves a defense of the thesis if one is included in the program. This examination must be taken on campus with all participants present.