4 / THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

Academic Affairs. Professor Alexander G. Smith, of the Department of
Physics and Astronomy, and a former assistant dean of the Graduate School,
is currently serving as acting dean.
 Study leading to graduate degrees has existed at the University of Florida
from the date of the establishment of the University on its present campus. The
first M.A. was awarded in 1906, the major being English, and the first M.S.
in 1908, with a major in entomology. The first programs leading to the Ph.D.
were initiated in 1930, and the first degrees were awarded in 1934, one with a
major in chemistry and the other with a major in pharmacy. The first Ed.D.
was awarded in 1948. Graduate study has had a phenomenal growth at the
University of Florida. In 1920 two degrees were awarded in two fields. In 1930,
33 degrees were awarded in 12 fields. In 1940, 66 degrees were awarded in
16 fields. In 1970-1971 the total number of graduate degrees awarded was
1,558 in more than 90 fields. The proportion of doctoral degrees has in-
creased steadily. In 1950, 18 Ph.D.'s and 5 Ed.D.'s were awarded. In 1970-
1971 the totals were 236 Ph.D.'s and 63 Ed.D.'s.


 GRADUATE PROGRAMS
 The Graduate School offers programs leading to the following degrees:

 NON-THESIS DEGREES*

MASTER OF AGRICULTURE (M. AG.), with major in one of the following:


 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
 AGRONOMY
 ANIMAL SCIENCE
 BOTANY
 DAIRY SCIENCE
 ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY
 FOOD AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
 VEGETABLE

MASTER or ARTS IN TEACHING
 following:

 ANTHROPOLOGY
 ENGLISH
 FRENCH
 GEOGRAPHY
 GERMAN
 HISTORY
 LATIN
 LATIN AMERICAN AREA STUDIES
* indicates thesis option available.


 FOOD SCIENCE
 FORESTRY
 FRUIT CROPS
 GENERAL AGRICULTURE
 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE
 PLANT PATHOLOGY
 POULTRY SCIENCE
 SOILS
,E CROPS

(M.A.T.), with major in one of the


 LINGUISTICS
 MATHEMATICS
 PHILOSOPHY
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
 PSYCHOLOGY
 SOCIOLOGY
 SPANISH
 SPEECH