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 in which he expects to graduate. The Graduate Council reserves the right to
 deny degrees to persons who have failed to comply with this regulation at the
 proper time. Admission to candidacy is not automatic. It requires a formal
 application distinct from registration. The student must have a B average for
 all graduate work completed in order to be admitted to candidacy.
 TRANSFER OF CREDITS.-Courses of full graduate level, to the extent of
 9 quarter credits earned with an A or a B, may be transferred from an
 institution approved for this purpose by the Graduate School. Acceptance
 of transfer credit requires approval of the student's supervisory committee
 and the Graduate Council. Nonresident or extension work taken at another
 institution (with the exception of work taken through the Board of Regents
 Office for Continuing Education) may not be transferred to the University
 of Florida for graduate credit.
 University of Florida undergraduates who subsequently enroll in the
 Graduate School may transfer a maximum of 10 quarter hours of 500-level
 courses taken as an undergraduate only if ALL the following conditions are
 satisfied: (1) The 500-level courses involved in the transfer must be in
 excess of undergraduate degree requirements; (2) the 500-level courses
 must be approved for graduate major credit; (3) the courses are taken in
 the senior year; and (4) a written statement of intent to transfer such
 500-level courses into a specific planned graduate program is approved by
 the student's department chairman, college dean, and the Graduate School
 prior to the award of the undergraduate degree.
 TIME LIMITATION.-AIl work counted toward the master's degree must
be completed during the seven years immediately preceding the date on
which the degree is to be awarded.

 MASTER OF ARTS AND MASTER OF SCIENCE
 The requirements for the Master of Arts and the Master of Science
also apply to the following degrees, except as they are individually de-
scribed hereafter: Master of Arts in Architecture, Master of Arts in Edu-
cation, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Health Education, Master of
Arts in Journalism and Communications, Master of Arts in Physical Edu-
cation, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Building Con-
struction, Master of Science in Forestry, Master of Science in Nursing,
Master of Science in Pharmacy, Master of Science in Statistics, and Master
of Science in Teaching.
 COURSE REQUIREMENT.-The minimum course work required for the
master's degree with thesis is 45 credits, including no less than 36 credits of
regular course work and up to 9 credits of the research course numbered 699
in all departments.
 At least half the required credits of regular course work must be in a single
field of study designated the major. If a minor is chosen, at least 8 credits
of work are required; two 8-credit minors may be taken. Minor work must
be in a department other than the major. In special cases this requirement