20 / THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
may be modified, but only with the written permission of the Dean of the
Graduate School.
 The work in the major field must be in courses designed strictly for grad-
uates (numbered 600 and above) or in undergraduate courses designated by
the Graduate Council as available for graduate major credit. For the minor,
courses numbered 300 and above may be taken. At least half of the required
minimum of regular course work must be in courses numbered 600 and above.
 THESIS.-Candidates for the master's degree with thesis are required to pre-
pare and present a thesis (or equivalent in creative work) acceptable to their
supervisory committees and the Graduate School. The candidate should con-
sult the Graduate School Theses and Publications office for instructions
concerning the form of the thesis. The original copy of the thesis, bound
with an abstract and accompanied by three separate copies of the abstract,
must be in the office of the Dean of the Graduate School on or before the
dates specified in the University Calendar. Two title pages should be in-
serted in the original and college copies. After the thesis is accepted, these
two copies will be permanently bound and deposited in the University Library.
 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS.-(1) The requirement of a reading knowl-
edge of a foreign language is left to the discretion of the student's supervisory
committee or college. When a foreign language is required, the examination
will be conducted by Educational Testing Service or by the Department of
Foreign Languages; if an examination has already been passed at another
institution, it must be validated at the University of Florida by the Department
of Foreign Languages. If the student is majoring in a foreign language, that
language may not be used to satisfy this requirement. The foreign language
requirement must be satisfied before the student is admitted to candidacy.
(2) The ability to use the English language correctly and effectively, as judged
by the supervisory committee, is required of all candidates.
 SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE.-Upon the recommendation of the college con-
cerned, a supervisory committee composed of at least two members selected
from the Graduate Studies Faculty will be appointed for each student by the
Dean of the Graduate School. If a minor is designated, it should be represented
by one member of the committee. The committee should be appointed as
soon as possible after the student has been admitted to the Graduate School
and, in general, not later than the end of the second quarter of study. The
Dean of the Graduate School is an ex officio member of all supervisory com-
mittees. The duties of the supervisory committee are to advise the student, to
check on his qualifications and progress, to supervise the preparation of the
thesis, and to conduct the final examination. No fewer than three faculty
members must be present at the student's final examination, but only the
members of the official supervisory committee are required to sign the thesis
and the report of the final examination.
 ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY.-Attention of students is directed to the fact
 that admission to candidacy is not automatic. It requires a formal application
 distinct from registration. Application for admission to candidacy for the