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toward degree requirements provided they are appropriate to the program
planned for the degree.
 TRANSFER OF CREDIT.-Nine hours of approved graduate credit may be
 transferred from other institutions. This may be nonresidence credit only if
 earned in courses offered by institutions in the Florida State University System.
 No more than nine hours of credit from any source earned prior to admission
 to Graduate School at the University of Florida may be counted toward the
 Master of Education degree.
 ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY.-Admission to candidacy is recommended to
 the Graduate Council by the Graduate Committee of the College of Educa-
 tion during the first two weeks of the quarter in which the student expects
 to graduate. The student is responsible for filing application for admission to
 candidacy with the Office of Graduate Studies in Education when approxi-
 mately one-half of the course work is completed and not later than one
 quarter prior to the completion of all requirements for the degree.
 Evaluation of an application for admission to candidacy is based not only
 upon the student's academic record but also upon personal qualifications ap-
 propriate to his professional goals. On the basis of this evaluation a student
 may be recommended for admission to candidacy, recommended with special
 conditions or revisions of program, or denied admission and further registra-
 tion as a graduate student.
 With approval for admission to candidacy the student will be recommended
 for the degree upon the satisfactory completion of the remainder of his
 planned program.

 MASTER OF ENGINEERING
 A student seeking a master's degree in the field of engineering may be-
 come 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 ECPD accredited curriculum or has taken sufficient articulation
 course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ECPD. If a
 student does not meet these requirements, he may become a candidate for
 the Master of Science degree, provided he meets departmental requirements
 for admission. The general intent in making this distinction is to encourage
 those who are professionally oriented to seek the Master of Engineering
 degree, and those who are more scientifically oriented and those who have
 science-based backgrounds to seek the Master of Science degree.
 WORK REQUIRED.-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. A minimum of 48 credits of course work is required, with
at least 24 credits in the student's major field for both of the above degrees
without thesis. At least 50 per cent of the required 48 credits must be in
courses numbered 600 and above. If a minor is chosen, at least 8 credits
of work are required; two 8-credit minors may be taken. In addition, a