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 passing on the applicant's qualifications for admission. In some instances,
 departments may admit students with the understanding that further
 experience may be required before the student will be recommended
 for the degree.
 Admission to the Advanced School will be based on the following criteria:
 1. High scholastic average for previous graduate work (3.5 grade-point
 average or above, as computed at the University of Florida, will be
 considered evidence of good scholarship).
 2. Satisfactory scores on the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Ex-
 amination.
 3. A personal interview or examination administered by the department or
 division in which the student seeks to specialize.
 The judgment concerning admission of an individual student will be made
 according to the above criteria by the department in which he desires to
 specialize. The department will certify to the admissions committee that the
 student has met the criteria for admission to the Advanced School. In all
 cases the record, experience, and personal qualifications of the person applying
 for admission are subject to the approval of the admissions committee.
 All persons admitted to the Advanced School of Education must also
 apply for and be admitted to the Graduate School of the University.

 SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION
 Primary emphasis in an Ed.S. program is placed on the development of
the competencies needed for a specific job. Programs are available in the
various areas of concentration within the Departments of Administration and
Supervision, Foundations of Education, and Counselor Education, the di-
vision of Curriculum and Instruction, and Special Education. The Florida
State Department of Education recognizes this degree for purposes of granting
Rank 1A certification.
 To study for this degree, the student must apply for and be admitted to
the Advanced School of the College of Education. The student must also apply
for and be admitted to candidacy for the degree no later than the term prior
to that in which he intends to graduate. All work for the degree must be
completed within seven years of admission to the Advanced School of the
College of Education.
 The Ed.S. degree is awarded at the completion of a planned program with
a minimum of 100 credits beyond the bachelor's degree. All credits accepted
for the program must contribute to the unity and the stated objective of the
total program. Students will be examined by a committee selected by the
department chairman to assure that this objective has been achieved. A
thesis is not required; however, each program will include continuing at-
tention to a research component relevant to the professional role for which
the student is preparing.
 Students who enter the program with an appropriate master's degree