CATALOG 1952-1953


 Work Required.-Instead of having a fixed requirement of majors and minors,
each student will be required to submit a plan of study which shows a reasonable
amount of balance and direction. The planned program is approved by the student's
counselor, with whose assistance the plan is first developed, then by the Education de-
partment head concerned and the Office of Graduate Studies in Education. After the
program has been developed, any changes must be requested in writing and similarly
approved.
 Minimum course requirement is 36 semester hours, of which not more than nine
may be taken in any summer term (six in six weeks, three in three weeks), and not
more than fifteen in any one semester. Six semester hours of workshop or extension
courses may be allowed and will count as residence credit.
 Courses designated as field laboratory courses may be taken to the extent of six
semester hours of credit. It should be noted, however, that the University imposes
a limit of 12 hours of credit in the aggregate on work allowed from (a) off-campus
workshops and extension courses, (b) field laboratory courses, and (c) courses trans-
ferred from other institutions.
 The only extension courses, workshops, or field service courses applicable on a
Master of Education program are Education courses at the 500-level, or above.
 Where the student has had no previous work in professional courses in Education
he must have completed a minimum of 36 hours of professional work in Education in-
cluding work at the graduate and undergraduate level in order to qualify for this de-
gree. Students planning to take work in closely related fields should consult their
counselors as to the acceptability of such work toward meeting this requirement. In
general, a minimum of twelve semester hours outside the field of Education is required.
 A thesis is not required.
 A reading knowledge of a foreign language is not required, but the effective use
of the English language is expected of all candidates. Admission to the work of this
program is not a guarantee that the student will be admitted to candidacy for the degree.
 Admission to Candidacy.-The faculty makes a determination as to the compe-
tence of the student at the time of his admission to candidacy. Admission to candidacy
for the Master of Education degree may be recommended to the Graduate Council by
the Graduate Committee on the basis of an unassembled examination to be given at the
end of from 12 to 18 semester hours of graduate work at the University of Florida. The
unassembled examination is evaluated by a committee of the faculty, which may recom-
mend supplementary oral and/or written examinations for students whose admission to
candidacy is in doubt.
 The unassembled examination includes: (1) the student's academic record to
date, (2) the student's scores on the National Teacher Examination, (3) evidence of
competency in the use (oral and written) of the English language, (4) evaluation of
personal qualities and promise of professional attainment by persons to whom the ap-
plicant's record is known, (5) the student's experience record, and (6) any other ap-
propriate information.
 The unassembled examination is administered through the Office of Graduate
Studies in Education for the Graduate Committee.
 The student's remaining program of study will be planned in terms of needs as
revealed in the Admission to Candidacy Examination. On approval of the Graduate
Committee, the candidate will be recommended for the degree upon the satisfactory
completion of the designated course work.