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GRADUATE SCHOOL BULLETIN 9

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MASTERS DEGREES

V TRANSFER or CREDITS

No transferred credits are accepted toward any masters degree in
course; however, a student is not asked to repeat a course which he
has satisfactorily completed at another institution.

EXTENSION

Under certain conditions, up to one-third of the credits and resi—
dence required for any masters degree in course may be satisfied by
extension courses given in person by University of Kentucky in-
structors. No graduate. credit is given for courses taken by corre-
spondence. ’

M. A. OR M. S. DEGREE

Whether a candidate selects a Master of Arts or a Master of
Science degree is left to the option of the candidate and his major
department. In general it may be said that candidates with major
work in the natural sciences should take the M. S. degree; others the
M. A. '

EXAMINATIONS

A final oral examination is given all candidates for the masters
degree in course, not later than fifteen days before the close of the
semester. The Dean of the Graduate School appoints an examining
committee of at least three members for the purpose, selecting its
members from the major and minor professors under whom the
work was done. The Dean is ex officio a member of all such examin-
ing committees. The candidate is asked to defend his thesis, if one
has been written, and is examined on any subject matter related to
his field.

FEES

Before any masters degree is conferred a commenéement fee of
$20.00 must be paid at the Comptroller’s Office of the University.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF MASTER OF ARTS
4 AND MASTER OF SCIENCE
CREDITS ‘

The candidate shall compete 24 semester hourse of graduate
work in course with a standing 2.0 in addition to other courses as
may be assigned by his adviser.

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The candidate shall have a major field which shall comprise at
least two-thirds of the course work; the other one-third may be

taken in that field or in fields which have graduate relationship
With it. In education and agriculture only one-half of the work must

A be in the major field.