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VOLUME

1 BULLETIN OF THE
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JULY, 1970

Graduate Schoal

1970—71

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Qne of a series of 12 bulletins published January to December
Inclusive by the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. 40506.
Second class postage paid at the Post Office, Lexington, Ky.

' VOLUME 62 JULY, 1970 NUMBER 7

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University Calendar for 1970-71 ........................................................................ 5

General Information About the Graduate School ............................................ 9
Subjects and Directors of Graduate Study ....................................................... 38

Graduate Courses of Study ................................................................................ 41
1. Agriculture .................................................................................... 41
II. Arts and Sciences ........................................................................ 60

111. Business Administration and Economics .................................... 178
. Education ...................................................................................... 195
. Engineering ..................................................................................... _
. Medicine ........................................................................................ 257
. Pharmacy 269
.Allied Health Professions ............................................................ 273
. Home Economics ......................... . ................................................. 278
. Library Science ....................... ' ....................................................... 284,
. Dentistry ........................................................................................ 289
. Nursing .......................................................................................... 291
XIII. Social Professions .......................................................................... 292

Fellows and Scholars for 1970-71 .................................................................... 296

The Graduate Council and Graduate Faculty ................................................ 301

Administrative Organization .............................................................................. 313

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University Calendar—197071

1970 Fall Semester 13%;,” W W

My 29 \Vednesday—Last day‘tol submit all required documents to—Reg'isr i/ﬁ

’ for admissmn to the 1970 Fall Semester

Aug. 31. Monday and Tuesday—Classiﬁcation, registration, and orientation
Sept. 1 for students not pie-registered

Sept. 2 Wednesday—Classwork begins

Sept. 7 Monday—Labor Day—Academic Holiday

Sept. 8 Tuesday—Last day to enter an organized class for the Fall

Semester
Sept. 14 Monday—Last day to drop a course without a grade

‘1 Sept. 15, 16 Tuesday and VVednesday—Last days for ﬁling application for a
' December degree in College Dean’s Ofﬁce. Graduation fees to
, be paid by November 2
a» Q Nov. 10 Tuesday—Last day to withdraw from a class before ﬁnals
‘, Nov. 26-28 Thursday, Friday, Saturday—Thanksgiving Holidays—Academic
" Holidays \ p
.‘ Dec. 7 Monday—Thesis Deadline M‘LWW

" Dec. Friday—Last day to submit all required documents to Registrar‘s—“94""
Qﬂiee—for admission to the 1971 Spring Semester

V Dec. Tuesday—Classwork ends
Dec Thursday through Wednesday—Final examinations
Dec. VVednesday—End of Fall Semester
Dec. Monday—All grades due in Registrar’s Office by 4:00 pm.

1971
Ian. 11, 12

Ian. 13
Ian. 19

Ian. 75
Ian. 25, 26

March 13-21
March 29
April 16
May 1

May 38
May 8
May 9

May 10
May 12
May 17

Spring Semester

Monday and Tuesday—Classiﬁcation, registration and orientation
for students not pre-registered

Wednesday—Classworl: begins

Tuesday—Last day to enter an organized class for the Spring
Semester

Monday—Last day to drop a course without a grade

Monday and Tuesday—Last days for ﬁling application for a'MSY
degree in College Dean’s Ofﬁce. Graduation fees to be paid bl
March 12

Saturday through Sunday—Spring vacation

Monday—Last day to withdraw from a class before ﬁnals
Friday—Thesis Deadline

Saturday—~End of classwork

Monday through Saturday—Final examinations
Saturday—End of Spring Semester
Sunday—Baccalaureate-Vesper Services

Monday—104th Annual Commencement

Wednesday—All grades due in Registrar’s Ofﬁce by 4:00 Pm ,

Monday—Last day to submit all required documents to W
_.Oﬂiee-for admission «to the~ 1971 Summer Session

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1971
J June 14, 15

V» June 16

J June 21
June 28
June 28, 29

July 5
July 22
July 28

July 30

August 1 1
August 1 3

Summer Session

Monday and Tuesday—Registration
\Vedncsday—Classwork begins

Monday—Last day to enter an organized class for the Summer
Session

Monday—Last day to drop a course without a grade

Monday and Tuesday—Last day for ﬁling application for an
August degree in College Dean's Oﬂice. Graduation fees to be
paid by July 16

Monday—Independence Day Academic Holiday

Thursday—Thesis Deadline

\Vcdnesday—Last day to withdraw from a class before end of l
Summer Session {DA-”MWJ/Wﬂ

Monday—Last day to submit all required documents to-chistrar‘r—7 +5.
Gﬁiee-efor admission to the 1971 Fall Semester

\Vednesday—End of 1971 Summer Session
Friday—All grades due in Registrar’s Ofﬁce by 4:00 pm.

The Graduate School

LEWIS W. COCHRAN, M.S., Ph.D., Dean
JAMES C. HUMPHRIES, M.S., PH.D.,.Assistant Dean
CARL CABE, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
DOROTHY C. LINVILLE, A.B., Admissions Ofﬁcer
LUCY ROBERTA HOGAN, A.B., Administrative Assistant
ROSA LENA BRUMFIELD, BS. in Com., Administrative Secretary

Introductory Statement

THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY began offering graduate work in 1870

, and awarding graduate degrees in 1876. The Graduate School as a
distinct unit was not organized until 1912.

The Graduate School is concerned with advanced study and research

. carried on by the faculty and students of all colleges and departments.

Under it the total graduate resources of the University are merged in

order to promote the achievement of knowledge in an atmosphere of

free and lively inquiry. JV
Graduate work is offered in 431? colleges 31 the University. Directors

of graduate study in the various subjects are listed in this bulletin just _
before the list of courses 116-14..) -

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

ASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL / MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING
ASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL /’MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
ENGINEERING /MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
KMASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
NUTRITION

, MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

; MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DENTISTRY /MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICS

.: WITH SPECIALTY IN ORTHODONTICS —/SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION

.MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION IDOCTOR OF BUSINESS

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ADMINISTRATION (D.B.A.)
ENGINEERING ~DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Ed.D.)
ASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING /DOCTOR 0F MUSICAL ARTS IN MUSIC
MECHANICS TEACHING (D.M.A.)

/DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The followmg advance degrees are conferred: \* / - .
'MASTER OF ARTS MMASTER OF SCIENCE IN HOME
"MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION ECONOMICS 1 .,
(MASTER OF BUSINESS /~~MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIBRARY ,

ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE -
“MASTER OF MUSIC v/"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL
“MASTER OF SCIENCE ENGINEERING
—MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING /MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL
«MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE RADIATION
’MASTER OF SCIENCE IN .. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

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‘ ,’ Science, Psychology, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Statistics,
' Ric/ﬂ. Toxicology, and Veterinary Science. Minor work may be carried in any
,5 department offering graduate courses.

10 / GRADUATE SCHOOL

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is offered with major work in the

following ﬁelds: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineeringy

Anatomy, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Biology, Biochemistry,

1 Chemical Engineering, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering,

" maid-«.whtematiomltzﬁomwmer Economics, Edam“

Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, English, Entomologyy

‘ French, Geography, Geology, Germanic Languages, History, Mathe-

— U": \' matics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials
f Science, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Physics,

Organization of the Graduate School

THE GRADUATE FACULTY consists of the Dean of the Graduate School
and all persons appointed thereto by the President of the University in
the manner set forth" below. As the chief University agency for the
promotion of the ideals of graduate study, it determines the policies of
the Graduate School and makes recommendations to the University
Senate on such matters as require the approval of that body, and it may
make recommendations on other matters to the President, or to other
administrative ofﬁcials. All rules affecting graduate work and the inaugu’
ration of new graduate majors must be approved by the Graduate Faculty.

Any proposed change in the rules of the Graduate School mustbe
included in the agenda of the meeting and circulated to the Graduate
Faculty at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which it is to be con:
sidered.

New Graduate Faculty members may be proposed to the Dean oi
the Graduate School at any time by the college deans and department
chairmen c0ncerned, or in the case of persons not attached to a college
faculty, by the Exeeutive Vice-Presidenng the University“ Eligibility

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qualiﬁcations are as follows:
The doctor’s degree or its equivalent in scholarly reputation.
/ 2. The rank 0 ssistant rofessor (or equivalent), or higher.

3. Scholarly maturity and professional productivity as demOnstratedl,
by publications, editorial services, research surveys, creative watt
or patents; and research in progress at the time of WA

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Appointment to the Graduate Faculty is made by the President of
the University on nomination by the Dean of the Graduate School after
he and the Graduate Council have studied the credentials submitted in
support of the proposed members.

Associate members are appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School
upon nomination by the Director of Graduate Study. Associate mem—
bership is limited to non—tenured Assistant Professors who hold the
doctorate, have been full-time members of the faculty for at least one
year, and have initiated a signiﬁcant research effort. This membership
may continue no more than ﬁve years. Associate members are authorized
to teach graduate courses, direct masters’ theses, serve on and co-chair
doctoral committees, and attend and participate in Graduate Faculty
meetings. They do not have voting privileges in the Graduate Faculty.

Administrative ofﬁcers assigning teaching and other duties to mem-
bers of the Graduate Faculty who are taking an active part in the graduate
program(i.e., are heavily engaged in directing theses, Carrying on pro-
ductive research, etc.) should make appropriate reduction in the duties
required of such teachers.

THE DEAN AND HIS OFFICE. The Dean of the Graduate School is
charged with the administration of the policies adopted by the Graduate
Faculty and the University Senate relating to graduate studies. He
presides over all meetings of the Graduate Faculty and calls meetings
of this faculty whenever he thinks it advisable or whenever requested
to do so by one fourth of the membership. He makes recommendations
to the Graduate Faculty respecting the requirements for advanced
degrees, the regulations necessary to insure a high standard of graduate
work, the departments of colleges authorized to offer courses leading
to graduate degrees, and all other aspects of the graduate program. He
appoints a committee for each graduate student, arranges for ﬁnal
examinations, advises students with regard to their studies and the
requirements of the Graduate School, and in all other ways administers
the graduate program in the interests of efﬁcient instruction and the
lrrghest attainment possible on the part of each graduate student. He
rs responsible for determining and certifying to the Registrar candidates
who have fulﬁlled requirements for advanced degrees.

The President and the Dean of the Graduate School are members
ex-ofﬁcio of all committees of the Graduate Faculty.

THE GRADUATE COUNCIL is composed of 11 members and the Dean
0f the Graduate School, who is chairman. There are eight elected
representatives and three members appointed by the Dean of the Grad—
ual? SChool. One of the elected members is from the College of
Agriculture, two from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from the

12 / GRADUATE SCHOOL

College of Business and Economics, two from the College Of Education,
one from the College of Engineering, and one from the College of
Medicine. The member or members from each of these colleges are
elected by the Graduate Faculty members in that college. The term of
ofﬁce of the elected and appointed members is three years, and no
member may succeed himself until three years have elapsed since the
completion of his last term.

The Graduate Council approves or disapproves proposals concerning
courses offered for graduate credit, and advises and lends assistance to the
Dean in his execution of policies and regulations determined by the
Graduate Faculty. Speciﬁcally, the Council

1. Studies requests of departments relating to proposed graduate
programs.

2. Reviews existing programs and courses.

In cooperation with the Dean, initiates recommendations to the
Graduate Faculty. (This procedure is not intended to preventa
faculty member from bringing any recommendation or request
directly before the Graduate Faculty.)

The Graduate Council has such authority as is herein granted,
or such as the Dean or the Graduate Faculty may delegate to it. A
. majority of the Graduate Council constitutes a quorum for the trans—
i\action of business.

DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDY. A director of graduate study
serves as adviser to each student majoring in his area until the student
has a thesis director. The director of graduate study then recommends
that this thesis director be appointed the student’s adviser or committee
chairman. In areas where theses are not required, the director of
graduate study is the adviser for all students not writing theses. All
student classiﬁcation schedules must be endorsed by the student’s adviser.

If it is desirable, a director of graduate study may recommend that
additional advisers in the area be appointed. A director of graduate

study who is to be absent from the University for as long as a semester .

must call this fact to the attention of the Dean so that a substitute may
be appointed.

The Dean of the Graduate School, with the advice of the college
dean(s) and the approval of the President, may recommend to the
Graduate Faculty the areas of graduate study and research into which
the University may be divided. (The logical unit for an area is“
department. By common consent, however, certain departments may be
grouped into an area; and in exceptional cases a department may be
divided into two or more areas.) The Directors of Graduate Study for
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ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS. An
area which wishes to establish a new graduate program or modify an
existing one must submit its program to the Graduate Council, which
will make recommendations concerning it to the Graduate Faculty.

HONORARY DEGREES. The selection of candidates for honorary degrees
originates in the Graduate Faculty, and the Graduate Faculty makes its
recommendations to the University Senate.

Honorary degrees are normally conferred at the May Commence—
ment, but may be conferred at other times with the approval of the
Graduate Faculty. Recipients must be present in order to receive
honorary degrees.

Admission

A student who is a graduate of a fully accredited institution of
higher learning and has an undergraduate grade-point standing on all
work attempted of at least 2.5 on a basis of 4.0 may apply for admission
to the Graduate School by submitting to the Graduate Admissions Ofﬁce
two ofﬁcial transcripts of all college courses and a written application at
least a month before anticipated entrance. Application blanks may be ob—
tained from the Admissions Ofﬁce of the Graduate School. A student
with a grade-point average of less than 2.5, or a graduate of a non—
rrccredited institution, may be admitted only after the Graduate Record
Examination or other evidence acceptable to the Dean of the Graduate
School, and to the Department, indicate that he is capable of doing
satisfactory graduate work. Individual departments may establish higher
requirements.

It should be clearly understood that a graduate student may not be
able to begin immediately a full graduate program leading to the degree
he desires; it may be necessary for him to satisfy prerequisites which
he omitted in his undergraduate curriculum. Deﬁciencies are determined
bt’ the department in which the major work is to be done. Ordinarily,
it graduate student may begin a full program in any ﬁeld in which he
has a balanced undergraduate major or its equivalent.

Admission to the Graduate School entitles a student to take such
Courses as he desires, provided he has the necessary prerequisites. How—
ever, admission does not automatically make a student a candidate for
“graduate degree.

Attendance in the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky is
not a right. It is a privilege which may be withdrawn by the University
or any area of graduate Study if it is deemed necessary by the Dean
0fthe Graduate School in order to safeguard the University’s standards.

I4 / GRADUATE SCHOOL

GRADUATING SENIORS AS PART—TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS ,

A senior in the University of Kentucky lacking no more than sir
credit hours for graduation and having an undergraduate average of at
least 2.5 on all work attempted may register in the Graduate School
with the consent of his college dean and the Dean of the Graduate
School. Approval of the appropriate director of graduate studyis
required if the student is to be an applicant for a degree. The total
load of such a student may not exceed 12 credit hours. Graduate credit
will be allowed for each credit hour of graduate work beyond the six
or fewer credit hours needed to complete undergraduate requirements.
The incidental fee is that of a full-time student in the school in which
more than half of the work is taken. In cases where the load is evenly
divided between the schools, the larger fee is assessed. Requirements
for the undergraduate degree must be completed during the semester
in which the student is allowed to register for part-time graduate work.
Students desiring to enroll in the Graduate School under these con
ditions must ﬁll out in duplicate a petition listing the course or courses
to be taken in order to complete their undergraduate requirements. The
petition must be approved by both deans concerned.

ADVANCED DEGREES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS

Members of the faculty of the University of Kentucky having a rank
higher than that of instructor may not be considered as candidates for
advanced degrees from this institution. They may take graduate courses,
but these may not apply toward a degree from the University.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

It is the responsibility of the student to inform himself concerning,
and to observe all regulations and procedures required by the course he
is pursuing. In no case will a regulation be waived or an exception
granted because a student pleads ignorance of the regulation or asserts
that he was not informed of it by his adviser or other authority. There-
fore, the student should become familiar with the Graduate School
Bulletin, including (1) the section presenting the requirements for the
degree which he plans to take, and (2) the offerings and requirements
of his major department.

The student should consult the Director of Graduate Studé of the
department in which he will do his work concerning course require-
ments, any deﬁciencies, the planning of a program, and special regula'
tions. Departments may have degree requirements that are not listed
in the Bulletin.

It is to be noted that the Graduate Dean interprets the Graduate

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General Requirements for All Advanced Degrees

REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION

All students expecting graduate credit must be enrolled in the
Graduate School. Graduate students will conform to the general regis—
tration schedule of the University and may not enter later than the last
allowable date set by the Registrar.

Before registering, a graduate student must obtain his adviser’s ap-
proval of his proposed program.

41...“, THE éSRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION

All ludents worlung for graduate degrees must ta \e the Aptitude/
Test/LT— and the Advanced Test of the Graduate RecOrd Exanrinationf/
This must be done no later than the ﬁrst term of graduate work.

The College of Business and Economics may substitute the Ad—
mission Test for Graduate Study 1n Business (ATGSB) for the Graduate
Record Examination, ,Wt: for MBA, DBA

and Accounting students \

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY / 15

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16 / GRADUATE SCHOOL

APPLICATION FOR FULL GRADUATE STANDING

A graduate student desiring to earn a graduate degree must be
approved for full graduate standing by the Director of Graduate Study
in the area in which he intends to major and by the Graduate Sch00l
Application should be made as soon as scores on the Graduate Record
Examination are available, and in any case prior to the beginning of
the semester or term in which the degree is sought.

To be admitted to full graduate standing, a student must havc
scores on the Graduate Record Examination satisfactory to the depart-
ment concerned and to the Dean of the Graduate School, and at}
average or higher on all graduate work attempted at the University of
Kentucky.

Graduate work taken before a student is admitted to full graduate
standing will be evaluated by the Director of Graduate Study in the
major area and by the Dean of the Graduate School at the time the
application for full graduate standing is considered.

GRADUATE COURSES; GRADE AVERAGE

All courses numbered 500 through 799 may be counted for credit
toward a graduate degree provided they are approved as an appropriate
part of the student’s graduate program by his graduate adviser or com-
mittee. Courses numbered 400 to 499 carry graduate credit for non-
majors only. An over—all average of B on all work taken as a graduate
student, as well as a B average on all work carrying graduate credit, must
be attained before an advanced degree may be awarded. All work is
to be counted and none of it may be omitted in computing the average.
However, those grades in courses which do not give graduate credit may
be omitted from a student’s average by the Dean of the Graduate
School on recommendation of the student’s adviser. D grades are HOI
given to graduate students. An “incomplete” (I), unless the Dean of
the Graduate School grants an extension of time, must be removed

within one calendar year after the close of the term in which the I is ‘

assigned if the student is to receive credit.
Courses numbered at the 600 or 700 level shall be taught out.V

by members of the Graduate Faculty or by such other instruCtors 35
are approved by the Graduate Dean.

DROPPING OF COURSES

During the ﬁrst 10 class days of the term a graduate student ma."
drop a regular course without a grade, provided he has the approval of
his instructor, his director of graduate study, and the Dean. RCEUI?”
courses may not be dropped later in the term without the assigﬂment

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of a grade: W if a student withdraws passing, E if he is failing. However,
only under very special circumstances may he be allowed to withdraw
from a class within ﬁve weeks of the ﬁnal examination period.

GRADES

The oﬂicial grades of graduate students are recorded in the ofﬁce of
the Registrar. The Registrar provides ofﬁcial transcripts on the same
basis as for undergraduate students. Also, he provides the Dean
with the grades of all students in order that the Dean may be able to
advise students concerning their programs.

The grading of graduate students is done according to the following
scale:

A—high achievement 4 grade points per credit
B—satisfactory achievement 3 grade points per credit
C—minimum passing grade 2 grade points per credit
E—failure 0 grade points per credit
I—incomplete see explanation below
S—satisfactory see explanation below

A grade of I (incomplete) may be assigned to a graduate student
if a part of the work of a course remains undone and there is a reasonable
possibility that a passing grade will result from completion of the work.
No student may graduate with an I on his record without the permission
of his adviser and the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.

A grade of S (satisfactory work in progress) may be recorded for
students in graduate courses which carry no credit and in graduate
seminars, independent work courses, and research courses which extend
beyond the normal limits of a semester or summer term. The grade may
not be given to a student in a course carrying credit if the student has
done' unsatisfactory work or if he has failed to do a reasonable amount
0f work. The project must be substantially continuous in its progress.
\z’hen the work has been completed, a ﬁnal grade will be substituted for
t e S.

Once a grade (other than an I or S) has been reported to the Regis—
trar’s Ofﬁce, it may not be changed unless an error was made at the time
the grade was given and recorded, and then only upon the written

Unanimous approval of the instructor, the Registrar, and the Dean of
the Graduate School.

CREDIT EQUIVALEN CE

Certain research courses carry no credit hours or grades but do con—

Regulfir tribute to the residence requirements of graduate degrees. For these

usignment

COurses the credit equivalent is stated in the course descriptions.

18 / GRADUATE SCHOOL

ACADEMIC LOAD

The total term load of a student is the sum of all credits and credit
equivalents being carried. The normal load of a graduate student during
any semester is 12 credit hours or equivalent and under no circum-
stances may it exceed 15 credit hours or equivalent. In the summer
session the normal load is six credit hours and the maximum nine.
Students satisfactorily completing in residence nine course credits, or
equivalent, of graduate level work during a semester, or six course credits,
or equivalent, during a summer term are classiﬁed as full-time or full-
residence students. Those completing less than these amounts are
classiﬁed as part—time or part-residence students.

A full—residence student who falls below the minimum full-residence
equivalent as the result of failing or dropping one or more courses is
reclassiﬁed as a part-time or part—residence student for that term.

A master’s candidate working on his thesis may register for up to
the equivalent of six course credits by signing for course 768 in the
appropriate department and indicating the desired credit equivalent in
parentheses on the registration card.

A doctoral candidate working on his dissertation may register for
up to the equivalent of 12 credits by signing for course 769 in the
appropriate department and indicating the desired credit equivalent in
parentheses on the registration card.

Graduate students serving in the University as assistants or part—time
instructors should register for less than the normal load, as determined
by their advisers. Persons holding full-time workng or professional
assignments, whether employed by the University or not, may not
take for graduate credit toward a degree in any single semester or
term more than ﬁve credit hours. A student may petition for a waiver
of this rule if he meets the following conditions: (1) has satisfactorily
completed six credit hours of graduate work; (2) has attained higher
than national average scores on the aptitude and advanced tests of the
Graduate Record Examination; (3) and has