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fornia represents eight years of systematic high school and collegiate work distributed according to the requirements of the university for the particular college or course in which the student takes his degree. If the candidate's undergraduate course is found to be in any serious respect deficient as to breadth or fundamental training, or fails to provide a proper foundation for advanced work in the department or departments of the candidate's choice, it may be necessary for him to devote some time to undergraduate courses, and this may involve a longer period of residence than would normally be the case.

A graduate from an institution in the accepted list is admitted to candidacy for a master's degree at the University of California on an equality with a graduate of the University of California if his college course has included thirty-six units of advanced studies, with fifteen units in the department of his major subject. Such a student is not required to undertake additional work unless specifically required by the department of his major subject.

Amount and distribution of work.-There are required eighteen units, and in addition thereto a thesis. The courses must be graduate courses or undergraduate major courses. At least six of the eighteen units must be strictly graduate work in the major subject; and, of these six, at least four must consist of a seminar or research course or courses. It is expected that the work of the seminar or research course, together with the thesis, should ordinarily amount to not less than half of the entire work presented for the degree. Provided the foregoing requirements be met, the work may be distributed in any way that shall be satisfactory to the department in charge of the major subject, which department will supervise the student's work during his candidacy.

Residence (attendance) required.-The student must be in residence at least one year. Two summer sessions may be rated as the equivalent of one half-year for the purposes of residence. A student is not regarded as a student in residence unless he is actually attending regularly authorized university exercises at least four hours, or laboratory periods, per week of major or graduate grade during a regular session, or of at least two hours during a summer session. Students planning to offer Summer Session courses in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a higher degree or the Recommendation for the High School Teacher's Certificate should be careful to select only courses especially designated in the Summer Session Announcement as acceptable for this purpose. While ordinarily all of the work for the master's degree is expected to be done in resi dence, graduates of this University or other approved candidates may complete a part of their work in absence.

Thesis. The thesis must be typewritten or printed; if typewritten, the page must be 81⁄2 x 10 inches, and record ink must be used; if printed separately, it must be uniform in style and size with the University of California Publications. Exceptions are authorized only in drawing, architecture, and engineering. The thesis must be approved by the department in charge of the candidate's work and must be filed with the University Librarian before the degree can be conferred.

Master's Degree for Students in the Professional Colleges.-Graduates of this University who are pursuing regular courses leading to a degree in a professional college of this University may receive a master's degree under the following conditions:

(a) The candidate must have finished creditably two years of the curriculum of the professional college.

(b) He must have received credit, in addition to his work for the professional degree, for a seminar or research course of the value of four units, and such seminar or research course must be approved by the Graduate Council, and he must present a dissertation or thesis, subject to the usual regulations for the master's degree.

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THE DEGREES OF GRADUATE IN ARCHITECTURE, GRADUATE IN EDUCATION, AND GRADUATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

The specific requirements for the degrees of Graduate in Architecture and Graduate in Public Health are given in the Circular of Information, August, 1917, which is Part I of this Register.

The specific requirements for the degree of Graduate in Education are given below under the School of Education.

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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR

A candidate for the degree of Juris Doctor must hold a bachelor's degree from the College of Letters and Science or the College of Commerce of this University, and must have taken among the advanced studies required for such degree fifteen units in the department of jurtsprudence according to the regulations of that department, or must have pursued successfully a course of study equivalent to that represented by such degree together with such advanced studies in jurisprudence. A course of study extending over a period of at least two years must be selected by the candidate from a curriculum approved by the Graduate Council. A dissertation must be presented not later than the first day of the examination period appointed for the final examinations for the degree of Juris Doctor.

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THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The work for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is grouped under certain general headings, such as: I. Intellectual and Moral Philosophy; II. History and Political Science; III. Philological Science; IV. The Natural Sciences.

These groups, however, are by no means intended to be exhaustive.

Technical studies may be included in the minor subjects when specifically approved for graduate study in connection with the major subject by the Graduate Council.

Preliminary Preparation.-A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must hold a bachelor's degree from one of the colleges of this University, based upon a curriculum that shall have included the requirements for a junior certificate, or must have pursued successfully a course of study equivalent to that represented by such a degree. A reading knowledge of French and German will be insisted on in all cases. Plan of Study.-A course of study must be selected by the applicant from the groups above, and approved by the Graduate Council, embracing one principal and one, or two, subsidiary subjects, and extending over a period of at least two years, the last one of which ordinarily must be spent in continuous residence at this University. The work offered as the basis for the principal subject must be equivalent to that classed as "primarily for graduates.''

The relation of the subsidiary subjects to the principal subject, and the number of them, will depend largely on the character of the proposed course as a whole, and on the student's general attainments. The applicant should be very careful to seek advice in the matter from the officers of the departments in which he wishes to study. The course as a whole must be rationally unified, and all of its constituent parts must contribute to some one general object of research and study; for the subsidiary subjects, by the very meaning of the term, are auxiliaries of the principal subject. Yet over-specialization is discouraged, and ordinarily a course lying wholly within a single department of instruction will not be approved. Candidates will be required to do as much work in the subsidiary subjects as may seem necessary in the judgment of the Graduate Council and of the instructors in immediate charge of each student's candidacy. It is expected that the principal subject will demand at least half of the candidate's time and efforts, or even two-thirds if but one subsidiary subject be chosen.

A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must carry on his studies under the general direction of the Graduate Council; but the immediate direction of the candidate's work is entrusted to a subcommittee composed of the professor in charge of the major subject, as

chairman, of the professors in charge of the minor subjects, as associates, and of such other persons as may from time to time be named by the Graduate Council.

Annual Report.-Every candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must present to the Dean of the Graduate Division, not later than the first day of May in each year, a detailed written report, signed by the instructors and approved by the sub-committee, of the studies actually pursued during the year. Any candidate failing to comply with this requirement will be considered to have withdrawn from candidacy. It is the duty of the candidate to consult the several members of his subcommittee at suitable intervals, and at least once each half-year, concerning his plans of study.

Examination and Thesis.-The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is given, not for the mere reason of faithful study for a prescribed time or in fulfilment of a determinate programme, and never for miscellaneous studies, but on the ground of long study and high attainment in a special branch of learning, manifested not only by examinations but by a thesis bearing upon the principal subject of the course and of such a character as to show power to prosecute independent investigations. The thesis must be presented to the Graduate Council through the Dean of the Graduate Division, upon a date to be determined and announced, and in any event prior to the final examination for the degree. The thesis must receive the approval of the Graduate Council before the degree is recommended.

Before the degree is recommended, the thesis or a substantial abridgment thereof must be published, or the candidate must give satisfactory evidence that the thesis will be accepted by some approved publication. Twelve copies of the printed thesis must be presented to the Library. Two weeks before the final public examination, two copies of the original text of the thesis must be in the hands of the Dean of the Graduate Division for faculty inspection. These copies will also be deposited in the Library. When printed as parts of journals or transactions, dissertations or theses shall bear a suitable inscription, to be determined by the Editorial Committee, to the effect that the dissertation is submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of California.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy will not be conferred until the candidate shall have passed a special examination in each of the subjects presented for the degree, of such a character and at such time as may be determined by the sub-committee in charge, and subsequently thereto shall also have passed a public oral examination in the general field of his work, conducted by the sub-committee, with special emphasis upon familiarity with contemporary research.

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CONDITIONS FOR DEGREES IN ENGINEERING

THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

A candidate for the degree of Master of Science in any College of Engineering (Mechanical, Mining, or Civil) of the University of California must hold the degree of Bachelor of Science in that college of this University or must have completed a course of study formally accepted as an equivalent.

His application for candidacy, his general course of study, and the subject of his dissertation must be approved by the Graduate Council.

He must reside at least one academic year at this University, must complete to the satisfaction of the Academic Senate and under its direc tion and control a course of study represented by not less than twenty units of work, including a dissertation bearing upon the principal subject of the course and of such a character as to show power to prosecute original research. The dissertation must be presented not later than the first day of the period appointed for the examination for the degree. Regulations concerning filing of the thesis are the same as for the master's degree in the College of Letters and Science.

Upon the approval of an application for candidacy, a sub-committee will be appointed by the Graduate Council to supervise the work of the candidate and pass upon his dissertation and his qualifications for the degree.

In general, choice of subjects will be limited to the following list; but additions to this list may be made with the approval of the Council of Engineering and Applied Chemistry of the Academic Senate.

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