70 DIVISIONS 



DEGREES 



The higher degrees conferred by the Iowa State College are the Master 

 of Science and Doctor of Philosophy for advanced work in the technical 

 fields especially developed at this college; and the Professional Degrees of 

 Civil -Engineer (C. E.), Electrical Engineer (E. E.), Mechanical Engineer 

 (M. E.), Engineer of Mines (E. M.), Ceramic Engineer (Cer. E.), Chem- 

 ical Engineer (Ch. E.), Agricultural Engineer (A. E.), Master of Agri- 

 culture (M. Agr.), and Master of Forestry (M. F.) 



THE MASTER'S DEGREE 



The degree of Master of Science may be conferred upon students who 

 have completed work in compliance with the following provisions and re- 

 quirements : 



1. At least one year must be spent in resident work. 



2. At least thirty credit hours or the equivalent must be completed, 

 not less than half of which should be from this institution. 



3. A minimum of twenty credit hours shall be completed in the major 

 work, and a maximum of ten credit hours in the minor work. Minor work 

 is recommended, and it may be taken in the same department in which the 

 major is taken; but both major and minor may not be taken under the 

 same instructor. 



4. Major work may, upon special recommendation, be taken in two 

 closely related subjects. In such a case a minor is optional. 



5. A satisfactory reading knowledge of French or German must be 

 certified to by the head of the Department of Modern Languages prior 

 to admission to examination. Upon the recommendation of the head of 

 the department some other modern language may be substituted for 

 French or German. 



6. Such subjects as are designated as "undergraduate and graduate" 

 or "graduate" will be credited toward the advanced degree. Major work 

 will ordinarily be restricted to graduate subjects. See 6 under Classifica- 

 tion. 



7. Thesis is optional with the department in which the major work 

 is taken. Students should consult the Dean concerning the form of thesis. 



8. Examination shall be taken on all graduate work including thesis 

 when thesis is required. This shall be oral or written as determined by 

 the instructors concerned. 



THE MASTER'S DEGREE PARTLY IN ABSENTIA 



Any graduate of Iowa State College or other institution of high stand- 

 ing may be permitted to do one-half the required work for the Master's 

 Degree in absentia as follows: 1. The applicant must be in residence at 

 this institution during at least three six-weeks summer sessions. 2. Dur- 

 ing the period of two consecutive years while not in residence at the Col- 

 lege the candidate must pursue a course of advanced study previously ar- 

 ranged by the head of the department in which the work is to be done and 

 which has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate Division. This 



