Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944 [PAGE 204]

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from the thesis requirement. (It is anticipated that exemptions will be granted principally to students taking their work in the summer session only.) In general, students will be required to secure a minor (minimum of 2 units credit) in some other field of study. It is proposed to make all courses elective. T h e advisors, however, will formulate programs prescribing courses for individual students in terms of needs and interests. Students who complete the work satisfactorily will be granted the degree of Master of Science in Physical Education. It is proposed also that, as in the past, students be permitted to take a minor in the field of physical education. The proposed regulations covering a minor are as follows: Students requesting permission to take a minor in physical education are required to present a minimum of sixteen hours of satisfactory undergraduate credit in physical education. (Students who present evidence of satisfactory teaching experience may have this requirement reduced by a maximum of four hours.) Candidates for a minor in physical education must secure a minimum of two units of satisfactory credit in the field of physical education. It is understood that existing Graduate School regulations regarding admission, participation, and graduation will apply to all matters not specifically mentioned above. The purpose of this program is to offer students specializing in physical education the opportunity of securing a master's degree with a major in that field. At the present time many students in physical education are compelled to major in some other field in order to secure advanced training. This program can be inaugurated without additional expense. After the war there will doubtless be a larger registration which may necessitate the addition of a full-time instructor to the staff. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s d e g r e e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d a s r e c o m mended. D E G R E E O F MASTER O F S C I E N C E IN PHYSICAL S C I E N C E S (4) T h e University Senate recommends authorization for establishing a program of graduate work leading to the degree of Master of Science in the Physical Sciences to be awarded under the following provisions: There shall be a committee, appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School, to administer the program, and to confer with each student on his course of study. This committee should have power, not only to advise the student, but to require him to take certain courses. This is suggested because the committee in charge of the analogous program in the social sciences has found that the students are prone to specialize in one field, rather than to seek a broad training. In setting up this program in the physical sciences, we hope to turn out students who have approximately equal training in both physics and chemistry. If a student in his undergraduate days specialized in chemistry, for example, his graduate work should be weighted in favor of physics. In general, the thesis requirement will be waived. Every student working toward a master's degree in the physical sciences will be required to have one course in mathematics beyond integral calculus, and for which calculus is a prerequisite. In general, the high school teachers who enter our Graduate School have insufficient mathematical training for graduate work in physics. It is hoped that the mathematics requirement mentioned above will relieve this situation. The purpose of this program is to provide a fifth year of work in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, for students who wish to secure advanced training in preparation for teaching those sciences. The curriculum would include existing courses and would not involve any additional expense. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s d e g r e e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d a s r e c o m mended.