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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 17

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering An interdepartmental committee on nuclear engineering and the Graduate College have recommended establishment of a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering. Admission to this program will be open only to students who have completed the undergraduate degree requirements in one of the engineering fields since it is desirable that such a graduate program be superimposed upon conventional engineering disciplines. Submitted herewith is an outline of the program and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The effective date is September I, 1958. I concur in this recommendation. Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology In 1955, the Board of Trustees approved a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology. The Board is now asked to authorize, as an extension of this program, a graduate curriculum leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology. It will be administered by the Anthropology Committee of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Course work is available in the three main branches of cultural anthropology (archaeology, social anthropology, and linguistics) and in physical anthropology, with opportunities for specialized training in social anthropology and archaeology. Submitted herewith is an outline of the program and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur in this recommendation. Master of Accounting Science T h e College of Commerce and Business Administration has recommended establishment of a program relating to the professional degree of Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.). This professional program, approved by the Graduate College, differs from the Master of Science in Accountancy in that the prerequisites for admission include certain specific areas of undergraduate preparation, a course in methods and practices in professional research is substituted for the thesis, and the program of study consists of courses which will prepare the candidate specifically for a career in public, industrial, or governmental accounting. Preparation for practice will be emphasized over research, but since the degree will be a graduate degree, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a capacity for independent pursuit of knowledge in a specified area and to prove skill in written presentation of the results. F o r admission to this program, the general requirements governing admission of all graduate students will apply, plus the requirement of twenty-four hours of undergraduate work in accountancy including courses in cost accounting, federal income tax accounting, auditing, and advanced problems. At least eight units of graduate work including certain specified courses will be required for the degree. I concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the foregoing recommendations were approved.

EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (7) The record of the College of Commerce and Business Administration is an enviable one in those areas to which it has directed its efforts. Many of the thousands of graduates of its four-year undergraduate curricula have distinguished themselves in business. The holders of graduate degrees have done well as teachers, specialists, and businessmen. Yet the College has not heretofore taken full account of all the needs for advanced training of business executives and of all the implications of the need for more broadly trained supervisory personnel. The College has now reached a point in its development when it must make specific provisions on a continuing basis for training executives as well as teachers and specialists. On April 18, 1957, the Board of Trustees authorized the establishment oi an Executive Development Center within the College of Commerce and Business Administration for the summer of 1957, with the understanding that a permanent