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72 GRADUATE DEPARTMENT.
The time spent in study for the Master's whether degree, that degree
be taken or not, may be counted in the time required for the Doctor's
degree, provided the special committee in charge of the work approve,
certifying the work done as suitable to such Doctor's degree.
The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Hereafter, in place of the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and
Doctor of Science, the one degree of Doctor of Philosophy is to be
conferred.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is conferred on graduates of
this University, and of other universities and colleges whose require
ments for the baccalaureate degree are equal to those of this Univer
sity, on the following conditions :
i. In order to become a candidate, the applicant must have pursued
a course of study substantially equivalent to that required for gradua
tion in this University in the Academic Department.
2. The candidate is expected to spend at least three years at the
University, pursuing a course of study marked out by the University
Faculty. In cases of exceptional proficiency a candidate may be
recommended for the degree at the expiration of a shorter period. A
year of graduate work in a University elsewhere, may, by a special
vote of the University Faculty, be accepted in place of a year's work
in this University.
3. He must present a thesis of such a character as shall display
power of original and independent investigation, and must pass the
requisite special final examinations. Before the degree is conferred,
a type-written copy of the thesis must be deposited in the University
Library, unless the required number of printed copies be already de
posited. [See also p. 70. J
The work of graduate students is expected to be in large measure
independent of the regular courses of instruction. The special an
nouncements of each department and college will, however, indicate
the courses which are available as a basis forgraduate work.