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INFORMATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 147
far as substitutions may be approved by special vote of the Committee
in charge.
Senior students at the Institute desiring to return for a fifth year
should consult with the representative of the department in which
they expect to do their major work, and make application for admission
to work 'towards the higher degree on a form which can be
obtained from the Dean of the Graduate School. Such students will
be expected to present satisfactory scholarship qualifications, and
to have demonstrated a capacity for doing advanced work.
All programs of study, and applications for candidacy for the
degrees of Bachelor of Science with designation and Master of
Science, shall be in charge of the Committee on Courses in Science
(in case the advanced work is to be in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical
Engineering, Mathematics, Geology, Paleontology, Geophysics, or
Biology), or of the Committee on Courses in Engineering (in case
the work is to be in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering,
Aeronautics or Meteorology); and recommendations to the Faculty
for the award of the degree shall be made by the appropriate committee,
all such actions being taken in general after consideration
and recommendation by the department concerned.
A student before entering upon work for the degree of Bachelor
of Science with designation or of Master of Science should, after consultation
with the department concerned, submit a plan of study
(together with his previous record if he transfers from another institution),
and make application to the Committee in charge for
acceptance as a candidate for that degree. Application forms for
admission to candidacy for these degrees may be obtained from the
Registrar, and must be submitted not later than November fifteenth
of the school year in which the degree is to be granted.
II. REGISTRATION
1. The regulations governing registration and student responsibilities
as given for undergraduate students on pages 98-104 of the
catalogue apply also to fifth-year students.