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INFORMATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 155
candidate and members of the Institute staff or others. In any case,
b.owever, a substantial portion of the thesis must be the candidate's
own exposition of his work. For special departmental regulations
concerning theses, see Section VI.
The thesis must be typewritten on paper of good quality, 8 Yz by
11 inches, leaving a margin for binding of not less than one inch, or
may consist in part of pages taken from a published article and pasted
on paper of the above size. It should be preceded by a title page containing
the following items: Title, Thesis by (name of candidate),
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor
of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California,
Date (year only).
Before submitting his thesis to the Dean of the Graduate School,
the candidate must obtain approval of it by the Chairman of his
Division, and the members of his examining committee. This approval
must be obtained in writing on a form which will be furnished at the
office of the Dean. The candidate himself ;s responsible for allOWing
sufficient time for the members of his committee to examine his thesis.
6. Grades on Degree: The doctor's degree is awarded with the
designations "summa cum laude," "magna cum laude," "cum laude."
or without designation, in the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and
Electrical Engineering, and in the Division of Civil and Mechanical
Engineering, Aeronautics, and Meteorology. It is awarded without
designation in the Divisions of Biology, Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, and the Geological Sciences.
VI. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTOR'S DEGREE
In agreement with the general requirements for the doctor's degree
adopted by the Committee on Graduate Study, as set forth in Section
V (pages 15 2-15 5), the various divisions and departments of the
Institute have adopted the following supplementary regulations.