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CONTENTS

Calendar

The Graduate School .......................................................... 1“. 7
Subjects and Directors of Graduate Study .............................. 24
Course Index .......................................................................... 26
Graduate Courses of Study ...................................................... 28
FeHows and Trainees .............................................................. 167
The Graduate Council and the Graduate Faculty .................... 170
Administrative Organization .................................................. 178

Index ...................................................................................... 179

1972 Fall Semester

July 28—Friday—Last date to submit all required
documents to Graduate Admissions Office for
admission and readmission to the 1972 Fall Se-
mester

August 28, 29—Monday and Tuesday—Classifica-
tion, registration

August 30—Wednesday—Class work begins

September 4—Monday — Labor Day (Academic
Holiday) -

September 6—Wednesday—Last day to enter an
organized class for Fall Semester

September l l—Monday—Last day to drop a course
without a grade

September 27, 28—Wednesday and Thursday—
Last days for filing application for a December
degree in College Dean’s Office

October 20—Friday—Last day to withdraw from
the University and receive any refund

October 30—Monday—Last day to pay graduation
fee in Billings and Collections Office for a De-
cember degree

November 8-21—Wednesday through Tuesday—
Advance registration for 1973 Spring Semester

November 10—Friday—Last day to withdraw from
a class before finals

November 23, 24, 25—Thursday through Satur-

day—Thanksgiving Holidays (Academic Holi-
days)

December 4—Monday—Thesis Deadline
December l3—Wednesday—Class work ends

December 15—Friday——Last date to submit all re-
quired documents to Graduate Admissions Of-

fice for~admission and readmission to the 1973
Spring Semester

December 15-21—Friday through Thursday—Final
examinations

December 21—Thursday—End of Fall Semester

December 26—Tuesday—All grades due in Regis-
trar’s Office by 4 pm.

CALENDAR

1973 Spring Semester

January 15, 16—Monday and Tuesday—Classiﬁ.
cation, registration

January l7—Wednesday—Class work begins

January 23——Tuesday—Last day to enter an or-
ganized class for Spring Semester

January 29—Monday—Last day to drop a course
without a grade

February 14, 15——Wednesday and Thursday—Last

days for filing application for a May degree in ‘

College Dean’s Office

March 8—Thursday—Last day to withdraw from
the University and receive any refund

March l9—Monday—Last day to pay graduation

fees for May degree in Billings and Collections ‘

Office

March l9-25—Monday through Sunday—Spring
vacation

April 2—Monday—Last day to withdraw from a
class before finals

April 13—Friday—Thesis Deadline

April 13—Friday—Last date to submit all required
documents to Graduate Admissions Office for
admission to 1973 Four-Week Intersession

April 16-27—Monday through Friday—Advance
registration for 1973 Fall Semester

May 5—Saturday—End of class work

May l 1—Friday—Last date to submit all required
documents to Graduate Admissions Office for
admission to the 1973 8—Week and 6—Week Sum-
mer Session

May 7-12—Monday through Saturday—Final ex-
aminations

May 12—Saturday—End of Spring Semester

May l5—Tuesday—All grades due in Rengl’rarls
Office by 4 pm.

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1973 Summer Session

June ll, lZ—Monday and Tuesday—Registration

June lB—Class work begins

‘ June lB—Monday—Last clay to enter an organized

class for the 1973 Summer Session

June 25—Monday—Last day to drop a course with-
out a grade

June 26, 27—Tuesday and Wednesday—Last days
for filing application for an August degree in Col-
lege Dean’s Office

July 4—Wednesday—Independence Day (Aca-
demic Holiday)

July ll—Wednesday—Registration automatically
cancelled if fees not paid in full

July lZ—Thursday——-Last day for paying gradua-
tion fees for August degree in Billings and Col-
lections Office

July l9—Thursday—-—Thesis Deadline

July 25—Wednesday—Last day to withdraw from
a class before the end of the Summer Session

July 27—Friday—Last date to submit all required
documents to Graduate Admissions Office for
admission and readmission to the 1973 Fall Se-
mester

August 8—Wednesday—End of Summer Session

August lO—Friday—All grades due in Registrar’s
Office by 4 pm.

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The Graduate School

The University of Kentucky began offering grad--
uate work in 1870 and awarding graduate degrees
in l876. The Graduate School as a distinct unit
was organized in 1912.

The Graduate School is concerned with advanced
study and research carried on by the faculty and
students of all colleges and departments. Under
it the total graduate resources of the University are
merged in order to promote the achievement of
knowledge in an atmosphere of free and lively
inquiry.

Graduate work is offered in most colleges in the
University. A general description, tabulation of
courses, and name of the Director of Graduate
Study for each of the various programs is given in
the Subjects and Directors of Graduate Study sec-
tion of this bulletin.

The following advanced degrees are conferred:

Doctor of Philosophy

Offered in following fields:

Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Anatomy

Animal Sciences
Anthropology

Biology

Biochemistry

Chemical Engineering
Chemical Physics
Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Crop Science

Diplomacy and International Commerce
Economics

Electrical Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
English

Entomology

French

Geography

Geology
Germanic Languages
History

Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Microbiology
Musicology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology

Physics

Physiology and Biophysics
Plant Pathology

Plant Physiology
Political Science
Psychology

Sociology

Soil Science

Spanish

Statistics

Toxicology

Veterinary Science

Master of Arts
Offered in following fields:

Anthropology
Art

Botany

Classical Languages
Communications
Diplomacy
Economics
English

French
Geography
German

History

Library Science
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre Arts
Zoology

Master of Science

Offered in following fields:

Anatomy

Agricultural Economics
Agronomy

Animal Sciences
Biochemistry

Botany

Chemistry

Economics

Entomology

Geology

Mathematics
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Science
Physics

Physiology and Biophysics
Physical Education
Plant Pathology
Psychology

Statistics

Toxicology

Zoology

Master of Science in Agriculture

Offered in following fields:
Agricultural Economics
Agronomy
Animal Sciences
Entomology
Horticulture
Plant Pathology
Sociology

Other Degrees

Master of Arts in Education

Master of Science in Education

Master of Business Administration

Master of Fine Arts

Master of Music

Master of Science in Accounting

Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition

Master of Science in Computer Science

Master of Science in Dentistry with Specialty
in Orthodontics

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics

Master of Science in Home Economics

Master of Science in Library Science

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Medical Radiation

Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

Master of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Radiological Health

Master of Social Work

Specialist in Education

Doctor of Business Administration

Doctor of Education

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Teaching

Organization of the Graduate School

The Graduate Faculty consists of the Dean of the
Graduate School and all persons appointed thereto
by the President of the University. As the chief
University agency for the promotion of the ideals
of graduate study, it determines the policies of the

Graduate School and makes recommendations to
the University Senate and to the President, or to
other administrative officials as appropriate. A”
rules affecting graduate work and the inauguration

of new graduate programs must be approved by the .

Graduate Faculty.

Any proposed change in the rules of the Graduate
School must be included in the agenda of the meet.
ing and circulated to the Graduate Faculty at least
l0 days prior to the meeting at which it is to be
considered.

New Graduate Faculty members may be proposed
to the Dean of the Graduate School at any time by

the college deans and department chairmen con- l

cerned, or in the case of persons not attached too
college faculty, by the Vice President for Academic
Affairs of the University. Eligibility qualifications
are as follows:

l. The doctor’s degree or its equivalent in schol- :

arly reputation.

2. The rank of assistant professor (or equivalent),
or higher.

3. Scholarly maturity and professional productiv- "'

ity as demonstrated by publications, editorial
services, research surveys, creative work,' or
patents; and research in progress at the time of
appointment.

4. Definite interest in graduate Work and the will-
ingness to participate in the graduate program.

Appointment to the Graduate Faculty is made by
the President of the University on nomination by
the Dean of the Graduate School after he and the
Graduate Council have studied the credentials sub
mitted in support of the proposed members.

Associate members are appointed by the Dean
of the Graduate School upon nomination by the

Director of Graduate Study.. Associate membership )

is limited to non—tenured assistant professors who
hold the doctorate, have been full-time members
of a faculty for at least one year, and have ini-
tiated a significant research effort. This member-
ship may continue no more than five years. AS-
sociate members are authorized to teach graduate
courses, direct masters’ theses, serve on and 69-
chair doctoral committees, and attend and partia—

pate in Graduate Faculty meetings. They do not .

have voting privileges in the Graduate Faculty-
Administrative officers assigning teaching and

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The Dean and His Office

The Dean of the Graduate School is charged with
the administration of the policies adopted by the
Graduate Faculty and the University Senate relating
to graduate studies. He presides over all meetings
of the Graduate Faculty and calls meetings of this
faculty whenever he thinks it advisable or whenever
requested to do so by one-fourth of the member-
ship. He makes recommendations to the Graduate
Faculty respecting the requirements for advanced
degrees, the regulations necessary to insure a high
standard of graduate work, and all other aspects of
the graduate program. He appoints a committee
for each graduate student, arranges for final exam-
inations, advises students with regard to their
studies and the requirements of the Graduate
School, and in all other ways administers the grad—
uate program in the interests of efficient instruc-
tion and the highest attainment possible on the
part of each graduate student. He is responsible
for determining and certifying to the Registrar can-
didates who have fulfilled requirements for ad—
vanced degrees.

The President and the Dean of the Graduate
School are members ex officio of all committees of
the Graduate Faculty.

The Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is composed of T3 mem-
bers and the Dean of the Graduate School, who is
chairman. There are eight elected faculty repre—
sentatives and three faculty members appointed by
the Dean of the Graduate School. One of the
elected members is from the College of AgriCUlture,
two from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from
the College of Business and Economics, two from
the College of Education, one from the College of
Engineering, and one from the College of Medicine.
The member or members from each of these col-
leges are elected by the Graduate Faculty members
In that college. Two graduate student members are
selected by the Council from a panel of four sub—
mitted by the Graduate and Professional Student
Association. The term of office of the elected and
OPPointed members is three years, and that of the
graduate students is one year. No member may
succeed himself until three years have elapsed since
the Completion of his last term.

The Graduate Council approves or disapproves

proposals concerning courses offered for graduate
credit, and advises and lends assistance to the Dean
in his execution of policies and regulations deter-
mined by the Graduate Faculty. Specifically, the
Council:

1. Studies requests of departments relating to pro—
posed graduate programs.

2. Reviews existing programs and courses.

3. In cooperation with the Dean, initiates recom-
mendations to the Graduate Faculty. (This pro-
cedure is not intended to prevent a faculty mem—
ber from bringing any recommendation or re—
quest directly before the Graduate Faculty.)

The Graduate Council has such authority as is
herein granted, or such as the Dean or the Graduate
Faculty may delegate to it. A majority of the
Graduate Council constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business.

Directors of Graduate Study

A Director of Graduate Study serves as adviser
to each student majoring in his area until the stu-
dent has a thesis director. The Director of Grad—
uate Study then recommends that this thesis direc—
tor be appointed the student’s adviser or committee
chairman. In areas where theses are not required,
the Director of Graduate Study is the adviser for all
students not writing theses. All student schedules
must be endorsed by the student’s adviser.

If it is desirable, a Director of Graduate Study
may recommend that additional advisers in the area
be appointed. A Director of Graduate Study who
is to be absent from the University for as long as
a semester must call this fact to the attention of
the Dean so that a substitute may be appointed.

The Dean of the Graduate School, with the ad-
vice of the college dean(s) and the approval of the
President, may recommend to the Graduate Faculty
the areas of graduate study and research into which
the University may be divided. (The logical unit for
an area is a department. By common consent, how-
ever, certain departments may be grouped into an
area; and in exceptional cases a department may
be divided into two or more areas.) The Directors
of Graduate Study for the various areas‘are ap-
pointed by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Establishment and Modification of Graduate Programs

An area which wishes to establish a new graduate
program or modify an existing one must submit its
program to the Graduate Council, which will make
recommendation concerning it to the Graduate Fac—

ulty.

Honorary Degrees

The selection of candidates for honorary degrees
originates in the Graduate Faculty, and the Grad-
uate Faculty makes its recommendations to the
University Senate.

Honorary degrees are normally conferred at the
May Commencement, but may be conferred at oth-
er‘times with the approval of the Graduate Faculty.
Recipients must be present in order to receive hon-
orary degrees.

Admission

A student who has a baccalaureate degree from
a fully accredited institution of higher learning and
has an undergraduate grade-point standing on all
work attempted of at least 2.5 on the basis of 4.0
or who, on the recommendation of a graduate pro-
gram, can satisfy the Graduate Council that he has
the equivalent of such a background may be con-
sidered for admission to the Graduate School by sub-
mitting to the Graduate Admissions Office two offi-
cial transcripts of all college courses and a written
application at least a month before anticipated
entrance. This 30 day requirement may be waived
only under special circumstances. Application
blanks may be obtained from the Admissions Of-
fice of the Graduate School. A student with a
grade-point average of less than 2.5, or a graduate
of a non-accredited institution, may be admitted
only after the Graduate Record Examination or oth-
er evidence acceptable to the Dean of the Graduate
Schoool, and to the Department, indicate that he
is capable of doing satisfactory graduate work. In-
dividual departments may establish higher require-
ments.

It should be clearly understood that a graduate
student may not be able to begin immediately a
full graduate program leading to the degree he de-
sires; it may be necessary for him to satisfy pre-
requisites which he omitted in his undergraduate
curriculum. Deficiences are determined by the de-
partment in which the major work is to be done.
Ordinarily, a graduate student may begin a full pro-
gram in any field in which he has a balanced under-
graduate major or its equivalent.

Admission to the Graduate School entitles a stu-
dent to take such courses as he desires, provided
he has the necessary prerequisites. However, ad-
mission does not automatically make a student a
candidate for a graduate degree.

Attendance in the Graduate School at the Uni~
versity of Kentucky is not a right. It is a privilege

which may be withdrawn by the University or any
area of graduate study if it is deemed necessary by
the Dean of the Graduate School in order to safe. l
guard the University’s standards. ‘

GRADUATING SENIORS AS PART-TIME
GRADUATE STUDENTS

A senior in the University of Kentucky lacking
no more than six credit hours for graduation and
having an undergraduate average of at least 2.5 .
on all work attempted may register in the Graduate
School with the consent of his college dean and
the Dean of the Graduate School. Approval of the
appropriate director of graduate study is required
if the student is to be an applicant for a degree.
The total load of such a student may not exceed
I2 credit hours. Graduate credit will be allowed 1
for each credit hour of graduate work beyond the I
six or fewer credit hours needed to complete under-
graduate requirements. The incidental fee is that
of a full-time student in the school in which more
than half of the work is taken. In cases where the
load is evenly divided between the schools, the
larger fee is assessed. Requirements for the under-
graduate degree must be completed during the se-
mester in which the student is allowed to register
for part—time graduate work. Students desiring to
enroll in the Graduate School under these conditions
must fill out in duplicate a petition listing the
course or courses to be taken in order to complete
their undergraduate requirements. The petition
must be approved by both deans concerned.

ADVANCED DEGREES FOR FACULTY
MEMBERS

Members of the faculty, excepting those in the
Community College System, having a rank higher
than that of Instructor may not be considered as
candidates for degrees in the discipline in which
they are employed or above the Master’s degree
at the University. I

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

It is the responsibility of the student to inform
himself concerning, and to observe all regulations
and procedures required by the course he is PW'
suing. In no case will a regulation be waived or
an exception granted because a student pleads
ignorance of the regulation or asserts that he W05
not informed of it by his adviser or other authority.
Therefore, the student should become familiar will1

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the Graduate School Bulletin, including (I) the sec—
tion presenting the requirements for the degree
which he plans to take, and (2) the offerings and
requirements of his major department.

The student should consult the Director of Grad-
uate Study of the department in which he will do
his work concerning course requirements, any de-
ficiencies, the planning of a program, and special
regulations. Departments may have degree require-
ments that are not listed in the Bulletin.

It is to be noted that the Graduate Dean inter-
prets the Graduate Bulletin; and other interpreta-
tions are unofficial. Only the Graduate Council
may waive requirements stated in this Bulletin.

General Requirements for All
Advanced Degrees

REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION

All students expecting graduate credit must be
enrolled in the Graduate School. Graduate students
will conform to the general registration schedule of
the University and may not enter later than the last
allowable date set by the Registrar.

Before registering, a graduate student must ob-
tain his adviser's approval of his proposed program.

THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION

All students working for graduate degrees must
take the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record
Examination. In addition, individual programs may
require other portions of this examination. This
must be done no later than the first term of grad—
uate work.

The College of Business and Economics may sub-
stitute the Admission Test for Graduate Study in
Business (ATGSB) for the Graduate Record Exami-
nation for MBA, DBA and Accounting students.

APPLICATION FOR FULL GRADUATE
STANDING

A graduate student desiring to earn a graduate
flagree must be approved for full graduate stand-
'_"9 by the Director of Graduate Study in the area
In which he intends to major and by the Graduate
SChool. Application should be made as soon as
SCoreS on the Graduate Record Examination are
available, and in any case prior to the beginning

0f the semester or term in which the degree is
SOUth.

To be admitted to full graduate standing, a stu-
dent must have scores on the Graduate Record
Examination satisfactory to the department con-
cerned and to the Dean of the Graduate School,
and a B average or higher on all graduate work
attempted at the University of Kentucky.

Graduate work taken before a student is ad-
mitted to full graduate standing will be evaluated
by the Director of Graduate Study in the major
area and by the Dean of the Graduate School at the
time the application for full graduate standing is
considered.

GRADUATE COURSES—GRADE AVERAGE

All courses numbered 500 through 799 may be

counted for credit toward a graduate degree pro-
vided they are approved as an appropriate part of
the student’s graduate program by his graduate
adviser or committee. Courses numbered 400 to
499 carry graduate credit for nonmajors only. An
over-all average of B on all work taken as a grad-
uate student, as well as a B average on all work
carrying graduate credit, must be attained before
an advanced degree may be awarded. All work is
to be counted and none of it may be omitted in
computing the average. However, those grades in
courses which do not give graduate credit may be
omitted from a student’s average by the Dean of
the Graduate School on recommendation of the stu—
dent’s adviser. D grades are not given to graduate
students. An ”incomplete” (I), unless the Dean of
the Graduate School grants an extension of time,
must be removed within one calendar year after the
close of the term in which the | is assigned if the
student is to receive credit.
- Courses numbered at the 600 or 700 level shall
be taught only by members of the Graduate Fac-
ulty or by such other instructors as are approved by
the Graduate Dean.

DROPPING OF COURSES

During the first IO class days of the term a grad-
uate student may drop a regular course without a
grade, provided he has the approval of his instruc—
tor, his Director of Graduate Study, and the Dean.
Regular courses may not be dropped later in the
term without the assignment of a grade: W if a
student withdraws passing, E if he is failing. How-
ever, only under very special circumstances may he
be allowed to withdraw from a class within five
weeks of the final examination period.

GRADES

The official grades of graduate students are
recorded in the office of the Registrar. The Regis-
trar provides official transcripts on the same basis
as for undergraduate students. Also, he provides
the Dean with the grades of all students in order
that the Dean may be able to advise students con-
cerning their programs.

The grading of graduate students is done ac—
cording to the following scale:

A—high achievement 4 grade points per credit

B—satisfactory achievement 3 grade points per credit
C—minimum passing grade 2 grade points per credit
E—failure 0 grade points per credit
l—incomplete see explanation following

S—satisfactory see explanation following

A grade of l (incomplete) may be assigned to a
graduate student if a part of the work of a course
remains undone and there is a reasonable possibil—
ity that a passing grade will result from completion
of the work. No student may. graduate with an l
on his record without the permission of his adviser
and the approval of the Dean of the Graduate
School.

A grade of S (satisfactory work in progress) may
be recorded for students in graduate courses which
carry no credit and in graduate seminars, inde-
pendent work courses, and research courses which
extend beyond the normal limits of a semester or
summer term. The grade may not be given to a
student in a course carrying credit if the student
has done unsatisfactory work or if he has failed
to do a reasonable amount of work. The project
must be substantially continuous in its progress.
When the work has been completed, a final grade
will be substituted for the S.

Once a grade (other than an I or S) has been re-
ported to the Registrar’s Office, it may not be
changed unless an error was made at the time the
grade was given and recorded, and then only upon
the written unanimous approval of the instructor,
the Registrar, and the Dean of the Graduate School.

CREDIT EQUIVALENCE

Certain research courses carry no credit hours
or grades but do contribute to the residence require—
ments of graduate degrees. For these courses the
credit equivalent is stated in the course descriptions.

ACADEMIC LOAD
The total term load of a student is the sum of

all credits and credit equivalents being carried, The
normal load of a graduate student during any se~
mester is l2 credit hours or equivalent and Under

no circumstances may it exceed l5 credit hours orl

equivalent. In the summer session, the load forthe,

eight-week session is nine credit hours, the six.l

week session is six credit hours, and the four-Week
intersession is four credit hours. The maximum
load for any combination of the six and eight-week
sessions shall be nine credit hours. The maximUm
load for summer and intersessions is thus l2 credit
hours. Students satisfactorily completing in resi-
dence nine course credits, or equivalent, of grad~
uate level work during a semester, or six course
credits, or equivalent, during a summer term are
classified as full-time or full-residence students.
Those completing less than these amounts are
classified as part-time or part-residence students.

A full-residence student who falls below the
minimum full-residence equivalent as the resultol
failing or dropping one or more courses is reclassi-
fied as a part—time or part-residence student for
that term.

A master’s candidate working on his thesis may
register for up to the equivalent of six course
credits by signing for course 768 in the appropriate
department and indicating the desired credit equiv-
alent in parentheses on the registration card.

A doctoral candidate working on his dissertation