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GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHYSICS AT LANGLEY FIELD

A proposed program of graduate work in physics to be offered at Langley Field was approved.
The granting of the Master's degree with a major in Physics was authorized under the conditions proposed
by the School of Physics in the following "Description of Program."

DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL PROGRAM

1. That graduate courses in Physics be established in cooperation with the scientific
staff of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field.

2. That the content of these courses be essentially the same or equivalent to those given
in the Graduate School of Physics at the University of Virginia.

3. That the Physics Faculty at Virginia be charged with the responsibility of keeping the
content and standards of these courses equivalent to those at the University.

4. That research leading toward the Master's degree in Physics carried out at Langley
Field under the joint supervision and approval of the Langley Field scientists and the Physics staff
at Virginia be acceptable upon completion for the Master's thesis.

5. That the present one year's residence requirement at the University for the Master's
degree in Physics be waived and there be substituted in its place the following:

A. One semester or its equivalent in summer school residence work at the
University of Virginia be required for the Master's degree in Physics.

B. The remaining work for completing the Master's degree requirements must be
taken at Langley Field or at the University of Virginia.

6. All other requirements except the residence requirement (5 above) for the Master's
degree in Physics to remain the same as at present. This obviously includes such things as the
present language requirements, final examinations to be given by a Committee of the Physics Faculty,
and so forth.

7. That instructors for the graduate work at Langley Field be recruited primarily from
the staff of the Langley Laboratory subject to the approval of the Faculty of the School of Physics
and the Dean of the Graduate School.