he new curriculum plan for Graduate  Studies was approved by the University in October 1991. It superseded the previous approved design on which the M.Sc. Prosthodontics program was structured. With the introduction of the yearly system of instructions in the University, vis-a-vis the College of Dentistry, the format of the curriculum was annualized although a few courses in all the specialties are still programmed to last only a half year. The curriculum has the following components.

Biomedical and Biodental Core Courses
Specialty Courses
Advanced Specialty Course
Research and Thesis

The biomedical and biodental courses (8 credits), the Specialty Courses (20 credits) and Research/Thesis (6 credits) are registered with the College of Graduate Studies. These credits are earned towards the Master's degree award. The Advanced Specialty Courses (10 to 14 credits) which are graded pass/fail are also registered with the College of Graduate Studies. As Pass/Fail courses, they do not carry A, B, C grades and are therefore not included in the computation of the Master's degree grade point average (GPA). Satisfactory performance at the levels required in the specialty and advanced specialty courses determine recommendation for the award of certificate of clinical competence in the specialty.
 
These credit requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and the College of Dentistry are the basis for the combined award of a Master's degree in Dentistry by the University and a Certificate of Clinical Competency by the College of Dentistry. The present design therefore obviously does not permit an independent pursuit of either the Master's degree or the Certificate.