C  Committee Meeting Agendas

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 D  America COMPETES Act, Section 7034

91

 E  Estimating the Path of Master’s Degree Recipients in the Biological Sciences

95

 F  Development of Selected Professional Degree Programs

97

 G  Side-by-Side Comparison: Keck Graduate Institute of the Applied Life Sciences, Sloan Foundation Professional Science Master’s Initiative, and America COMPETES Act, Section 7034 PSM Provisions

103

 H  Data Tables

117

 I  Recommendations for Master’s Education in Reports of Leading Science, Innovation, and Higher Education Organizations

123

 J  Bibliography

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2-1

Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Degrees Conferred and Percentage of Change over Time, Selected Years, 1970-1971 to 2004-2005,

18

2-2

Master’s Degrees Conferred, by Field, 2004-2005,

19

2-3

Ratio of Master’s Degrees to Doctorates Awarded by U.S. Institutions, by Field, 2004,

26

2-4

Master’s Degrees Awarded by the University of Utah in Selected Natural Sciences Fields, by Type of Master’s Degree and Relationship to Doctorate, 2002-2003 to 2005-2006 (four years),

28

2-5

Employed Individuals with Highest Degree in the Biological Sciences, by Highest Degree and Employment Sector, 2003,

30

2-6

Employment and Salaries for MBS Graduates, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, 2001-2002 to 2006-2007,

45

F-1

Development of Selected Professional Degree Programs,

98

H-1

Master’s Degrees and Doctorates Conferred, by Sex of Student and Field of Study: 2004-2005,

118

H-2

Selected Graduate Education Characteristics, by Science and Engineering Field,

120

H-3

Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate Degrees Awarded, by Science and Engineering Field, 2004,

122