Admission to Candidacy - General Information
Doctoral students customarily apply for degree candidacy after completing at least three semesters of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree.
To qualify for candidacy, students must
- complete all course requirements (except the minor);
- achieve a satisfactory scholastic record;
- pass the comprehensive examination; and
- submit for approval to the school chair and the Graduate Studies Office (on behalf of the graduate dean) a formal statement naming the dissertation reading committee and delineating the research topic.
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, Graduate Studies formally admits the applicant to candidacy for the degree on behalf of the graduate dean.