What is candidacy, and when can I become a doctoral candidate?
Admission to graduate study does not imply admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree. A student can be admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. by submitting an admission to candidacy application to the Graduate School with the recommendation of the student’s advisory committee after the student has (a) completed all required course work, (b) is as a student in good standing, (c) passed the comprehensive examination, (d) satisfied the Expository Writing requirement, and (e) secured an approved dissertation proposal. Successful completion of all these requirements leads to approval to candidacy by the executive committee of the Graduate School.
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