Advancement to Candidacy form (obtained from the Graduate School web site). This School’s form must then be submitted to the Graduate Office. Once a student has Advanced Department’s to Candidacy, they must take 6 credits of 899 every semester (i.e., Fall and Spring semesters). Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. The Graduate School requires graduate students to gain admission to candidacy no later than 5 years after they have matriculated. Level 3 graduate students are expected to: (1) prepare and defend their dissertation proposal, (2) continue to work on publications and/or presentations; and (3) successfully defend their dissertation thesis. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and AdvancementB. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and Advancement 1. Level 1 and 2 requirements completed. 2. Successfully passing the Comprehensive Examination. 3. Publications and/or professional presentations at the national/international level, Positive formal evaluation of all aspects of the student's academic and professional development to include: -performance in teaching/research assistantship -presentations at meetings -presentations in graduate seminars -practica, externships, and internships -research proficiency and commitment B. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School.C. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School. Please note that the Graduate School requires the student to be admitted to doctoral candidacy. Students are eligible for admission to doctoral candidacy after successfully passing their comprehensive examinations. Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. VII. The DissertationVII. The Dissertation The doctoral dissertation must be evaluated by a committee of at least 5 voting members, all of whom hold the doctoral degree. The committee will be chaired by the student's major professor,
School’s Advancement to Candidacy form (obtained from the Graduate School web site). This form must then be submitted to the Department’s Graduate Office. Once a student has Advanced to Candidacy, they must take 6 credits of 899 every semester (i.e., Fall and Spring semesters). Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. The Graduate School requires graduate students to gain admission to candidacy no later than 5 years after they have matriculated. Level 3 graduate students are expected to: (1) prepare and defend their dissertation proposal, (2) continue to work on publications and/or presentations; and (3) successfully defend their dissertation thesis. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and AdvancementB. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and Advancement 1. Level 1 and 2 requirements completed. 2. Successfully passing the Comprehensive Examination. 3. Publications and/or professional presentations at the national/international level, Positive formal evaluation of all aspects of the student's academic and professional development to include: -performance in teaching/research assistantship -presentations at meetings -presentations in graduate seminars -practica, externships, and internships -research proficiency and commitment B. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School.C. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School. Please note that the Graduate School requires the student to be admitted to doctoral candidacy. Students are eligible for admission to doctoral candidacy after successfully passing their comprehensive examinations. Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. VII. The DissertationVII. The Dissertation The doctoral dissertation must be evaluated by a committee of at least 5 voting members, all of whom hold the doctoral degree. The committee will be chaired by the student's major professor,
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