5.4.12 Advancement to Candidacy

(Approved May 5, 1995) (Amended January 25, 2012) (Amended January 29, 2020) (Amended October 28, 2020)

Once the Doctoral Research Proposal is approved by all members of the Dissertation Committee, the Departmental Ph.D. Committee submits a written request recommending that the Academic Council advance the student to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. Affirmative action by the Academic Council on this request will require that:

1. a dissertation committee has been approved by the Academic Council;
2. any minor, language, or computing requirements have been fulfilled;
3. the written and oral qualifying examination have been taken and passed;
4. the Doctoral Research Proposal has been approved by all committee members.