5.4.20 Termination of Candidacy

(Approved May 5, 1995)

If, in the judgment of the dissertation committee, a candidate does not qualify for the degree, Doctor of Philosophy, the dissertation committee recommends that the Ph.D. program be terminated, and suggests an appropriate course of action for the candidate. The departmental Ph.D. committee must notify the Academic Council that this recommendation has been made. When the Academic Council has satisfied itself concerning all outstanding questions involved and has agreed upon any necessary action, the candidate's dissertation committee is dissolved by a formal vote of the Academic Council.