Students must apply for candidacy as soon as they are eligible. Prior to applying for candidacy, students should prepare, in a consultation with a graduate advisor, a plan that will include the list of courses for completing their degree requirements. The student’s advisor must approve all courses. A student is eligible to apply for candidacy when:

1. A minimum of 9 credits as a graduate student have been completed.

2. A minimum of 3.0 GPA in all courses attempted as a graduate student has been maintained.

Normally no more than 15 credits of work completed before admission to candidacy will be accepted toward a degree program. Students working toward degrees with thesis options may not register for thesis until their admission to candidacy.

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