Advancement to Candidacy
Students are advanced to doctoral candidacy after completion of the following.
- The student has passed the comprehensive examination. This exam is typically given following completion of the second year of post-Master's study at The University. The examination consists of both written and oral sections. The written section will include questions from the student's area of concentration as defined by the area core requirements. The faculty on the examining committee will be all faculty whose research or teaching lies within the area(s) being tested. The written sections of the examination must be successfully completed prior to the oral section. The oral section is scheduled one week after the written section. The written and oral sections of the examination, if not successfully completed, may be repeated only once.
- Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the student can be advanced to doctoral candidacy. The student and the supervising professor should recommend to the graduate adviser the names of the five faculty members whom they would like to have appointed to the dissertation committee. The student should contact the graduate secretary for assistance in completing the necessary paper work for advancement to candidacy. Only after the student has been advanced to candidacy and has the approval of the supervising professor, will the student be permitted to register for dissertation hours.
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