Advancement to Candidacy

In order to be advanced to candidacy, the student must:

  1. Achieve classified status;
  2. Complete at least 15 quarter units and not more than 20 units of applicable work as a graduate student at this university, with a grade point average of at least 3.0 ("B");
  3. Begin assembling their portfolio by contributing at least one exemplary problem solution or one proof as described in item 6 of "Requirements for Graduation;"
  4. Submit a formal program of graduate work prepared in consultation with and approved by the departmental graduate committee;
  5. Gain final approval of the program and of the candidacy itself by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

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