Advancement to Candidacy

To be advanced to candidacy, a student must have:

  1. Achieved classified status;
  2. Selected a graduate advisor to supervise the course of study;
  3. Completed at least 16 quarter units of national security studies program course work at this university, and achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in those courses;
  4. Filed a graduate program approved by the student's advisor, the national security studies program director and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

For more information please visit our website. National Security Studies Office