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Advancement to Candidacy

Requirements for Advancement to Candidacy

In order to be advanced to candidacy a student must have the following:

  1. Achieved classified standing.
  2. Completed with a grade point average of 3.0 ("B"), at least 16 quarter units of applicable course work in graduate standing, at least 12 of which have been taken at this campus and approved by an advisor in the College of Education.
    Note: Between the time of completing 15 and 23 units of applicable course work the student is required to apply for advancement to candidacy.
  3. Satisfactorily completed EDCA 614 and EDUC 603.
  4. Secured approval of candidacy from the College of Education.
  5. Filed an approved graduate program for completion of the degree. This must be prepared in consultation with an advisor in the College of Education and approved by the program coordinator.