Candidacy For Advanced Degrees

Summary of Policy

Criteria for determining whether a candidate is ready to proceed into a PhD program.

Affected Parties

Students Under the Guarini School Programs

Policy Statement

Admission as a regular graduate student presumes candidacy for the Master's degree, if that degree is offered by the department. To become a candidate for the Ph.D. degree, a student must: 1) satisfy the course work and language requirements, if any; 2) pass all required qualifying examinations, if any; 3) prepare a statement on the nature and scope of the research problem they intend to pursue; and 4) receive the endorsement of their department. Normally all of this should be accomplished by the end of the student's second year in residence.