Prospective candidates for the Ph.D. degree are admitted to candidacy when: All prerequisites set as a condition to admission have been satisfactorily completed; Research skills requirements, if applicable, have been met; The final program of study has been approved by the advisory committee, the graduate coordinator, and the dean of the Graduate School; An average of 3.0 (B) has been maintained on all graduate courses taken and on all completed courses on the program of study (no course with a grade below C may be placed on the final program of study); Written and oral comprehensive examinations have been passed and reported to the Graduate School; The advisory committee, including any necessary changes in the membership, is confirmed and all its members have been notified of their appointment; A dissertation prospectus (proposal) has been approved; The residence requirement has been met.
