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Doctoral Degree
The doctoral degree will be granted for no less than the equivalent of three
years of full-time graduate study. All requirements for the doctoral degree must
be completed within nine consecutive years of the date of matriculation into
the program. Students have five academic years (pre-candidacy) to reach candidacy
and the four following years (post-candidacy) to complete their research.
A period
of
seven
months
must elapse between admission to doctoral candidacy and receipt of the degree.
A doctoral student must be enrolled for at least 10 graduate credits in his or
her program in each of three quarters during a span of five consecutive quarters.
(See Doctoral Degrees, Course
of Study.)
Time to Candidacy
Students have five academic years to reach candidacy and the four following years to complete their research. Candidacy for the doctorate automatically terminates after this time. A student whose candidacy is due to expire may petition the Senior Assistant University Dean of the Graduate School for an extension of time to attain his or her degree. A student whose candidacy has expired (and, therefore, moved the student to inactive status) may petition the Senior Assistant University Dean for a reinstatement into his or her program and extension of time to degree. (See Maintaining Graduate Status, Extension of Time to Degree and Reinstatements.) As a condition of reinstatement, programs may require students to retake and pass candidacy examinations. Each program should establish and publish policy concerning extension of degree candidacy and requirements for reinstatement.
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