Candidacy

There is no formal candidacy status for the master’s degree. However, some programs do have defense requirements, so each student should confer with his or her adviser or program director to ascertain the requirements of his or her specific program. To maintain graduate status, students must take a minimum of one graduate credit that contributes to degree requirements (as determined by the graduate program) per academic year. If a student does not maintain active status, he/she may apply for reinstatement within three years or apply for readmission to his/her program thereafter. There are fees associated with these steps. (See Reinstatements and Readmission.)