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Advancement to Candidacy/Time to degreeDegree
The student will be admitted to doctoral candidacy when all requirements for the degree, except for the dissertation and the final oral dissertation defense exam, have been completed. The maximum time allowed to reach candidacy status is seven years from the term the student matriculated into the doctoral program. The student’s department/college must notify the Graduate School once this status has been reached and before the end of the term in which the status is effective. The maximum time for completion of a doctoral degree is five years from the end of the semester in which the student is admitted to candidacy.
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