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Admission to Candidacy

• After successful completion of the written qualifying exam, topic approval and the proposal defense, a Ph.D. student will be admitted to candidacy
• A course correction changing all EMA7979 hours to EMA7980 must be filled out with ASO at the time of the passing of the proposal defense to be processed through the Graduate School and Registrar
  • If this is done prior to the midpoint of the semester, that term will count as your first term of PhD study
  • Registration for a minimum of two semesters in EMA7980 is required to complete the degree