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Before graduate students can be officially admitted to degree candidacy, they must satisfy the following requirements:

• All students must submit an Intent to Graduate Form to the Graduate School by the deadline in the semester all degree requirements will be completed.

• Master's and Doctoral students must submit a Degree Candidacy form to their respective College Director of Graduate Studies by the deadline. Please read carefully the instructions for completing these forms.

• Master's and Doctoral students completing a Graduate Certificate Programs must also submit an Intent to Graduate form and a Graduate Certificate Candidacy form to their respective College Director of Graduate Studies by the deadline.

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NOTE: Both the Intent to Graduate Form and degree candidacy forms must be submitted to the appropriate offices by the specified deadlines. Candidacy forms received by the College Director of Graduate Studies after the stated deadline will not be approved or forwarded to the Graduate School for processing; therefore, we strongly recommended that you submit the candidacy form to your department chair at least one week prior to the college directors' deadline.

Students will be certified for graduation only when all requirements are met, including the removal of all "I" or "IP" grades from previous semesters. If a student earns an "I" or "IP" grade(s) in any coursework listed on the candidacy form used to fulfill degree requirements, graduation will automatically be deferred to the next semester.

Students will be notified of disqualification and will be required to submit a new Intent to Graduate Card in the semester their degree requirements will be completed.

It will be the responsibility of each student to notify the Graduate School Academic Advisor of name changes or change of address.

Last revised on: 17 November 2009.