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In order to insure adherence to the Advancement to Candidacy policy,
a negative service indicator is placed on the graduate student’s
PeopleSoft accounts during the semester in which the student registers
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for the 18 credit hour. Once the student has met the Advancement to
Candidacy requirement, the service indicator is removed and the
student may continue his/her program of study.

Procedure:

I. The student applies for Advancement to Candidacy.
II. Once the advancement has been granted, the Graduate School
will remove the hold and send the appropriate letter to the
students. A copy of the letter will be sent to the Graduate
Program Coordinator.
III. Those students who are not eligible for advancement will
receive a letter informing them of their status and will be
advised to meet with their advisor to develop a strategy for
satisfying the Advancement to Candidacy requirement.
IV. Students will meet with their advisor and document a plan for
meeting the requirements for advancement utilizing the
Academic Progression Plan Worksheet. A copy will be sent to
the Graduate School for placement in the student’s
permanent folder.
V. The hold will be temporarily removed from the student’s
account in order to allow for registration into classes specified
in the plan documented on the Academic Progression
Worksheet. The hold will be replaced on the student’s account
after the student registers.
VI. If the student meets the requirement for Advancement to
Candidacy the first semester after the initial hold was placed
on his/her account, the hold will be permanently removed. If
the student does not meet the requirements for Advancement
to Candidacy, he/she will no longer be allowed to continue in
the program.

Exceptions: Because there is a need to show actual
registration in order to obtain a visa for re-entry into the
United States, the hold will be removed for those international
students who intend to travel outside of the country if it is

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