Before a student can complete work on a graduate degree, he/she must be admitted to candidacy.  To be considered, the student must submit a petition the Graduate Council  Before the Council will approve candidacy, that student must have demonstrated promise of success in a graduate program.  Once the candidacy has been approved, the student may complete program requirements for the degree.

Master’s Degree

The student has:

• Met all program admission requirements.
• Classification as a Regular student.
• Successfully completed 12 semester hours of graduate work toward the degree.
• Earned at least a 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work.

When the above criteria have been met, the program coordinator will prepare a Petition for Admission to Candidacy for a Master’s Degree.  The student (and major professor as appropriate) will sign the petition and submit it to the Graduate Council for approval.

Specialist Degree

A Specialist student may submit a similar petition after having satisfied the following criteria:

• Met all program admission requirements
• Classification as a Regular student.
• Successful completion of 12 semester hours of graduate work in the School Psychology program with at least a 3.00 grade point average.
• Recommended for candidacy by the School Psychology faculty.

When the Specialist criteria have been met the School Psychology coordinator will bring the petition before the Graduate Council for consideration.