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LU Policy Number: AS.054
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Approval Date: 10/31/2021
Purpose: To define graduate student candidacy for graduation
Additional Authority: N/A
Scope: CGUS, COE
Approval Authority:
Responsible Authority: CGUS, COE, Registrar
Publications: Academic Catalog, College Website
Definitions: N/A
Policy Title
Graduate Student Advancement to Candidacy Policy
Policy Statement
Admission to Life University does not imply advancement of a student to candidacy for a graduate degree. Advancement to candidacy is contingent on the approval of the Dean of the College, or their designee, after the student has met the formal requirements and has demonstrated sufficient proficiency to attain the graduate competencies required for this degree. Advancement to candidacy requires:
- All acceptance (admission materials) requirements must be fulfilled;
- Successful completion of the area of concentration course work with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; and
- Successful completion of a thesis, written comprehensive examination, and/or departmental research project.
Procedure(s)
Each quarter the Dean of the College, or their designee, will send to the Registrar a list of those graduate students who meet the requirements for candidacy for graduation. This list will be sent no later than week 6 of the quarter.
Other Notes
Passed Academic Affairs Committee: August 26, 2021
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