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A.B.D = All But Done? How to Get Admitted to Candidacy

A.B.D = All But Done? How to Get Admitted to Candidacy. Julie Wilson, Director. Office of Graduate Studies web site ogs.tamu.edu TAMU Howdy Portal Howdy.tamu.edu. Doctoral Degree Requirements. 98 doctoral degrees PHD, DEN, EDD

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A.B.D = All But Done? How to Get Admitted to Candidacy

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  1. A.B.D = All But Done? How to Get Admitted to Candidacy Julie Wilson, Director

  2. Office of Graduate Studies web site ogs.tamu.edu TAMU Howdy Portal Howdy.tamu.edu

  3. Doctoral Degree Requirements • 98 doctoral degrees • PHD, DEN, EDD • Degree Plan, Residency, Preliminary Examination, Research Proposal, Admission to Candidacy, Final Examination, Dissertation or Record of Study, and Graduation

  4. Admission to Candidacy • Completed all graded course work on degree plan (681, 684, 690, and 691 not included), • Have a 3.0 Graduate Cumulative GPA and a Degree Plan GPA, • Successfully complete Preliminary Exam (both written and oral), • Have an approved Research Proposal on file with the Office of Graduate Studies, • Met the residency requirement.

  5. Complete All Graded Coursework on Degree Plan • Successfully complete all courses that require a letter grade to be on the degree plan • OR petition to remove any courses that require a letter grade that have not been completed • Does not include 681, 684, 690, and 691

  6. Two Grade Point Averages (GPA) • BOTH must be a 3.0 in order to graduate. • 1. Degree Plan GPA • 2. Cumulative GPA • Course levels included in the GPA = 300, 400, 600, 700, 900 and HSC transfer courses • Course levels not included in the GPA = Non-HSC transfer courses and 100 and 200 level courses.

  7. Preliminary Exam

  8. Proposal and Proposal Approval Page • Format for the proposal is determined by the student’s committee and program. • Must complete Proposal Approval Form • Must turn in signed Proposal Approval Form and at least FIVE pages of the proposal itself to the Office of Graduate Studies

  9. Residency • An amount of time that a doctoral student must spend in full-time study on the TAMU campus • For students with recognized masters’ degree (64-hour degree plan), two consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment (minimum of 9 hours) • For students without recognized masters’ degree (96-hour degree plan), two consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment (minimum of 9 hours) PLUS one more semester of full-time enrollment • Can be waived if employed full-time. Must submit a Petition for Waivers and Exceptions and a verification of employment from employer

  10. Time Limits • Ten year time limit on coursework • Four year time limit between preliminary exam and final exam • Must be at least 14 weeks between preliminary exam and final exam

  11. Office of Graduate Studies 302 Jack K. Williams Administration Bldg Web site: ogs.tamu.edu 979-845-3631 E-mail: ogs@tamu.edu Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM Monday thru Friday Julie Wilson, Director jdwilson@tamu.edu

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