The Application for Graduation is provided to the student with the approval of the Application for Admission to Candidacy. A student is required to demonstrate proficiency in one of the following options. The areas include an approved foreign language, computer application of statistics, or application of instructional technologies. The student is encouraged to contact their advisor regarding this requirement upon admission into candidacy. This requirement must be satisfied prior to scheduling the oral examinations.
All major programs require the satisfactory completion of a final oral examination.
In order to complete the Application for Graduation candidates must identify the dates on which they intend to take the written examination and the oral examination. Examinations may be offered on a designated date basis only. The oral examination cannot be scheduled until the written examination has been passed. However, the second examination may not be attempted in the same quarter or summer session as the original examination. The examination is to be scheduled for a period of at least one hour and normally for not more than two hours.