However, the residency requirement of three full-tuition quarters is not reduced. The Educational Specialist Degree and the Engineer Degree require 45 units and three full-tuition quarters beyond the master's degree. Three quarters of residency for work done at another university as a graduate student may be applied to the residency requirement. Residency credit is given only for graduate work done after conferral of the bachelor's degree. Doctoral students are expected to be admitted to candidacy by the end of the second year in the program.
Candidacy is valid for five years unless terminated for unsatisfactory progress.
Departments specify requirements for course work, qualifying procedures, teaching, language study, and other program components. All doctoral students must pass a University oral examination and submit a dissertation which has been approved by three readers. The dissertation is expected to be an original contribution to scholarship or scientific knowledge and to exemplify the highest standards in the discipline. Changes in Degree Program Students are admitted for study in a specific degree program. Students may petition to change degree programs after at least one term of enrollment, either to pursue a new degree in the same department or in a different department.