Candidates become eligible for DP privilege when they have satisfied all requirements for certification except an approved dissertation proposal and foreign language, if required by the department. When the Office of Doctoral Studies receives a favorable report on the certification examination and major field rating for a student, his or her record will be evaluated according to the criteria for certification set by the Ed.D. Committee. If qualified, a DP card will be issued entitling the student to use the privilege in terms subsequent to the term in which eligibility is established. The grade of DP may be assigned only to a qualified doctoral candidate who passes a course, having successfully completed all requirements prescribed by the instructor. The candidate must request DP credit before two-thirds of the class sessions have met.
Eligibility is established by presenting the doctoral card to the course instructor.
The candidate must obtain from the Registrar and complete a simple form to let the Registrar and the instructor know that DP credit has been requested. The grade of DP is available only in courses offered by Teachers College, and is optional, not mandatory. When recorded, the grade of DP is permanent and may not be changed to any other grade. The grade of DP was introduced on June 1, 1967.