What is candidacy?
Advancement to candidacy is a very important part of the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies. Candidacy is designed to reaffirm the appropriateness of the program relative to the needs and abilities of the student.
- The process for advancing to candidacy involves researching, writing, and submitting an original, high quality theoretical/conceptual paper no more than 20 pages long.
- Completion of the candidacy process requires students to submit their candidacy paper to a refereed journal.
- Application to candidacy is made upon successful completion of the four core courses: Leadership Theory (DPLS 700), Organizational Theory (DPLS 701), Policy and Global Systems (DPLS 703), and Principles of Research (DPLS 720).
- Application for candidacy is to be made before completing 22 credits in the Doctoral Program.
- The student must be advanced to candidacy before completing 28 credits or the student can expect to be blocked from taking classes until candidacy is completed.
When a student is advanced to candidacy, it means they are a CANDIDATE for the Ph.D., signifying the Doctoral Faculty’s confidence in the student’s ability to successfully complete the program, including the dissertation.
Forms
Request to Begin Candidacy Process. Used to begin the Candidacy process after the topic has been discussed with the advisor and should be submitted to the pre-candidacy academic advisor.
Candidacy Process Form. Form used as part of Access 2007 to enter information into the tracking system. For students already in the process, it provides information for the tracking process and revised information on submitting papers. Form can be printed and used by the student for tracking progress through the process. Students should submit the form to the program coordinator.
March 22, 2012
