First Part Of The Ph.D. Written Qualifying Exam

It is the student’s responsibility to file advancement to candidacy forms for masters’s degree in the major department no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student expects the award of the degree.To file for your MS Degree under this option the following forms are required if you have taken and passed the first part of the PhD written qualifying exam. Have taken 9 courses with a total of 36 units.

1. Program Requirements

2. Program of Study (Requires your advisor’s approval)
List your nine courses taken with a GPA average of 3.0.

3. Advancement to Candidacy
List your nine courses taken with a GPA average of 3.0

4. Filing Fee (If you are not registered in the quarter you plan to obtain your MS degree)