SCA - Advancing to Candidacy

When students are first admitted to the program, they are not yet candidates for the master's degree. Advancing to candidacy is the process through which students create a contract with the program and the university regarding the planned course of study, secure their "catalog rights," and become degree candidates. Securing catalog rights is important because it locks in the program requirements of the current CSULB Catalog, and protects the student if the program requirements should change. Students are advised to advance to candidacy as soon as they are eligible to do so, and must advance one semester prior to applying to complete the exit requirement. Students must have completed the following steps in order to advance to candidacy:

1. Met with their advisor to plan a course of study.
2. Completed SCAE 550 and SCAE 551.
3. Set their academic, professional and personal goals in consultation with their advisor (facilitated through SCAE 550 and SCAE 551).
4. Completed the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR). See the Catalog for full details.
5. Maintained a 3.0 GPA in all program course work.
6. Resolved all incomplete grades.

Please note that students must be enrolled during the semester in which they apply for advancement to candidacy.

Last update: 7/23/09