Nomination of Doctoral Student for Admission to Candidacy

Nomination of Doctoral Student for Admission to Candidacy
Student Information
Student Name*

First NameLast Name
Student Email*
example@albany.edu
Student ID*
Example: 001234567
Academic Information
Degree Program*
Field of Specialization*
Proposed Date of Admission to Candidacy*

MonthDayYear
Proposed date or term of admission to candidacy*
i.e. Fall 2024, September 2025, etc.
Title of Proposed Dissertation or Research Topic (If one has been selected and approved)
Requirements for Admission to Candidacy

The above named doctoral student has successfully completed all requirements for Admission to Candidacy (listed below) and is hereby nominated.
Please provide the semester for the completed program required and elective coursework, including at least a B (3.0) average in resident graduate courses applied in fulfillment of curricular requirements.
Semester (term and year)*
Please provide the semester or date of the satisfactory completion of all doctoral program milestones.

Examples include: doctoral comprehensive/qualifying exam, preliminary doctoral qualifying exam, doctoral comprehensive essay, doctoral field professional paper.

Note: Individual program requirements can be found in the Graduate Bulletin and in your admit letter.
Doctoral program milestone*
Semester or date completion*
Doctoral program milestone
Semester or date completion
Doctoral program milestone
Semester or date completion
Please indicate how you have fulfilled the research tool requirement and the date/semester satisfied.*
I have met the resident study requirement. The residency study requirement is defined as two full time semesters or equivalent.*

Not applicable for this programYes
Please share any other program specific candidacy requirements and the dates/term you fulfilled them.
Please indicate which Research Protocol Approval you will or will have fulfilled*

The student and faculty advisor certify that dissertation research involving human subjects, animal subjects, or biohazardous materials has been approved (as demonstrated by an approval letter) by the applicable University compliance committee(s): Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) or an IRB, IACUC, or IBC that has been designated by the University.The student and faculty advisor certify and acknowledge that research involving human subjects, animal subjects, or biohazardous materials must be approved in advance by the applicable compliance committee (IRB, IACUC or IBC) and that engaging in such research without approval would constitute misconduct.The student and faculty advisor certify and acknowledge that this research does not involve human subjects, animal subject, or biohazardous materials and that engaging in such research without advance approval by the applicable compliance committee (IRB, IACUC, or IBC) would constitute misconduct.
Department Information (For Approvals)
Department*
Faculty Advisor Name*

First NameLast Name
Faculty Advisor Email*
example@albany.edu
Department Chair Name*

First NameLast Name
Department Chair Email*
example@albany.edu
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Nomination of Doctoral Student for Admission to Candidacy

Student Information

Academic Information

Requirements for Admission to Candidacy

Department Information (For Approvals)