UNM Department of Linguistics

Advancement to Doctoral Candidacy

You must apply for and be admitted to doctoral candidacy. The "Application for Candidacy for the Doctoral or MFA Degree" form formally summarizes your program of studies. Approval of your program is indicated by the signatures of your committee on studies on this form, along with that of the Graduate Advisor.

You should fill out the department's Preliminary "Ph.D. Program of Studies" form the semester before you plan to take the doctoral comprehensive examination, and you should meet with your committee on studies to discuss this proposed program and how you will satisfy the research skills requirements. If the overall plan is approved by the committee, you should then complete the official "Application for Candidacy for the Doctoral or MFA Degree" form, secure the signatures of your committee, and submit it to the department's Graduate Advisor.

The department must submit the fully approved Application for Candidacy to OGS once you have passed the doctoral comprehensive examination and completed the research skills requirements. It is to be accompanied by the "Report of Examination" and "Certification of Language or Research Skill Requirement" forms. After determining that all requirements except for outstanding coursework and the dissertation have been fulfilled, the Dean of Graduate Studies will advance the student to candidacy.