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🌎 International Students
🌎 International Students
Must Advance to Candidacy by the summer of their 3rd year in order to continue receiving funding for Non-Resident Student Tuition.
👥 All Students
👥 All Students
Must Advance to Candidacy by the summer of their 4th year to maintain normative progress, otherwise will be considered for Academic Notice.
Steps to ATC
Steps to ATC
Complete all coursework;
Have no "I" Incomplete grades;
Pay $90 ATC fee;
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Nominate a Committee
Nominate a Committee
the quarter before
Nominate a faculty committee to deliver your Oral Qual:
Comprised of 4 people, at least half of which must be tenured;
1 person must be a tenured member outside the Physics Department; if they are not faculty, you must include a CV for Grad Div review;
The Chair must be tenured, and is usually your advisor;
Must be approved by Graduate Division at least 30 days before you take your qual, which means get it to the Grad Coordinator before then.
Email form to physgradadvising@ucsc.edu
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Schedule your Oral Qualifying Exam
Schedule your Oral Qualifying Exam
Reserve a room:
Physics Rooms - Calendar
Astronomy Rooms - Calendar
SCIPP Conference Rooms - Sign up on the paper next to the door
ISB 431 - Email Janene Avedisian
Email physgradadvising@ucsc.edu the date, time, and room of your Oral Qual.
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Pass your Oral Qualifying Exam
Pass your Oral Qualifying Exam
Take and pass your Oral Qualifying Exam;
The Committee Chair emails the Oral Qual Report to physgradadvising@ucsc.edu;
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Nominate a Dissertation Committee
Nominate a Dissertation Committee
Nominate a faculty committee to read your Dissertation:
Committee must have at least 3 members;
at least half of the committee must be tenured (members of the UC Santa Cruz Division of the Academic Senate).
Email form to physgradadvising@ucsc.edu
Candidacy status goes into effect the next quarter after passing your exam.
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