Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to Candidacy is the next step after achieving classified status. Advancement to Candidacy signifies approval of a plan of study by the student's major department and college.

You are able to advance once you have completed as few as six units with a minimum 3.0 GPA, but there may be other factors, such as your choice of culminating activity, which may delay when you choose to initiate this step. As a graduate student, it is your responsibility to initiate the process, and follow up on its completion.

There are several requirements that comprise the process of Advancement to Candidacy. Please carefully read about them in the "Graduate Degree Information" section of the CSULB Catalog.

Advancement to Candidacy Form

Before you begin the Advancement to Candidacy form, you must:

  • have taken the necessary steps to remove deficiencies in your preparation for graduate work (if you were admitted conditionally).
  • have completed at least 6 units of graduate course work.
  • have at least 3.0 in both your graduate program GPA and cumulative GPA.
  • have selected the comprehensive exam or thesis option.

M.S. Applied Statistics - Advancement to Candidacy form is available in Applied Statistics Forms.