UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

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Residence
All doctoral candidates will be required to engage in six or more quarters of
full-time resident study. Full-time resident study consists of enrollment in one
or more courses during a quarter . Three of these full-time resident quarters
must be taken consecutively . Continuous enrollment is required of all doctoral
candidates.
Candidates for the Ph .D. degree are allowed a period of time not to exceed
four years from the beginning of course work to advancement to candidacy,
and four additional years from advancement to candidacy , to completion of the
dissertation . Petitions for extension of time must be approved by the candidate's
sponsor and by the Committee on Graduate Admissions and Standards.
Qualifying Examinations
When the candidate has completed the course work recommended by his
guidance committee , he applies for the written qualifying examinations in his
field in education and in his cognate department . The examinations are given
under the direction of the Committee on Graduate Admissions and Standards of
the School of Education.
Upon successful completion of the written qualifying examinations, the candidate
formulates a dissertation proposal with the aid of his chairman and a
dissertation committee . The committee consists of three members of the faculty
in education , two in the cognate department , and one from the University at
large. The committee is nominated by the Department of Education and
appointed by the Dean of the Graduate Division . The dissertation committee
conducts an oral examination on topics from both education and the cognate
discipline related to the candidate 's research proposal, designed to determine
the candidate 's qualifications to conduct meaningful research in the field.
Advancement to Candidacy
The candidate who has passed both the written and oral qualifying examinations,
as well as the language examination, files an application for advancement
to candidacy . Thereafter he enrolls each quarter in Education 599, or for such
course/courses; as his chairman may direct , or until the dissertation is completed.
I uerbtion
The dissertation embodies the results of the candidate 's independent investigation.
It must contribute to the body of theoretical knowledge in education,
and must draw upon the interrelations of education and the cognate discipline.
In preparing the dissertation, the candidate is guided by his dissertation committee.
Approval of the dissertation by the committee and the Graduate Council
is required before be is recommended for the degree.
A manual of instruction for the preparation and submission of the dissertation
may be secured from the Graduate Division or from the Office of the University
Archivist. The manuscript adviser in the Office of the University Archivist must
approve the format of each dissertation before it is accepted by the Graduate
Division. Before preparing the final document, candidates are urged to attend
an orientation meeting conducted by the manuscript adviser in the Office of