Application for Candidacy

for Doctoral Degree

Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree is granted by the major department following a student's successful completion of qualifying procedures. Students are expected to be admitted to candidacy by the end of the second year of doctoral study.


Candidacy is valid for five years, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Are you planning to get another degree?*

What department? When do you plan to complete these requirements? Are you planning to use any of your econ courses toward this degree?

Doctoral Course Requirements

The minimum unit requirement for the Ph.D. is 135 units of coursework and research completed at Stanford. When more than one Stanford advanced degree is pursued, the Ph.D. must represent at least 90 units of work not used to meet the requirements of any other degree. At least 3 units must be taken with each of four Stanford faculty members.

The Core

Check the boxes for courses you have completed at Stanford.

Check the boxes for courses you have completed at Stanford.

Check the boxes for courses you have completed at Stanford.

If you completed different Stanford courses that replaced the above core courses (i.e. GSB), please indicate below the quarter/year taken, course number, course title, units, and grade received.

Fields

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Please list Quarter and Year, Course Number, Course Title, Units, and Grade Received (Ex. F24 Econ 245, Economics of Gender, 3 units, A)

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Please list Quarter and Year, Course Number, Course Title, Units, and Grade Received (Ex. F24 Econ 245, Economics of Gender, 3 units, A)

Distribution

Please list the courses you are counting toward your distribution requirement. You must include quarter/year, course number, course title, units and grade. (ex. F24 Econ 245, Economics of Gender, 3 units, A)


If you have not completed the course yet, please indicate the course you plan to enroll in and what quarter. This must be taken by the end of your third year unless there is a particular reason otherwise which must be pre-approved.

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Other Stanford Courses Completed

You must include quarter/year, course number, course title, units, and grade. (ex. F24 Econ 245, Economics of Gender, 3 units, A)

Courses still to be completed

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