[Gradstudents] Graduation & Advancement to Candidacy - Winter 2023

[Heather Killeen]

This email is intended for students completing their degree requirements in Winter 2023. All others may disregard this message.

Dear SOE Graduate Students:

If you plan to finish your degree requirements in Winter 2023, please note the following items:

Master’s Students:
1) If you are a master’s student that finished all required coursework in Fall 2022 and plan to complete your thesis, written exam, or analytical report/case study/portfolio in Winter 2023, you can request to go on Filing Fee Status for one quarter. This request allows you to complete the capstone requirement and only pay the filing fee, currently assessed at $192. If you want to request Filing Fee Status, fill out the application on R’Grad via R’Web by December 1st. Note: if you are a researcher (paid GSR position) or TA, you cannot go on filing fee and maintain your position. Contact me for more information about this.
2) If you plan to finish your coursework and capstone project/exam in Winter 2023, fill out the application for “Advancement to Candidacy” on R’Grad via R’Web by January 9th. If you plan to request Filing Fee Status, you will need to submit both the filing fee and application for candidacy together by December 1st.
3) Fill out the graduation application on R’Web no later than January 23rd.
MA Students: If you are finishing a thesis, you will need to nominate your thesis committee. The nomination form is part of the “Advancement to Candidacy” form which can be found on R’Grad via R’Web. Also, for those completing a thesis, follow the steps found here<https://graduate.ucr.edu/dissertation-and-thesis-submission> and the deadlines found here<https://graduate.ucr.edu/graduation-procedures#step_3_apply_to_graduate.>.
MED Students: If you are completing an analytical report/case study/portfolio, you will need to email me your approved paper (cc: your faculty advisor) by March 22nd.
PhD Students:
1) If you are a PhD student finishing your dissertation and plan to complete your final defense in Winter 2023, you may request to be on Filing Fee Status for one quarter. This request allows you to complete the dissertation requirement and only pay the filing fee, currently assessed at $192. If you want to request Filing Fee Status, fill out the application on R’Grad via R’Web by December 1st.  Note: if you are a GSR, TA or Associate-In, you cannot go on filing fee and maintain your position. Contact me for more information about this.
2) Nominate your dissertation committee no later than two weeks prior to your intended final defense. A copy of the nomination form can be found here<https://graduate.ucr.edu/petitions-and-forms>. Note: you will need to wait for confirmation that your committee was approved prior to your final defense.
3) Fill out the graduation application on R’Web no later than January 23rd.
4) Follow the steps for filing your dissertation found here<https://graduate.ucr.edu/dissertation-and-thesis-submission> and the deadlines found here<https://graduate.ucr.edu/graduation-procedures#step_3_apply_to_graduate.>.
If you have any questions about these processes, please contact me.
Commencement
Information about this year’s commencement ceremony can be found here: https://commencement.ucr.edu/
Best,
Heather Killeen (she/her/hers)
Graduate Program Coordinator
School of Education
University of California, Riverside
1207 Sproul Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Email: heather.killeen at ucr.edu<mailto:heather.killeen at ucr.edu>
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