INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS

Please contact Mr. William Irene, Assistant Director,

with questions regarding Candidacy at intlearning@buffalostate.edu.

Please make copies of all of your submitted forms.  It is important to use the same name on your Application for Degree Candidacy form that was used on your Graduate Admission Application. If your name has changed please refer to the STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES section.

Candidacy is a written agreement outlining the courses necessary to receive a degree. All students must complete an Application for Degree Candidacy before the completion of fifteen (15) credit hours at Buffalo State. The application lists the courses that the student will be taking to fulfill their requirements for their Master's degree. It also lists the courses the student is transferring into the program. The Application for Degree Candidacy, with additional details for its completion, will be sent to students at the time of acceptance into the program.

Students must submit completed Applications for Degree Candidacy to International Graduate Programs for Educators. The student’s principal advisor, advisory committee and Dean of the Graduate School must approve the degree candidacy. Applications are reviewed at one of two advisory committee meetings each semester. Students will be notified by email if their application is incomplete or requires any additional documentation.

Students will be notified by email when their Application for Degree Candidacy has been approved. Failure to develop an approved program and be admitted to degree candidacy, before the completion of 15 graduate-level credit hours, will restrict further registration.