Steps to Candidacy

Official graduate transcripts for transfer credit (if applicable).
Completion of at least 8 graduate hours (12 for Guidance and Counseling and Sport Psychology) required by the program.
Valid teaching certificate or official PRAXIS results if required by program: must be on file in the Graduate Office prior to meeting the comprehensive assessment (for M.S.Ed. degree).
Must maintain a 3.00 or better GPA at Northwest Missouri State University.
Removal of deficiencies.
Admission to Candidacy occurs after the Degree Audit Agreement is complete and above requirements for candidacy have been met. A degree-seeking graduate student may not continue past 15 graduate hours (18 for Guidance and Counseling) if he or she has not met requirements for candidacy. The Graduate Office will notify the student after he/she has been admitted to candidacy.