Advancement to Candidacy Dr. Pat White January 2018 Advancement to Candidacy Gateway to the Dissertation Rev. 1/8

Grades & Dispositions Current overall GPA of 3.0; all courses passed No outstanding Incompletes No outstanding Disposition Action Plans Full support of your Cohort Mentor

TCP & Prospectus Your TCP must be complete and approved by your Cohort Mentor. You must have a Passing Grade recorded. Your prospectus must be complete and approved by your EDOL 790 instructor. You must have a Passing Grade recorded. .

Portfolio Complete Part I (Transformational Leadership Development Plan) : Approved in EDOL 780 Part II (Transformational Change Project and Analytical Paper) : Approved in EDOL 724 --- - Analytical Paper must be completed and approved by instructor before Advancement. - Portfolio Part II must be approved by your Cohort Mentor before Advancement.

Advancement will be scheduled between April 19-April 29 Advancement will be scheduled between April 19-April 29. Form 1-Application for Advancement to Candidacy will be made available via the Dissertation Site at the end of March. You must sign up for one of the pre-determined dates & times. Your CM will establish the interview times and dates tentatively. If you are not deemed eligible to attend, you will be taken off the interview schedule closer to the date. A Doctoral Faculty member and your Cohort Mentor will typically be on the Advancement Panel. Dates for advancement meetings will be established for each regional campus where we have an existing Epsilon Cohort.

Develop a 15 minute Presentation Tell us about yourself: personal and professional -Tell us about your Transformational Change Project. What did you do and where did you do it? Were you the leader or the consultant? Share with us the collaborative approaches you used. What was your biggest hurdle? What was your greatest success? -Tell us about your Prospectus: title, problem, purpose statement, research questions, significance of the study, methodology, population and sample. What steps do you plan to take to ensure completion? Do you have a Chair in mind?

Questions for Discussion Be prepared to discuss these and other reflective questions with the Faculty Lead and Cohort Mentor. Do not include these sections in your PPT. How has this program changed you? In what ways do you believe you have grown into a transformational leader?  What evidence do you have of this growth? What do you continue to need to work on?   What are 3 major lessons that you learned from doing your TCP and how will that influence what you do in the future as a transformational leader? Of the books that you have read in all of your courses what stands out as one or two that you will keep in your library?  What makes these important to your leadership and growth?

Following your Presentation & Dialogue with the Panel The panel will discuss your candidacy in closed session and make a decision to recommend advancement, recommend conditional advancement, or withhold recommendation for advancement at this time. You will be informed immediately about your results.

Upon Passing…. You can formalize an agreement with your Chair. You can and MUST set up your committee. Dissertation Forms are electronic, only Form 1 (Advancement to Candidacy Application) will be housed on the Dissertation Site. As you move through the process, succeeding forms will be sent solely to your Brandman email account. Refer to the Dissertation Handbook for additional information.

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