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Evaluation for admission to candidacy is based upon assessment of applicant 's a ) personal references ; b ) on-site written essay ; c ) grade point average requirements ( information available through the department upon request ) ; d ) transcript of all undergraduate and / or graduate work ; e ) interview ; and f ) official Graduate Study Plan approved by the department . A candidate institution that does not maintain the requirements as noted above will be notified by NCATE staff that candidacy has lapsed . His candidacy is complicated by the fact that he is in jail , supposedly for the next 10 years , for launching a failed coup against President Juan Carlos Wasmosy in 1996 . Since the committee meeting at which candidacy is discussed is so important , it should be scheduled through the Graduate School to allow the dean to attend . Pediatric candidacy is based on a number of factors , including the degree of hearing loss ; demonstration of minimal benefit from amplification ; enrollment in therapy that promotes auditory skill development ; and absence of medical contraindications . A candidate whose candidacy has lapsed may be reinstated upon recommendation of the Graduate Advisor for Classical Archaeology only if a complete draft of the dissertation has been submitted and judged by the committee to be acceptable with no more than minor revisions , and if the Graduate Advisor for Classical Archaeology has advised the Dean that the qualifying examination was not taken so long ago as to be invalid . " The basis for people 's support and non-support for Edwards ' candidacy is complicated . If Clark 's candidacy is based primarily on the " he ca n't be attacked on this , this , and that " than he WO N'T be able to deal with it when he inevitably IS attacked on " this , this , and that " . Once candidacy has lapsed , the person may resume work towards a doctoral degree only if newly admitted to a currently offered doctoral degree program under criteria determined by that program . Admission to candidacy is defined as ( 1 ) passing the comprehensive preliminary examination in the major field , ( 2 ) obtaining approval of the proposal for meeting the minor requirement , and ( 3 ) presenting the title or special field of the proposed dissertation , approved by the adviser . And when you support a candidate ( of any party ) whose entire candidacy is based on the premise of , " sit back while I raise money from $ 2000 donors and I 'll take care of everything for you , since I know what 's best , " you're not only a bad Democrat , you're a bad public citizen . Admission to candidacy is based on the recommendation of your advisory committee .