Students seeking Master of Science degrees in the School of Engineering must meet the general university requirements for candidacy as outlined in the Academic Requirements Section of The University Bulletin, including successful completion of the Competency-in-Written-English Requirement (i.e., the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement - GWAR). Admission to candidacy and approval of degree program will be handled by the Graduate Advisor. All classified graduate students must apply for admission to candidacy after completing the Competency-in-Written-English Requirement and a minimum of nine units of graduate work. All MS-ISE students are encouraged to apply for advancement to candidacy as soon as they have completed three graduate courses and the Competency-in-Written-English Requirement. The currently required lead time between this advancement and graduation is nine months; this required lead time is a University requirement and hence is beyond the control of the Department.