private ActionForward addDegreeToCandidacy(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm actionForm, HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response, String forward) {
final Over23IndividualCandidacyProcessBean bean = getIndividualCandidacyProcessBean();
request.setAttribute(getIndividualCandidacyProcessBeanName(), bean);
if (bean.hasDegreeToAdd() && !bean.containsDegree(bean.getDegreeToAdd())) {
bean.addDegree(bean.getDegreeToAdd());
bean.setDegreeToAdd(null);
RenderUtils.invalidateViewState();
}
return mapping.findForward(forward);