// validate the login script
function validate(theForm)
	{
		var month;
		var day;
		var year;
		var incoming_yr;
		
		month = "" + document.get_status.month.value;
		day = "" + document.get_status.day.value;
		year = "" + document.get_status.year.value;
		amcas = "" + document.get_status.amcas.value;
		incoming_yr = "" + document.get_status.incoming_year.value;
	
	if (month == "No" || month == ""){
		alert('Please select a DOB Month');
		document.get_status.month.focus();
		return false;
		}
	else if (day == "No" || day == ""){
		alert('Please select a DOB Day');
		document.get_status.day.focus();
		return false;
		 }
	else if (year == "No" || year == ""){
		alert('Please select a DOB Year');
		document.get_status.year.focus();
		return false;
		 }
	else if (amcas == "No" || amcas == ""){
		alert('Please enter your AMCAS number');
		document.get_status.amcas.focus();
		return false;
		 }
	else if (incoming_yr == ""){
		alert('Please select your Proposed Incoming Year');
		document.get_status.incoming_year.focus();
		return false;
		 }
	return true;	 
	}