After completing an approved curriculum of coursework, a student advances to candidacy in Mathematics by passing an comprehensive exam. A description of this requirement can be found on the Degree ...

The Comprehensive Examination Questions are in essay format. The exam is held from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on: the ninth Friday of the Fall/Summer semesters (for the 14-week Summer Semester) the ...

The Preliminary Examination is a means to engage the PhD student in the development of the proposed research direction early in the PhD program. It is normally the first meeting of the full ...

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The graduate comprehensive exam is usually given twice a year: at the end of summer session II, and at the end of the fall semester. For more information, please contact the Graduate Coordinator, ...

All MA students in Linguistics, including students in the TESOL Emphasis program, must pass a Comprehensive Exam (“Comps”). The exam for TESOL students addresses the Linguistics core content ...