The university requires that all doctoral students pass a comprehensive examination before beginning work on a dissertation. The aims of the comprehensive examination are to elevate a student's ...

This examination is designed to evaluate the student's general knowledge and preparation for undertaking a doctoral program in his or her chosen area of study. The examination is customized for each ...

After completing the required coursework, PhD students must take a comprehensive examination that covers two core areas: methods and theory, specifically tailored to the student’s general research ...

The BMMB Graduate Program administers an oral qualifying examination to assess whether the student is capable of conducting graduate research based on evidence of critical thinking skills, ...

The Comprehensive Examination for the Ph.D. in Plant Biology will contain a written and oral section. It must be completed before the end of the third year of study (9th semester) and will be planned ...

A mechanical engineering PhD degree requires depth of knowledge in the dissertation/research area, as well as breadth of knowledge across the mechanical engineering curriculum. Consequently, the ...

Registration (P/F or for credit) as a regular degree-seeking CU Boulder student is required for all graduate students during the doctoral comprehensive exam, master’s comprehensive-final exam and ...

The written and oral comprehensive examinations must be completed in the final semester by all students (both thesis and non-thesis) in the History M.A. program. 6-9 months prior to exam Select three ...

Beginning Spring 2021, the exam structure has changed. All students will complete one exam question based on their course work listed in the CORE (Politics, Government & Security) area. The second ...

All IDPhD students at Dalhousie are required to take and pass one-to-three comprehensive examinations (written and oral). The exact number of these exams is determined by your supervisory committee, ...