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Procedure:

I. Students register to take the comprehensive/qualifying examination
during the registration period for the semester in which they plan to take
the examination. Students who do not register will not be permitted to
sit for the examination.
II. Graduate School reviews the records of the students who register to take
the Comprehensive Examination to determine eligibility.
III. Students must:
a. Have completed required core courses - 21 credit hours if in the
Master of Education in Elementary Education program; 27-30
credit hours depending on the Counseling Program; 15 credit
hours for the Qualifying Exam in the doctoral program in
Computer Science and 33 credit hours for Computer Science
Doctoral program
b. Have been advanced to candidacy,
c. Have resolved all Incompletes given in classes taken (exception:
thesis advisement or research continuation courses),
d. Have completed all pre-requisites required by the program,
e. Have completed Introduction to Research (College of Education
students), and
f. Have no failing grades in courses on the Program of Study.
IV. The Dean of Graduate School will inform students of their eligibility.
V. Students are encouraged to attend the Comprehensive Examination
orientation sessions held on the 2 Tuesday of September or February at
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4 p.m. at their respective department locations to be announced by their
graduate program coordinator.
VI. The Comprehensive Examinations are held in October and March on the
second Saturday. (Dates will change if a conflict occurs with a major
university event which may disrupt the administration of the
examination).
VII. Students report to the examination locations at time specified on the day
of the examination with picture identification.
VIII. A program may elect to allow its students to take the Comprehensive
Examination via computer. The traditional method of using pen and paper
is always available.
IX. The Comprehensive Examinations are scheduled for three (3) hours
starting at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
respectively as designated by a given program.
X. The results of the examination will be placed on a student’s transcript. An
unofficial courtesy letter will be mailed to the student with the
examination results. Students Comprehensive Examination results may be
assessed on students’ information system (Peoplesoft) or unofficial
transcript through Bulldog Connect.
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