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Cognate courses) indicated in the graduate student’s plan of course work. A student

must pass the examination in each of the three areas.

The Chairperson of the Department shall submit to the Dean of GS-OLC a

report on the result of the written examination two (2) weeks after the examination.

A student shall be allowed to take the written comprehensive examination in

all or any of the three (3) areas only twice. The second examination must be taken

and passed within one (1) year after the first examination.

Oral examination shall be given after passing the written examination the

details of the examination shall be left to the discretion of the Advisory Committee

and an external expert. An unanimous “passing” vote of the members of the

Committee is required in order to pass the oral examination.

u. Thesis/Dissertation. A graduate student is ready to conduct his

thesis/dissertation if the following requirements are satisfied:

1. Passed the general comprehensive examination; and

2. A thesis/dissertation outline the following University prescribed is

approved and recommended by the Advisory Committee after oral

deliberations. The outline shall be endorsed by the Department Chair,

noted by the Director of Research, and submitted to the Dean of the GS-

OLC. Copies of the approved outline shall be distributed to the members

of the Advisory Committee and the Dean of the GS-OLC.

Graduate students enrolled in the doctorate degree or master’s degree

thesis/dissertation are expected to produce the following output in accordance

with the number of units enrolled:

Units Enrolled Expected Output

Master’s Doctorate

1 1 - 2 Approve thesis/dissertation outline

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