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Degree Programs

Ph.D. Preliminary/Comprehensive Examination

Purpose

The purpose of the PhD preliminary examination is to give both students and faculty information on the student’s progress, and understanding of their completed coursework and associated experiences. Through preparing for and taking the comprehensive examination, students are expected to gain a comprehensive view of the field and to integrate and synthesize their learnings from various courses and experiences.

Graduate School Policies

The preliminary (or comprehensive) examination is taken when a student has completed most of his/her coursework, and is governed by the policies of the Graduate Bulletin. As the Graduate Bulletin states, the examination consists of both written and oral sections; the written part is scheduled and prepared by the dissertation advisor with the assistance of the advisory committee; and the oral exam should be taken no later than one month after the written section is completed.

KIN Departmental Policies

The KIN written comprehensive exam questions may be closed book (typically requiring immediate responses without prior knowledge of the specific questions and without using external resources), or open-book/take-home (typically allowing 1-2 days on a question using any permitted external resources). Typically closed book questions are written in a 3-4 hour time frame, and are written on-campus, in a space where the student will not be disturbed. Open-book (or take-home) questions may be assigned in combination with closed-book, or as the entire preliminary examination. Students may be allowed up to 5 days to complete take-home exam questions.

Regardless of the exam format, ALL students are expected to demonstrate breadth of knowledge in the field, specialized knowledge for their research area, and critical inquiry/research skills.

The specific content and format of the written exam, as well as specific time allocations, and breadth/depth of areas covered by the exam are determined by the student's advisor, in consultation with the student's advisory/dissertation committee. Typically the student will meet with the committee to discuss the content and format of the comprehensive examination before the questions are prepared.

 
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