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The student will write a three-hour exam concentrating on one question from a choice of three questions determined by the SAE committee. It is recommended that students write an essay of eight-12 double-spaced pages in the time allotted.
The student’s advisor is responsible for coordinating at least one meeting with the student and the SAE committee during the winter term that begins the student’s SAE study.
The student will sit the oral qualifying examination within seven days of completing the written portion of the SAE.
The oral examination constitutes the student's qualifying candidacy examination.
The committee for the oral examination is constituted by the three members of the SAE committee. The examination committee determines the grades for the written portion of the SAE, and for the oral examination.
The examination is chaired by the graduate coordinator, or designate; if the coordinator is a member of the examining committee, then he or she will invite another member of the graduate faculty to chair the examination.
The examination is scheduled for a two-hour duration.
Before the examination begins, the chair of the examination reviews the procedures regulating the examination, as follows:
Within one week of the oral qualifying examination, the SAE supervisor writes a two-page report, based upon the findings of the full examining committee, each member of which co-signs the report. The report will comment on the written and oral parts of the exam, and will include any suggestions the committee might have for the student’s final dissertation proposal.
The advisor submits the report to the graduate coordinator, with a copy to the student. Upon satisfactory completion of the oral qualifying examination, the student is deemed to have met the PhD program standards and becomes a candidate for the PhD degree, and proceeds to complete the dissertation proposal.
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