Ph.D. Proposal Presentation

Steps to obtain the Ph.D. Degree:

1 Ph.D. Qualifying Examination 2 Ph.D. Candidacy 3 Reading Committee 4 Coursework 5 Dissertation Proposal Presentation 6 University Oral Examination 7 Dissertation Preparation and Submission
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Exam Purpose

The exam evaluates your capacity to perform outstanding research, and has several goals:

- 1. To motivate you to review and synthesize course work and research material.
  2. To determine your creative potential to pursue doctoral research.
  3. To determine your ability to understand and apply fundamental concepts.
  4. To test your oral communication skills and your ability to respond to questions.
  5. To identify areas that need strengthening as you work towards the doctorate.

Exam Structure

The exam lasts approximately two hours. It begins with a 20 minute research lecture followed by questions about your research, and detailed questions in the 200 series core subject areas.

Outcome

The committee will deliberate on all of the information it has acquired during the process and will decide on a result (Pass, Pass either section A or B, Fail).

The Chair of the exam committee will notify the student and Student Services of the results. In the event that the student does not pass one or both sections, the examination of the failed section(s) may be retaken.by June 1 of the student's second academic year.

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