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C.T. Bauer College of Business

Doctor of Philosophy

| Comprehensive Examination | Administrative Responsibility |
| Eligibility | Scheduling | Oral Examination |
| Notification of Results | Examination Failures |

Comprehensive Examination

The comprehensive examination consists of a written and oral section in the major area. In addition to the following policies governing this examination, each major field within the C.T. Bauer College of Business has specific written policies and procedures governing the design, the administration, the timing, and the evaluation of exams. These policies and procedures will be made available to students at the time doctoral-level course work begins.

Administrative Responsibility

The responsibility for designing, administering, and evaluating written and oral examinations in the major area rests either with the faculty in that area or a subset of those faculty members, as determined by departmental policy.

Eligibility

The associate dean for academic and research programs will determine candidates' eligibility to sit for the comprehensive exam. The department must obtain a written statement of eligibility before candidates can sit for the exam. To be eligible, students must (1) have successfully completed all course work in the degree plan, (2) have successfully completed all additional departmental requirements, and (3) file "a request for comprehensives" form with the Office of Student Services before the first day of classes in the semester in which the exams are to be taken.

Scheduling

Comprehensive exams must be taken during the semester that follows the one in which students complete their required course work. The exams may be deferred for one semester, with the written approval of the advisory committee and the major field Ph.D. program coordinator. If the exams need to be retaken, either fully or in part, that must be done at the next scheduled time.

Written examinations shall be administered in the fall and spring semesters. The department of the major area, at its option, may schedule a third examination opportunity between May and August, inclusive.

Oral Examination

Students must successfully complete the written examination in the major field before taking the oral examination. The oral exam must occur within four weeks of notification that the written examination has been passed. The oral examination is designed and administered either by the faculty of the major area or by a subset of those faculty members. The supporting field representative to the advisory committee will be given an opportunity to question students during the oral exam. All faculty in the C.T. Bauer College of Business will be notified of the oral examination at least five days prior to its scheduled time and will be invited to attend.

Notification of Results

Notification of results of the written exam in the major field will be provided to students in writing within two weeks of completion of each exam. The letter must be prepared in accordance with written departmental policies, and copies will be sent to the Office of Student Services and the major field Ph.D. program coordinator.

Written notification of results of the oral examination will be provided to the student within 24 hours of the exam. In the case of student failure of either the written or oral examinations, the letter will cite the specific deficiencies that resulted in failure.

Examination Failures

In order to pass the comprehensive examination, students must pass the written examination in the major field and the oral examination. Failure of the written exam will prevent the scheduling of an oral exam.

Students have only two opportunities to pass the comprehensive examination. Any retake of the examination must occur at the next scheduled occasion that exams are offered. Students who fail the re-examination will be dismissed from the program.

A student may be exempted from retaking a portion of the comprehensive exam if written departmental policies specify a mechanism for such exemptions. In the absence of such policies, failure of a portion of the examination will require that the entire examination, both written and oral sections, be repeated.