Prelim Exam Guidelines
- Administration
- Time Line
- Format
- Presentation of Abstracts
- Written Proposal
- Guidelines for Written Proposal
- Oral Examination
- Preparing for the Exam
- Evaluation
- Supervisory Committee Meeting
Preliminary Examination for the PH.D. Degree
Students should read these guidelines carefully and take particular note of the time constraints. In no cases will the total time required for the preliminary exam exceed 7 weeks. The preliminary examination must be initiated before the end of the second year of graduate study. Students who do not begin their preliminary exam by this time will automatically fail.