Comprehensive Exams
Number of exams
Students are required to take two written comprehensive exams, drawing
from a reading list prepared in consultation with their committee. Committee members are encouraged, though not
required, to hold a meeting with the student after the exam has been
graded.
Exam Committee
The exam committee will consist of two members
from the sociology department, selected by the student in consultation with
his/her advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
Timing of Exam
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There will be an “exam week” administered during the
beginning of each Fall semester, and at the beginning and the end of the Spring
semester. All full-time Ph.D. students must have their
comprehensive exams completed by the first
exam period of their Third Year Fall Semester.
They can, should they so wish, complete them earlier, in any of the
other exam periods (e.g. during the exam week at the end of their second year
Spring Semester). Students will not be permitted to hold a defense
of their dissertation proposal until they have passed both comprehensive exams.
Format of the Exams
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