A single examination consisting of two portions,
written and oral, administered under the auspices
of the Graduate Studies Committee in conjunction
with the student's Advisory Committee and the
Graduate School. When a student has passed the
Qualifying Examination and met all of the course
requirements, he or she becomes eligible to take
the Ph.D Candidacy Examination in Chemical
Engineering. The The Candidacy Examination is a
test of the Student's knowledge of the field and
allied areas of study, of the capacity to
undertake independent research, and of the ability
to think and express the ideas clearly. It should
be open-ended in nature.
The Advisory Committee is chaired by the
student's advisor and is responsible for
administering the written and oral examinations
and for evaluating the examination in accordance
with the rules of the Graduate Studies Committee
and the Graduate School. The advisory committee
consists of four graduate faculty members including the
student's advisor. The Candidacy Examination will
cover the broad aspects of the student's area of
specialization, but should not focus significantly
on the dissertation subject. If the student has
demonstrated a weakness in a major area of his or
her Qualifying Examination, then the appropriate
faculty member(s) will serve on the Advisory
Committee. Each member of the Advisory Committee
will prepare one or more questions for the
student, for the written examination, which he or
she will grade. The Advisory Committee will
determine the dates for the written portion of the
Candidacy Examination; however, the time period in
which the written portion is administered to the
candidate will not exceed seven calendar days.
The oral portion of the Candidacy Examination
is conducted according to the rules of the
Graduate School. The oral portion should be
scheduled within one month of the completion of
the written portion. The research proposal prepared by the
student for ChE 981 should be distributed to those
Advisory Committee members who have not seen it
not
less than 1 week prior to the oral portion of the
exam. At the conclusion of the oral portion, the
committee determines pass or fail of the entire
Candidacy Examination, based on both the written
and oral performance.
If you have questions about this process, please email the Graduate Studies Coordinator to set up a meeting to discuss the requirements.
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