Ph.D. Level I Qualifying Exam
Applications: January 14, 2008
Systems: January 16, 2008
Theory: January 18, 2008
Each session will take place from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. on the scheduled day.
This exam is open to all M.S. and Ph. D. students in good standing.
Each part of the exam is graded equally. Questions in the areas will cover material in the Level I Exam study file in the CIS Department office. Generally, the areas are based upon the Reading List for Qualifying Exams of twelve books, nine of which are textbooks for graduate courses. Questions may involve integration across areas. The exam is closed-book.
Notes
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All action is centered in the CIS Conference Room (CH-132) and adjacent rooms (if any are needed).
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All students must address questions in every area of the exam.
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The Examination Committee reviews each student's performance and makes recommendations to the Graduate Faculty, the Graduate Program Director and Chairman. Assessment of a student's performance is based on overall performance in all three areas. The exam is either passed or failed in its entirety. That is, to qualify for further Ph. D. studies in cases of not passing, the student must retake the exam in its entirety. At most one retake is permitted. Retaking the exam is contingent upon approval of the Examination Committee.
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A packet of past Level I exams and related course information exists in the aforementioned Level I Exam study file. The current exam is not guaranteed to follow format or content represented by previous exams.
Please notify Janet Tatum by January 3, 2008, if you intend to take the exam.
