A waiver of the research requirement can be granted considering a student's prior research experience. All students are required to teach a minimum of one semester. A waiver of the teaching requirement can be granted considering a student's prior teaching experience. The first year exam is based on the required course work. It is given two weeks after the end of the Spring term.
Accounting administers the exam.
The exam is general in nature and must be completed no later than January 15th of the third year. Accounting administers the exam. After satisfactorily completing the written qualifying examination, a preliminary oral examination is administered. This exam is the student's defense of his or her dissertation proposal at a regularly scheduled colloquium. Successful completion of the proposal defense admits the student to candidacy status as defined by the Graduate School.