This paper must be provided to the committee at least two weeks before the exam. The Qualifying Examination Committee consists of three faculty members from the Department of Political Science. There must be at least one faculty member from each of the areas of concentration the student has chosen. The committee is appointed by the chairperson of the department, after consultation with the student. The Qualifying Examination Committee will decide whether a student passes the qualifying examination.
Passage requires a unanimous vote of the committee.
The examination may be repeated once. Students who fail the examination twice are automatically removed from the Ph.D. program. Upon successful completion of the examination, the Qualifying Examination Committee will identify the courses a student must complete in the remainder of his or her program. A student must complete a minimum of 60 graduate credit hours overall. Work taken toward a Masters degree may be counted for this purpose.