One faculty member must agree to accept the role of committee chair. Each member of the committee and the candiate would agree on a topic area for a question and determine an appropriate reading list for the candidate to review in preparation for the exam. One question is required to be in the area of Research Methodology. The committee in consultation with the candidate must determine a second reader for each question and also the order in which the three questions will be answered. Normally the first examination period would be about the fourth week of the semester, the second period about the eighth week and the third period about the twelth week.
Specific dates are determined each semester.
Candidates must confer with all Committee members to ensure agreement on the examination questions, order in which they will be answered, and second reader assignments. Signatures on the Department's Description of Proposed Culminating Experience Form and the University's Proposal for Culminating Experience Forms must be obtained. The Department form is to be filed in the Department office, and the University's Proposal for Culminating Experience in the Graduate Division. After the forms are filed the candidate should enroll in SPCH 896.