The preliminary oral examination is closed to everyone except the student and members of the committee. The examination is scheduled with the Leadership Office only after the chair agrees that the project is ready to be defended and after the rest of the committee concurs. All members of the committee must be given the final proposal several weeks before the date of the examination. The preliminary oral examination is scheduled for a two hour block of time agreeable to all members of the committee. The ELP office provides the needed form.
Students discuss their proposal at the beginning of the examination.
They can use audiovisual aids if they wish. Prior to the start of the examination, the student obtains his or her examination forms from the Leadership Office. With the approval of the committee, each committee member signs the preliminary orals form and the student returns it to the Leadership Office. Should the student not pass the examination, it may be repeated once. It is located on LeConte between Gayley and Westwood Blvd.