Ph.D. Candidacy Exam

0 credits · Graduate

Students are required to develop a research proposal for the dissertation in conjunction with their supervisory committee. The basis of the proposal is not only major ideas of research but also of broader philisophical, methodological and substantive issues which define the intellectual content of the students' future research activities. Once the proposal is approved by the supervisory committee it is submitted to the program office. The proposal must be submitted between 12 and 16 months after enrolment. A candidacy exam is scheduled once it is approved by the examination committee. It is a closed oral examination in front of the examination committee. A grade of pass, fail, or pass with remediation will be given and will be noted on the transcript. Students who fail the exam will be required to leave the program.