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1、ASTUDYGUIDEFORCOMPREHENSIVEEXAMSWHATISTHEPURPOSEOFTHEEXAMINATION?Accordingtothegraduatecatalog,thepurposeofthecomprehensiveexaminationis"toenablethegraduatestudenttointegratethecourseworkofaspecificprogramandtobeabletoillustrateitsapplicationinprofessionalsettings."TheEar

2、lyChildhoodandFamilyStudiesfacultyviewstheexaminationasanexperiencethatgivesstudentstheopportunitytodemonstrate,inwriting,theirskillsinanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationastheyaddressproblems,issuesandtrendsthatrequirethemtocallupontheknowledgegainedduringtheirstudies.Theexa

3、maffordsstudentsleewaytoaddressproblemsandissuesfromavarietyofperspectives.WHENSHOULDITAKETHEEXAMINATION?Theexaminationmaybetakenanytimeafterthesatisfactorycompletionof21graduatecreditsandalltherequiredcoursesinthestudent’soption.Itmustbetakenandpassedbeforestudentscanenr

4、ollinAdvancedSeminarI(EC5598).HOWOFTENISTHEEXAMINATIONGIVEN?Theexaminationisalwaysgiventwiceyearly,onceeachsemester.ItisscheduledbytheOfficeofGraduateStudies,usuallyonthefirstSaturdayinNovemberandthelastSaturdayinFebruary.ThedatesalwaysappearontheAcademicCalendarfoundinth

5、eappropriateRegistrationBulletin.TheEC/FSDepartmentusuallyschedulesathirdexaminJune.ThishasbeendonetoaccommodatestudentswhoaretakingprerequisitecoursesduringspringsemesterandneedtocompletetheexamtobeeligibleforEC5598inthefall.MUSTIREGISTERFORTHEEXAMINATION?Yes.Aregistrati

6、onformfortakingtheexaminationmustbefiledwiththeOfficeofGraduateStudentServicesinTownsendHallatleastthreeweekspriortotheexaminationdate.DeadlinedatesforfilingarenotedontheAcademicCalendarintheRegistrationBulletin.TheyarealsopostedbytheEC/FSDepartment.ISTHEREANEXAMINATIONFE

7、E?No.HOWLONGDOESTHEEXAMINATIONLAST?August2006Page6of6Itbeginspromptlyat9:00a.m.andconcludesat1:00p.m.Attherequestofstudentstheexamtimewasextendedbyonehourwhentheuseofcomputerswasinitiatedafewyearsago.Studentsarefreetoleavewhenevertheyhavecompletedtheexamination.WHATISTHEF

8、ORMATOFTHEEXAMINATION?Currently,theexaminationconsistsofonequestion.(Sometimestwoquestionsarepre