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M.S. / Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Rules (Effective January 2007)
MS-Exam
1. Each student is allowed at most 3 opportunities to take the exam.
2. A student has to take all six courses (Stat 315, 316, 320, 321, 332 and 343) or equivalent (approved by the Director of Graduate Studies).
3. The M.S. Plan of Study must be submitted before the first exam's sign-up date.
4. If the first attempt results in a failure, subsequent attempts to clear the exam must be made within two years.
 
PhD-Exam:
A student is allowed at most two opportunities on the Ph.D. qualifying exam.
 
M.S. / Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Schedules
Exam in Fall: Monday immediately preceding the first day of Fall classes
Sign-up Deadline: 2nd Monday in April of the same year
 
Exam in Spring: Monday immediately preceding the first day of Spring classes
Sign-up Deadline: 2nd Monday in November of the preceding year
 
You may go to UConn's academic calendar to check dates for beginning of classes.
 
Masters and Ph.D. Qualifying Examination: An Important Change
Effective immediately (next round of this examination on Monday, August 18th, 2008), the examination schedule will be as follows:

        AM Part: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
        PM Part: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

This schedule will continue until further notice.

Apart from these explicit changes in the starting time and ending time, absolutely nothing else with regard to the Masters and Ph.D. Qualifying Examination changes.

      
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