EDUC 970 Comprehensive Exam

A comprehensive examination must be taken no earlier than completion of the course requirements for the program of study. The comprehensive examinations must be successfully completed prior to submission to the dissertation proposal.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

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The doctoral dissertation is the final academic requirement for this doctoral degree. This course is designed to confirm eligibility for candidacy.


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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Quiz: Dissertation Process

The quiz will cover the Dissertation Handbook. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 11 multiple-choice questions, and have a 1-hour time limit. The quiz can be taken up to three times. (CLO: E, F, G)

Quiz: SOE Doctoral Community

The quiz will cover the SOE Doctoral Community shell found under the “Non-Term Courses” section in Canvas. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 questions, and have a 1-hour time limit. The quiz can be taken up to three times. (CLO: B, G)

Comprehensive Examination: Chapter 3 Assignment

The candidate will submit the exact same Chapter 3 assignment from EDUC 919. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G)


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