DATA 6907 – PhD Comprehensive Examination Specification

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This form is to be completed by the thesis supervisor and submitted at least three weeks before the examination date. The candidate’s literature review should be complete, and in examinable form for distribution to committee members at least two weeks before the examination should take place. The examinations may be held in-person, or online.

The participating members included below must match the members included on the student’s approved Comprehensive Committee from the Comprehensive Committee & Reading List form submission. The supervisor is responsible for arranging for a time that all committee members and the candidate are available prior to submitting this form.

Please note: the chair of a comprehensive examination cannot be an assistant professor. It needs to be an associate or full professor. The char can not be a supervisor or co-supervisor.

Disclaimer: If you do not receive an automated submission confirmation of this form, your submission has NOT been submitted and you must submit the form again.

The last day a comprehensive examination may be held is the last day of examinations for that term.

Candidate Information

Candidate's name*

First Last

Candidate's email*

Supervisor(s) Information

Supervisor name*

First Last

Supervisor email*

Does the student have a co-supervisor?*

Yes

Co-supervisor name*

First Last

Co-supervisor email*

Examiner Information

The Thesis Supervisor is responsible for confirming the following committee members, who should match those previously approved for the candidate’s Comprehensive Committee & Reading List.

Examiner #1 name:*

First name Last name

Examiner #1 email:*

Examiner #2 name:*

First name Last name

Examiner #2 email:*

Chair Information

The chair of a comprehensive examination can not be an assistant professor. They must be at the rank of associate or full professor. The chair of a comprehensive exam cannot be a supervisor or co-supervisor.

Chair of defence*

First name Last name

Chair of defence email:*

Scheduling Information

The Thesis Supervisor is responsible for confirming that all committee members and the candidate, are available for this date/time. The last day a Comprehensive Examination may be held is the last day of examinations for that term.

Date*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Start Time*

Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Comprehensive location*

The comprehensive may be held in-person, online or in a hybrid format.

In-person

Online

Hybrid

I require a Graduate Administrator to book a room*

Yes

No – I have booked my own room

Examination location (room and building)*

I require a Graduate Administrator to setup a Zoom session*

Yes – Zoom link will be circulated by graduate administrators to committee members and student

No – The thesis supervisor will create, and circulate the online meeting information to student and committee members

Literature Review

I have/will circulate the candidate's literature review to all committee members*

Yes

No – I request a Graduate Administrator to circulate the literature review, alongside the notice of examination

Candidate's literature review submission*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

Only include the candidate’s literature review in this submission if the report is complete, and in examinable condition. Must be uploaded in PDF format.

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