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General Examination
The GE will be taken no later than the sixth term in residence, typically May or earlier as a G3. The exams should take place during reading period of the spring term, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on consecutive days (no weekends or holidays). Exams will take place not later than May of the spring term, G3. Exceptions will only be considered by the DGS, in close consultation with the thesis supervisor, and must be approved by the faculty during a Departmental meeting and will only be granted for extraordinary circumstances. The petition to take the exams is due on November 25.
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- In November or the fifth term in residence, assemble a committee and submit the Petition for Taking the General Examination with the preliminary thesis proposal.
- Meet with committee, set dates, prepare and submit bibliography and summary of expectations.
- Reserve a room in the museum for the oral examination and inform the committee and the department office.
- When and where will the exams be held?
- Will there be any further meetings between the candidate and either the full committee or individual members?
- Who will be responsible for reserving and opening the room in which the oral exam takes place?
- When and where will the review of the exam take place? (as part of oral exam or afterwards?)
Bibliography
- What is the scope and intent of the bibliography?
- How do the bibliographies for the general and specific fields differ?
- Will it be a comprehensive survey of the existing literature, or is there a focus on, for example, recent scholarship?
- Is the bibliography primarily intended to cover literature previously unknown to the student? Or is it to be seen as primarily a review of writing that the student is already acquainted with? or both?
- What is a workable length for the bibliography? Will the student be expected to know every source on the bibliography, and if so, in what detail?
- What is the last date before the exam after which no new materials will be added to the list (generally no less than two weeks)?
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