The Comprehensive Exam tests knowledge of graduate-level mathematics. The purpose is to ensure that each student has the necessary knowledge to conduct research in his or her area of concentration.

Registration (P/F or for credit) as a regular degree-seeking CU Boulder student is required for all graduate students during the doctoral comprehensive exam, master’s comprehensive-final exam and ...

Before working on their thesis proposal, students must pass three comprehensive field examinations – one in each of the three fields that constitute a student’s program of study. Each member of a ...

All IDPhD students at Dalhousie are required to take and pass one-to-three comprehensive examinations (written and oral). The exact number of these exams is determined by your supervisory committee, ...