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.

This is a GradHacker post by Stephanie Hedge, a PhD candidate at Ball State University in Rhetoric and Composition, @slhedge A few months ago, I wrote a GradHacker post on studying for comprehensive ...

This past August, I sat my doctoral comprehensive exams. It was a grueling, exhausting process, and the months leading up to the exams were some of the most stressful of my life. I don’t think that I ...

Q: Who should I talk to if I have questions leading up to the MA Comprehensive Exam? A: Please reach out to the Graduate Advisor, the MA Comprehensive Exam Committee, or the Education Program ...

I had a math teacher in high school who could be fairly described as abusive. He would cut weak students out of the herd and verbally eviscerate them, as if public excoriation could somehow impart ...

The Comprehensive Examination (COMP Exam) is a take-home essay exam devised to help you synthesize your learning into a powerful personal and professional statement. The COMP Exam is required for both ...

After completing an approved curriculum of coursework, a student advances to candidacy in Mathematics by passing an comprehensive exam. A description of this requirement can be found on the Degree ...