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Stage
4: Comprehensive Examination Paper and Advancement to Doctoral Candidacy
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Advancement to CandidacyAdvancement to Candidacy. You must apply for and be admitted to doctoral candidacy. The UNM "Application for Candidacy for the Doctoral or MFA Degree" form formally summarizes your program of doctoral study. This form is available on-line at: You should fill out this form the semester you plan to defend the doctoral comprehensive examination and turn it in to the LLSS Department Office for review by the program administrator and coordinator. Formal approval of your program is indicated by the signatures of your Committee on Studies on this form, along with that of the program coordinator. The Educational Linguistics Program must
submit the fully approved Application for Candidacy form to OGS once you
have passed the doctoral comprehensive examination and completed the research
skills requirements. It cannot be submitted earlier than this, though if
you have questions that cannot be answered by your committee, you may make
an appointment with OGS to review the form prior to completing the comprehensive
exam. When submitted, the Application for Candidacy form is to be accompanied
by the “Report of Examination” and “Certification of Language or Research
Skill Requirement” forms. After determining that all requirements except
for outstanding coursework and the dissertation have been fulfilled, the
Dean of Graduate Studies will advance the student to candidacy.
Scheduling your exam: The date of your comprehensive examination is considered to be two weeks after you submit the final/completed version of your three papers to your Committee on Studies. You must set the date of the comprehensive examination in consultation with your Committee on Studies. You must notify the coordinator of the Educational Linguistics Program at least three working weeks in advance of the intended date of exam. In addition, an "Announcement of Examination" form must be processed at least two weeks prior to the date of the examination.
The student will work with his/her Committee on Studies to plan the content of the comprehensive exam. At least one member of the Committee on Studies must be both a member of the Educational Linguistics faculty and a faculty member of the College of Education; another committee member must be a member of the Educational Linguistics faculty and a faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. The third member may be any person eligible to serve on the committee in accordance with the general UNM requirements (see the section on Doctoral Comprehensive Examination in the UNM catalog). The student is expected to meet at least once with the entire Committee on Studies to define and discuss the central issue the exam will address, and how each of the papers will approach it. All committee members are expected to understand the overall structure of the student’s exam. The committee will ensure that the topics of the separate papers are appropriate: they should be thematically related while also ensuring that the student demonstrates the breadth of knowledge necessary in an interdisciplinary field. Exam Format:The exam will consist of three papers each of approximately 20 pages in length. Each paper should be self-contained but must relate to the central theme agreed to by the student and the Committee on Studies. This format is intended to give the student the opportunity to explore areas of interest related to a likely dissertation topic, without requiring that the dissertation topic be determined before the Comprehensive Exam can be undertaken. While only one meeting of the student with the entire committee is required, students are encouraged to consult with committee members individually or as a group, during the process of preparing for the Exam. Committee members are expected to suggest readings and generally guide students to ensure that they are adequately prepared to address the selected topics. Recommended Timeline:
If the student fails the Comprehensive Examination, the policy stated in the UNM catalog applies. Note that students may not complete the Comprehensive Examination if they are on academic probation. They must maintain continuous enrollment. Students may enroll in dissertation hours during the semester in which they successfully pass the Comprehensive Examination; it is also acceptable to enroll in Graduate Problems (Linguistics 595 or LLSS 591) during the semester that the Comprehensive Examination is taken. Implementation:Students entering the Educational Linguistics program in the Fall of 2008 or later will be required to complete their Comprehensive Examinations in accordance with the policy described here. Students enrolled in the Educational Linguistics program as of Spring 2008, but who have not yet begun preparation for the Comprehensive Examination proposal as currently required, may choose which policy they will follow for their Comprehensive Examination. Time Limit for Completion of Degree Requirements. From the date on which you passed you comprehensive exam, you have five calendar years to complete the dissertation. |
Contact Information:
Department of LLSS, College of Education
The University of New Mexico
Hokona Hall Room 140
MSC 05 3040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87131-1231Telephone (505) 277-5282
Fax (505) 277-8362
e-mail: mgurule2@unm.edu
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last updated: September 15, 2008
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