Comprehensive Exam Reading Lists
Language Skills in the Workforce
A comprehensive examination is a requirement for your degree, even if you choose to write a thesis; the examinations are given three times a year—in November, April, and August. Please see the Graduate Student Handbook (pdf) for more information on the comprehensive exams.
Below are links to some tools to help you prepare for the Graduate Comprehensive Exams, many in doc or PDF format. In order to view PDFs online, you must have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer. If you do not already have it installed, you can download your FREE copy of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the official Adobe® web site.