{"id":439,"date":"2023-01-03T14:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:41:18","slug":"ph-d-qualifying-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/ecology-and-ecosystem-sciences\/ees-curriculum\/ph-d-qualifying-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Qualifying Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biological and Environmental Sciences<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"EES\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-ees\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-360\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-360\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/ecology-and-ecosystem-sciences\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-402\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-402\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/ecology-and-ecosystem-sciences\/ees-curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-358\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-358\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/ecology-and-ecosystem-sciences\/ees-research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-359\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-359\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/ecology-and-ecosystem-sciences\/ees-affiliated-faculty\/\">Affiliated Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ph.D. Qualifying Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a qualifying examination is required, the student shall be notified by email by their major professor at the time of admission. The examination shall be oral, no more than two hours in length, and administered by the student\u2019s Doctoral Committee, with the major professor serving as Chair. At least three weeks prior to the examination, the student shall deliver to all members of the Doctoral Committee <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) a program of study, including grades in courses already completed; <br>(2) an outline of potential dissertation research topics; <br>(3) a statement of the student\u2019s professional goals; and <br>(4) a self-assessment identifying strengths and weaknesses in both knowledge and skills required for successful completion of the proposed research program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the examination, the Doctoral Committee shall evaluate the accuracy of the student\u2019s self-assessment, identify additional areas of weakness, and determine whether the student is capable of performing satisfactorily at the doctoral level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision on whether the student has passed or failed the exam shall be based on the majority vote of the student\u2019s Doctoral Committee. The result of the exam is reported using a form available from the graduate school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the student is deemed capable of performing satisfactorily at the doctoral level, the Doctoral Committee may recommend specific measures (e.g., additional coursework or training) for overcoming any weaknesses. The major professor shall prepare a brief written summary of these recommendations and submit them to the student within one week (cc the EES coordinator, BES director, and doctoral committee).<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/EES-PhD-Qualifying-Exam-policy-1-FINAL.pdf\" title=\"\">Qualifying Exam Policy PDF<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/scott-r-mcwilliams\/\">Scott R. McWilliams<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">EES Specialization Group Coordinator, Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7531<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:srmcwilliams@uri.edu\">srmcwilliams@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/\" title=\"\">BES MAIN<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1962,"featured_media":0,"parent":392,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1962"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions\/579"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}