Written Comprehensive Exam

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The Comprehensive Exam is an independent course of study designed not only as a culmination of the student's doctoral studies, but also as preparation for the student's advance to candidacy in dissertation research and the writing to follow. The doctoral candidate will be required to call upon the knowledge gathered throughout the preceding courses of doctoral studies as well as utilize such knowledge in the preparation of relevant research questions, formulation of the foundational review of the existing literature and a proposal of new research in the field of study. Display of substantive knowledge in the field along with both qualitative and quantitative research techniques will be examined throughout these exams.