Exams
2008 - Comprehensive Exam Dates
SPRING DATES:
MA/MLIS Comprehensive exams April 18, 2008
Ph.D.Qualifying exams April 18, 2008
Ph.D. Comprehensive exam May 2 & 3, 2008
SUMMER DATES:
MA/MLIS Comprehensive exams July 11, 2008
Ph.D. Qualifying exams July 11, 2008
Ph.D. Comprehensive exams July 18 & 19, 2008
FALL DATES:
MLIS Comprehensive exams October 3, 2008
MA Comps & Ph.D. Qualifying exams October 10, 2008
Ph.D. Comprehensive exams October 24 & 25, 2008
Registration for Exams
You must register for all program milestone exams listed on this page, and your registration must be delivered to the Morgridge College of Education Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services, Ammi Hyde Building room 127, before the deadline listed below. You can pick up an exam registration form at the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services, or you can download the form using the link below. At the time you register, your file will be checked to ensure that the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services has a correct record of your progress toward your degree. Your signed Course Work Plan must be in your file before you may take any exams.
Comprehensive/Qualifying Exam Registration Form
Registration Deadlines
Comprehensive/Qualifying Exams are offered during Spring, Summer, and Fall quarters. No comprehensive/qualifying exams are offered during the Winter quarter.
Register for Spring comprehensive exams by January 5th.
Register for Summer comprehensive exams by April 1st.
Register for Fall comprehensive exams by July 1st.
Please note that Comprehensive/Qualifying exams are not offered Winter quarter and not all programs offer Comprehensive/Qualifying exams during the Summer.
Forms to register for the Comprehensive/Qualifying Exams are available online by clicking the link above.
MA/MLIS Comprehensive Exam Requirements
All Morgridge College of Education MA and MLIS programs require a Comprehensive Exam. Combined Licensure and Master's Program (CLAMP) students should refer to their student handbook regarding requirements for the Capstone.
EdS Comprehensive Exam Requirements
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Certification Exam is used as the final comprehensive examination for the EdS program. Students must meet or exceed the current passing score on the exam established the NASP. Students should refer to their program handbook for further information regarding the NASP exam. It is the student's responsibility to submit results to the Morgridge College of Education Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services, Ammi Hyde Building, Room 127.
PhD Qualifying and Comprehensive Exam Requirements
| Program | Qualifying | Comprehensive |
| Child, Family and School Psychology | X | |
| Counseling Psychology | X | X |
| Curriculum & Instruction | X | X |
| Educational Administration and Policy Studies | X | |
| Higher Education | X | X |
Use Of Computers
The computers available have Microsoft Word as the only word processor. Diskettes will be provided on the day of the exam. No other materials are allowed in the testing room.
Fees
For current exam fees, please see Exam Registration Form.
NOTE
On exam day, pens, blank paper, a desk copy of the standard English dictionary, and a thesaurus will be provided in the examination room. No other reference materials may be used.
Exams Preparation
Examinations are prepared by at least two faculty in the student's program.
Exams Evaluation
Unless otherwise indicated on the examination, readers of examinations consider the following criteria in evaluating exams: degree of intellectual power shown, evidence of background of factual information, extent to which the discussion was directed to the essential points, and ability to express in clear and concise language.
Written examinations are assigned a code number so that readers do not have the students' names. They are usually scored by at least two readers who must agree on the score. If the readers are unable to agree on a score, the Associate Dean of the Morgridge College of Education will assign an additional reader. The additional reader scores the examination without knowing the scores given by the primary readers, and the majority score is finally assigned to the exam. Students may appeal exam evaluations using the Appeal Procedure for Graduate Student Grievance (copy available in the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services in the Morgridge College of Education).
Scoring Categories
Doctoral Comprehensive Exams:
Honors, Pass, Conditional Pass, Fail.
Doctoral Qualifying Exam:
Pass, Low Pass, Fail.
Master's Comprehensive Exams:
Honors, Pass, Conditional Pass, Fail.
TESTING-OUT EXAMS
Testing-Out Exams are offered during Fall and Summer quarters for students wishing to test out of the following classes:
QRM 4900 Educational Measurement: 3 credit hrs.
QRM 4903 Empirical Research Methods: 3 credit hrs.
QRM 4930 Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology: 5 credit hrs.
CUI 4951 Introduction to Qualitative Research: 3 credit hrs.
Forms to register for the Testing-Out exams are available in the office of Admissions and Enrollment and at this link:
Testing-out-Test Registration Form [pdf]
Any questions regarding the written exam process should be directed to the Director of the Morgridge College of Education's Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services at this email address: edinfo@du.edu or call the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services at 303-871-2509. Any questions regarding the nature or content of exams or how to prepare for them should be asked of your advisor.
Notification Of Exam Results
Students will be notified in writing of the results of the examinations. It takes approximately 4-6 weeks for the exams to be scored and the scores to be approved by the committee.