Who drafts the Group I exam and what is its scope?
The Department Head appoints a three-member committee to draft and administer the Group I exam. The committee is appointed in the spring semester for the upcoming fall and spring exams. The committee should be so arranged as to include at least one professor with whom the student has taken a course or courses. Students should notify the Head if there are problems with the composition of the Group I committee. After the committee has been appointed, students who intend to take the exam the upcoming year should meet with each member of the committee to talk about the nature of the exam and the preparation for it. The exam covers a field, not just the courses you have taken or the books you have read. You should keep this in mind as you study for the exam. Copies of old Group I exams are available from the graduate program secretary.
