Who has to take comprehensive exams?
In short, everyone in a graduate program! >Masters students are required to pass 1 comprehensive examination in their respective track. *Information about the Master of Arts in Economics Comprehensive Examination can be found by clicking on this sentence. >>Doctoral students are required to pass 3 written comprehensive examinations. These are: a preliminary theory exam; an advanced theory exam; and one field exam. The fourth comprehensive exam is an oral defense of the student’s dissertation proposal. The members of the student’s dissertation committee will serve as the student’s examiners. *Information about the Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Comprehensive Examination can be found by click on this sentence.