Literature+Review+Exam

Part two of the qualifying exam is the literature review.

Early in the spring of your third year (MS/PhD) or second year (PhD only).
 * Time Line: **

3 members of the faculty of your choosing: they will probably (but not necessarily) become members of the future dissertation committee
 * Committee Review:**

Work with the 3 faculty you choose to develop reading lists, and write a literature review that can, at least in part or in condensed form, be incorporated into your dissertation There will be an oral exam in which these faculty ask you questions regarding the literature review you wrote. The purpose is to assess the student’s readiness to write a dissertation proposal. A student who "fails" can revise and have a second meeting. Students who complete this process will be considered to have passed their field exams.
 * Process:**