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Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations

Policy on Qualifying Examination

Guidelines for Oral Examinations Associated with the Qualifying Examination

Qualifying-Examination Topic Lists

Theoretical Health Physics Qualifier Topics

Applied Health Physics Qualifier Topics

Reactor Theory Qualifier Topic List

Fission Engineering Qualifier Topic List

Interactions Qualifier Topic List

Materials Qualifier Topic List

Previous Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations

Nuclear Engineering

Fission Engineering	Interactions	Reactor Theory
Spring 1990	Spring 1990	Spring 1990
Fall 1990		Fall 1990
	Spring 1991	Spring 1991
Fall 1991	Fall 1991	Fall 1991
Spring 1992	Spring 1992	Spring 1992
Spring 1992 (Fusion)
Fall 1992	Fall 1992	Fall 1992
Spring 1993	Spring 1993	Spring 1993
	Fall 1993	Fall 1993
Spring 1994		Spring 1994
Fall 1994	Fall 1994	Fall 1994
Spring 1995	Spring 1995	Spring 1995
Fall 1995	Fall 1995	Fall 1995
Spring 1996	Spring 1996	Spring 1996
Fall 1996	Fall 1996	Fall 1996
Spring 1997	Spring 1997	Spring 1997
Fall 1997	Fall 1997	Fall 1997
Spring 1998	Spring 1998	Spring 1998
Fall 1998	Fall 1998	Fall 1998
	Spring 1999
Fall 1999	Fall 1999	Fall 1999
	Spring 2000	Spring 2000
Fall 2000	Fall 2000	Fall 2000
Spring 2001	Spring 2001	Spring 2001
Fall 2001	Fall 2001	Fall 2001
Spring 2002	Spring 2002	Spring 2002
Fall 2002	Fall 2002	Fall 2002
Spring 2003	Spring 2003	Spring 2003
Fall 2003	Fall 2003	Fall 2003
Spring 2004	Spring 2004	Spring 2004
Spring 2005	Spring 2005	Spring 2005
Fall 2005	Fall 2005	Fall 2005
Spring 2006	Spring 2006	Spring 2006
Fall 2006	Fall 2006	Fall 2006
Spring 2007	Spring 2007	Spring 2007
Fall 2007	Fall 2007	Fall 2007

Health Physics

Applied	Theoretical
Spring 1990	Spring 1990
Fall 1990	Fall 1990
Spring 1991	Spring 1991
Fall 1991	Fall 1991
Spring 1992	Spring 1992
Fall 1992	Fall 1992
Spring 1993	Spring 1993
Fall 1993	Fall 1993
Spring 1994	Spring 1994
Fall 1994	Fall 1994
Spring 1995	Spring 1995
Fall 1995	Fall 1995
Spring 1996	Spring 1996
Fall 1996	Fall 1996
Spring 1997	Spring 1997
Spring 1998	Spring 1998
Spring 1999	Spring 1999
Fall 1999	Fall 1999
Spring 2000
Spring 2001	Spring 2001
Fall 2001	Fall 2001
Spring 2002	Spring 2002
Fall 2002	Fall 2002
Spring 2003	Spring 2003
Fall 2003	Fall 2003
	Fall 2004
Spring 2005	Spring 2005
Fall 2005	Fall 2005
Spring 2006	Spring 2006
Fall 2006	Fall 2006
Spring 2007	Spring 2007

Guidelines for Oral Examinations Associated with the Qualifying Examination

The purpose of the oral examination is to examine those students whose performance on the written exam is weak such that a clear “pass” or “fail” outcome is difficult to declare. Students who clearly pass or clearly fail the written portion will not be examined orally. The oral assessment exam will be convened at the discretion of the faculty. The student may decline the oral assessment, thus opting to retake the exam at the next available opportunity (if the student is still eligible). However, failure of the oral assessment does not preclude taking the exam again if the student remains eligible.

Each of the three written exams taken by a student may have one of the following outcomes: 1) pass, 2) fail, or 3) needs assessment. In the event of outcome three, a committee will be formed to assess the student’s knowledge. The student will be informed of their need for an oral assessment along with a description of the technical area(s) to be examined. The examination shall focus on the deficient written responses as well as the student’s understanding of the underlying principles behind the original question(s). The committee will then make a pass or fail recommendation to the Department Head for the particular exam component under review.

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Qualifying-Examination Topic Lists

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