Your Name

Comprehensive Exam Proposal

To be Taken week of May X-X, 20XX

(or week of November X-X, 20XX)

Examiners: please email your questions to the Chair of the Exam Committee the week prior to the written exams)

Portland State University

Systems Science Program

Exam Committee

XXX XXXX: ______Date: ______

(Chair)

XXX XXXX: ______Date: ______

XXX XXXX: ______Date: ______

Alan Yeakley:______Date: ______

Director, School of the Environment

ONE PAGE STATEMENT EXPLAINING HOW THE EXAM AREAS (& COURSES INCLUDED IN THEM) RELATE TO THE STUDENT’S RESEARCH INTERESTS & HIS/HER FUTURE PLANS.

Course # / Name / Instructor / Grade / Credits / Term
Exam # 1 Name of Exam
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
Exam #2 Name of Exam
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
Exam #3 Name of Exam
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX
SYSC XXX

Non-SySc courses can replace SySc courses to the limit allowed by SySc Procedures.

Course # / Course Name / Instructor / Grade / Credits / Term
Exam #1 Name of Exam Area
List the name of the lead examiner & his/her department at PSU or institutional affiliation if not at PSU. If there are multiple examiners, indicate their respective %s
SYSC XXX / 4
SYSC XXX / 4
SYSC XXX / 4
SYSC XXX / 4
Specify whether exam or any part of it will allow laptop, books, or notes (if notes are allowed, specify how many pages & if they're to be turned in with the exam). The use of any of these must have prior approval by the relevant examiner(s). If a laptop is requested, confirm availability with Dr. Wakeland.

By arrangement courses, courses taken not at PSU, and any other courses that don't have regular PSU numbers need to be documented with syllabi, or topic and reading lists either here or as an Appendix

ADD TWO MORE TABLES LIKE THE ABOVE FOR EXAMS #2 AND #3, EACH ON ITS OWN PAGE, ADDING ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.