Texas A & M University-Commerce
Department of Psychology, Counseling, & Special Education
Registration for Doctoral Comprehensive Examination
(This is a 2 page document with additional information following the form.)
DATE:
Sem/Year of Exam:
NAME:
Phone:
CWID:
Email:
Address:
Name of Doctoral Chair:
Cognate:
Name of your instructor for Professional Issues & Ethics:
Have you completed all Research Tools successfully?
Yes:
No:
* You need to complete all Research Tools before you may take comps.
Is there a “Declaration of Doctoral Advisory Committee” form in your file?
Yes:
No:
If you do not provide it before you sit for Comps, I need to know at least your chair. Your
committee is important to have in mind since they need to be involved with your orals.
Exam Schedule
1st Day
9:00-12:00
Counseling Theory
1st Day
1:00-4:00
Supervision
2nd Day
9:00-12:00
Research & Statistics
2nd Day
1:00-4:00
Prof Issues & Ethics
3rd Day
9:00-12:00
Consultation & Prog Eval
3rd Day
1:00-4:00
Cognate
Email to Marilyn Lewis at marilyn.lewis@tamuc.edu and keep a copy for your records.
NOTE: If you require accommodation through the office of Student Disability Resources and
Services (SDRS) for test taking, please contact SDRS at 903-886-5835 to discuss services available.
Make sure you inform the staff in the Counseling office that SDRS will be assisting you with your
exam needs. Keep in mind that SDRS can only proctor exams between the hours of 8:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.
July-2014
After you are notified that you have passed the written comprehensive exam, you and your committee
need to plan a time and location to take your oral exam. Please notify me when and where this will be.
This helps me to assist you with the next step. If you need a room reserved, I can help you find one. Also,
your degree plan needs to be update (correct courses listed with the grade and semester completed noted).
If you have not read the Graduate School’s Doctoral handbook recently, now would be a good time to do
so. It is located on the Graduate School Forms & Guidelines web page. This page will be a major resource
as you prepare your dissertation, also.
http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/graduateForms.aspx
Please read the information concerning Admission to Candidacy from the Graduate School’s Doctoral
Handbook:
13. Admission to Candidacy for Doctoral Degree: Upon completion of the
qualifying/comprehensive examinations, the signed form, along with an updated degree plan filled in
with all course substitutions and course completions/grades must be submitted to the Office of
Graduate Studies for review. After the qualifying examinations have been satisfactorily completed
and all requirements have been verified by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, the student
will be admitted to candidacy.
Notification of admission to candidacy will be made by the Dean of Graduate Studies. After a
student has been admitted to candidacy and all course work (except 718 Dissertation) has been
completed, the student may qualify for reduced tuition. The degree can be conferred no sooner
than eight months after admission to candidacy. Candidacy cannot be granted if any of the
research tool courses are not complete. (p. 10)
July-2014