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Surviving the Comprehensive Candidacy Exam For Your Doctorate Anna Quinzio-Zafran
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Doctoral Milestones
• Admission to the Program
• Coursework
• Candidacy Exam
• Dissertation Proposal
• IRB Approval
• Data Collection
• Writing up your Findings
• Pre-defense
• Defense
• Final Editing of your Dissertation
• Graduation
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Prior to Taking the Exam…
• Know and understand your university’s rules
• Have some idea of what you want to study
• Passion for the topic
• Scholarly base of literature
• Theoretical or practical significance
• Choose your candidacy exam director and committee
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UNDERSTAND THE EXAM
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What is the format?
• Qualifying exam
• Traditional exam
• Pre-scheduled written exam
• Student-scheduled written exam
• Oral-written exam
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What is the time frame?
• It depends….
• Two days
• Two weeks
• Eight weeks
• Twelve weeks
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How will the exam be assessed?
• Pass/Fail
1. Fail
2. Insufficient/Revise
3. Pass
4. High Pass
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KNOW YOUR EXAMINERS
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Know Your Committee
• Have confidence in your chair
• What are their academic credentials?
• What are their research interests?
• Where do they publish?
• Find some common ground with each of them
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PREPARE EARLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY
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Have access to materials
• Keep a copy of your APA Handbook handy
• Know how to use your available databases
• Use Google Scholar
• Put together a quality library of helpful texts
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Once you have your questions
• Understand what the questions are asking
• Break down the questions into manageable units
• Decide on a plan of attack
• Stick to your schedule
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REDUCE YOUR STRESS
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You need all the help you can get!
• Your family
• Support and receive support from classmates
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Take care of yourself
• Eat well
• Keep up your exercise routine
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Give yourself little rewards
• Take a relaxation break when you feel stressed
• Progressive muscle relaxation
• Breath focus
• Guided imagery
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Keep your eye on the prize