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General Policy on Oral Examinations
The following policy applies to all graduate students in the department who are taking oral examinations:
All faculty members may attend and participate in the examination, but only members of the official examining committee may vote. For the final examination for the MS degree (and for the PhD preliminary examination), the examining committee must recommend the candidate unanimously. For the PhD final examination, only one dissenting vote is acceptable in certifying the candidate to receive the degree.
An announcement of the oral examination must be posted on the bulletin board of the department at least one week before the examination date. For the oral examination on a thesis or dissertation, the student must deposit a copy of the manuscript in the Graduate Committee secretary's office at least one week before the examination. The dissertation is kept on file for any interested parties.