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- Send in qualifying exam statement the semester before (by the published deadline). This should include information about your advisor, your research area(s), and a brief description of your research interests. The qual committee would try and select papers that best fit your research description; however, this might not always be the case.
- About a month prior to he actual qualifying exam, you will receive a brief email telling you the date of your exam, who on your committee (and the chair of the committee), and the two papers that you will be asked to present during the oral exam.
- Here are some qual tips from previous students in PL-FM-SE.
During the Qualifying Exam Process
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