COMPREHENSI

VE
EXAMINATIONS

OrientationandGeneralAssembly
July1,2017
UniversityGymnasium
BukidnonStateUniversity
FOUROBSTACLESTOBEHURDLED
INTHEGRADUATESCHOOL

AdmissionExams
AcademicCourses
ComprehensiveExams
Thesis/Dissertation
Writing
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
test your broad knowledge of your
field before you are allowed to
embark on thesis or dissertation
writing
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
Given at the end of the term to
students who are qualified after
their courses are evaluated. The
students must have completed and
passed all academic requirements as
evaluated by the program director
andtheregistrar.
Thescopeofthecomprehensive
examination is the totality of
thewholeprogram(5major&
3foundationsubjects)
Plusyourreadingsaboutyour
field.
Comprehensiveexaminations
aregivenonlytostudentswho
didnotincuragradeof2.0in
anytwosubjects.
The student should have an
internal evaluation of all the
courses taken from the
registrars office and accomplish
the application form from the
GSoffice.

TheProgramDirectorsrequire
thefacultytosubmittheneeded
comprehensiveexamquestions
tobeadministeredbytheGS
office.
Checkingoftheexamsisdone
bytheprofessor/shandling
thecourseintherespective
programs.
Correctedexambookletsand
resultsaresubmittedtothe
GSofficeforrecordpurposes.
Studentsshouldpassthe
comprehensiveexamsandmust
obtainatleastagradeof2.0in
allsubjectstaken.
Passingyourcomprehensive
examsmeans"advancingto
candidacy"

Ifastudentfailsinthe
individualsubjects,s/heis
requiredtoretakethefailed
subjectsonthenextscheduled
comprehensiveexams.
ComprehensiveExamschedulesareset
onthreeterms;
forsummerMay
for1stSem.October
for2ndSem.February(forDepEd

fellows)
March(fornonDepEd
fellows)


DoespassingtheCOMPs
guaranteegraduatingfromthe
GS?

MOSTOFTHOSEWHODROP
OUTOFGSPROGRAMSDO
SOAFTERPASSINGTHEIR
COMPREHENSIVEEXAMS.
PREPARINGFOR
COMPS

Read
strategically
Keepabreastof
yourfield.
Takedetailed
notes.
Get
organized.
Ask
questions.
Readthe
directions.
Relaxbefore
andaftertaking
theCOMPs.
GOOD
LUCK!