DrPH Qualifying Examination
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USF requirement: As soon as the substantial majority of the course work is completed, the student must pass a written qualifying examination covering the subject matter in the major and related fields. This examination may be supplemented by an oral examination. Students must be enrolled for a minimum of two (2) hours of graduate credit in their discipline at the time they take the qualifying examination. If the exam is taken between semesters, students must be enrolled for a minimum of two (2) hours of graduate credit in the semester before or following the exam.
For the USF policy please refer to the USF Catalog. The Qualfiying Exam Application must be submitted through Archivum.
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Once the majority of the student’sstudent's coursework is satisfactorily completed, the student must pass a qualifying examination. Thestudent is required to submit a concept paper describing the proposed doctoral project, followed by an oral examination that relates the content, approach, and deliverables of the project to the DrPH curriculum domains in the student’s concentration. The examination will be administered and evaluated by the student’s doctoral project committee. The student must enroll in at least two credits in the semester the exam is completedwill first complete the Qualifying Examination Application in Archivum to ensure they are eligible to move forward. In order to qualify for submission of this form, the student must meet the following requirements:Attainment ofto take the exam, students must:
Written Part of the Qualifying Exam The qualifying exam will consist of a written Doctoral Project Plan that describes the proposed doctoral project, followed by an oral examination that relates the content, approach, and deliverables of the project to the DrPH competencies in the student's concentration. The examination will be administered and evaluated by the student's doctoral project committee. The student should begin working with their Major Professor early in the program to develop ideas for their doctoral project. The student should then work with the Major Professor and other committee members as needed on completing the concept paperDoctoral Project Plan prior to submission for evaluation. The written Doctoral Project Plan must follow the guidelines described here and will be evaluated based on the Doctoral Project Plan Rubric found here. Once approved by the Major Professor, the student will notify the committee members of intention to be examined on the concept paper,Doctoral Project Plan and will schedule the oral examination with the committee members at a mutually agreeable time. TheThe oral examination can take place via electronic means of communication if the student is unable to be physically present at the Tampa campus. TheThe student must submit the final draft of the concept paperwritten Doctoral Project Plan to the committee members a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled oral examination. Oral Part of the Qualifying Exam On the day of the oral part of the Qualifying Exam, students present their written Doctoral Project Plan:
Following the qualifying exam, the committee members convene to make the final determination of the appropriateness of the doctoral project being proposed and to deliberate recommendations for changes. The rubric for the oral exam can be found here. When a student passes the Qualifying Exam his/her committee may still require modifications to the Doctoral Project Plan at a later date. The committee must approve changes to the Doctoral Project if the student initiates them.
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