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💡 In order to qualify to take the exam, students must:
Committee Form must be approved in Archivum, (form should be submitted at least 10 weeks in advance of the proposed qualifying exam date).
Attain an overall and degree program GPA of 3.30 at USF at the of the exam
Not have any "I" or "M" grades (this includes "IF" and "MF" grades)
Be enrolled in a minimum of (2) credit hours during the semester in which the exam is taken.
Complete Chapters 1-3 of the Doctoral Project
Obtain approval from their doctoral committee
Obtain approval from the DrPH Director (completed document must be sent no later than 4 weeks prior to the proposed exam date; no later than posted deadlines)
✍️ Written Part of the Qualifying Exam
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Once approved by the Major Professor, the student will notify the committee members of intention to be examined on the Doctoral Project Plan and will schedule the oral examination with the committee members at a mutually agreeable time. The oral examination will take place via Microsoft Teams. The student must submit the final draft of the written Doctoral Project Plan to the committee members a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled oral examination.
⭐ Students in the Advanced Practice Leadership concentration must submit the written Doctoral Project Plan to the DrPH Director a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the proposed start of the oral qualifying examination, for review and approval. Students in the Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice concentration must submit the written Doctoral Project Plan to the Lab Concentration Director a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the proposed date of the oral qualifying exam.
⏰ After the Doctoral Project Plan has been submitted for final approval, the student must submit the Qualifying Examination form in Archivum. Qualifying exam forms will not be allowed to be submitted retroactively. Forms not submitted prior to the proposed exam date, could be subject to denial and a repeat of the oral exam. Once the Doctoral Project Plan and Qualifying Exam form has been approved by all parties, the Office of Doctoral Training will send an meeting invite to the oral part of the exam. The qualifying exam is not open to the public, no announcement will be sent.
🗣️ Oral Part of the Qualifying Exam
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The committee must approve any future changes to the Doctoral Project Plan.
❓ Students can register for PHC 7919 Doctoral Project after completing their qualifying exam. However, students who have submitted committee-approved Chapters 1-3 by the published deadlines of the prior semester may be eligible to register for PHC 7919 during the semester of their qualifying exam, pending approval from the DrPH Director.
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