Final Examinations
A candidate for the master's degree is required to take a final examination which is the final test of fitness for the degree. This examination is administered by the graduate faculty of the department in which the student is enrolled. It may consist of a comprehensive test in the courses taken by the student in fulfillment of the work required for the degree, or it may be a test of the student's grasp of the techniques of research in the major field as evidenced by an oral examination on the thesis.

Any candidate who fails the first examination may be allowed a second examination, provided that it does not come earlier than two months from the date of the previous examination and provided, further, that the application for the second examination bears the approval of the department in which the student is enrolled. Failure on the second examination is final. Additional details about the procedures and the process involved in administering the final oral examination of the master's thesis and the submission of this document are disseminated by the Office of Educational Affairs of the Graduate School.