Comprehensive Examination will be administered at a time and place to be designated by the department (no later than two weeks before commencement).

1. To be eligible to take the comprehensive examination, a student must have an approved Advisor-Approved Program of Study on file in the Graduate College and must have at least a 3.00 graduate GPA. The student's department will determine if student has the necessary 3.00 GPA required to take the exam.

2. Comprehensive Examination Application/Result forms are available from the Graduate College or online at http://graduate.missouristate.edu (under Forms) and should be returned to the student's department upon completion.

3. The department will notify the student of the time and place of the examination. The use of various modes of technology during the exam, such as computer word processing, will follow the departmental policy and may vary from one graduate program to another.

4. The departmental will forward results on the examination to the Graduate College.

5. The student will receive written notification of the results of the examination from the Graduate College.

A student not passing the comprehensive examination may repeat the exam upon the recommendation of the advisor and the departmental head and with the approval of the Graduate College. Except for students in the MBA, the MAcc, and the MS in CIS and PAS, a comprehensive examination must be passed by the candidate before a degree will be granted.