COU 690 - Comprehensive Examination

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The comprehensive examination is intended to be one of the culminating experiences of the graduate program. The exam is offered in February for May graduates, in September for December graduates, and in June for August graduates. MAC Candidates must register for COU 690: Comprehensive Examination in the term prior to their expected graduation. Candidates who fail to register for COU 690 by the Last Day to Add listed on the Graduate Studies Calendar for each semester will be ineligible to take the exam and unable to graduate by their expected date. The Comprehensive Examination is a multiple choice exam designed to evaluate accrued knowledge across the eight CACREP core areas and the concentration area (clinical, school, or both clinical and school) that the student is pursuing. The exam consists of eight subtests in the core area along with the subtest(s) for the specialization area(s). Candidates have a total of four hours to complete the entire exam. Candidates will not be considered for graduation until they have passed the comprehensive examination with a minimum score of 70 in each of the subtests. Candidates who fail any section of the examination will have 30 days to prepare for a second attempt at which time they will retake only those sections failed. If a candidate fails the exam a second time, he/she may not retake it until the next offering. If a candidate fails the exam a third time, he/she may be dropped from the MAC program or required to retake courses at the discretion of the Program Director. (Pass/Fail)