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Registering Deadline to register is posted on the Department calendar, but is usually the first week of the semester you are taking the exam. Test Logistics We have a special examination site in BlackBoard called EDTECH 600. You will automatically be added to the coursesite by completing the above registration form. You do not need to pay for registration credits unless you need to meet the requirement to stay enrolled in one elective credit during the semester you graduate. This coursesite will go live approximately one month prior to the exam. It will contain test information, preparation tips, and discussion forums to set up study groups with peers, ask questions, and to complete a sample test question activity. At 7:55 a.m. (Mountain Time), the questions become available and remain available until 12:15 p.m. Each exam includes a Friday morning and a Saturday morning session. Each test session is four hours long, beginning at 8 a.m. MT and concluding at noon. Students residing outside the continental United States may request an adjustment of time; we do not expect you to take the exam at 3 a.m.
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Exam Content Each test day, you will be given two questions, of which you will select one to answer. You will have four hours to prepare a response to the question, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, MST. The four questions presented over the two days of the test are designed based on objectives from your core classes. The questions stress synthesis and analysis across concepts from your core classes. Each question begins with a scenario. Students are expected to answer the essay question as fully and thoroughly as possible. Answers are evaluated based on content and
thought process exhibited in the written response. What happens if I fail the exam? University policy (see the Graduate Catalog) states: A comprehensive examination or final oral examination that is failed on the first attempt can be repeated once but only if a repeat attempt is requested by the student and approved by the academic unit responsible for the program. The student request must be in writing to the head of the academic unit and must be made within five working days after the student is notified of his or her failure. If a repeat attempt is not requested by the student, or if a request is made by the student but not approved by the academic unit, then the student is administratively withdrawn from the program by the Graduate College. If the students request is approved by the academic unit, then the repeat attempt must occur within twelve months after the first attempt. If the student does not repeat the examination within twelve months after the first attempt, or if the student fails the repeat attempt, then the student is administratively withdrawn from the program by the Graduate College. Any extension of the twelve-month limit on the repeat attempt must be approved by the academic unit and by the graduate dean. |
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