The purpose of the Qualifier Examination is to assess whether students
have acquired and are able to integrate knowledge of key subject
areas and methods sufficiently to be able to conduct doctoral
research in population
health sciences.
Request to take Exam
The deadline for Ph.D. students to declare their intent to sit
for the qualifying exam is June 1st. These students will receive
a general
Qualifier
preparation statement and a list of core concepts (for the
sections that participate) when final versions are approved.
Schedule and Location of Exam
The Qualifying Exam will be in Room 2121 HSLC. The Exam Schedule
is as follows:
Epidemiology
8:30 - 11:30 Monday, July 7th
Statistics
1:30 - 4:30 Monday, July 7th
HSR/Determinants
1:30 - 4:30 Tuesday, July 8th
Question and Answer Sessions
These Q&A sessions will be offered to ensure all students have the
opportunity to ask questions prior to the exam date. Students are expected
to come prepared to ask questions at the Q & A sessions. The Q & A
sessions will not be comprehensive reviews of
the coursework for the stats/hsr-determinants/epidemiology
sections of the
exam.
Monday,
June 16: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (Statistics)
Tuesday,
June 17: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (Epidemiology)
Wednesday,
June 18: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (HSR/Determinants)
Old Exams
Exams conducted prior to June 2005 are available in the Commons for review
and copying. These exams are intended to guide your course of study.
You should not assume that exam question format or content will necessarily
follow old exams. Exams administered in June 2005 or later are not
available for circulation. On the day of the exam, when you have completed
your exam, the question booklets will be collected along with the answer
booklets for each part of the exam.
Notes about Exam Days
You will need to bring a calculator.
Student responses
for the Epidemiology and HSR/Determinants sections will be typed
at a secure non-networked computer. Due to the mathematical/equation
nature of the Statistics portion, will be handwritten. Writing
tablets (lined paper) and erasable ink pens will be supplied
for the Statistics
portion of the exam (students can bring their own pens if they
wish). Write as neatly as possible. Neat answers are easier
for the graders
to read and understand. Answers that graders cannot read will
receive no credit.
Do not bring paper,
notes, or books into the exam room.
You may bring a
beverage and quiet snacks. Be considerate of others taking the
exam.
HSR/Determinants
article: Since the HSR/Determinants section of the exam usually
includes an article, students will receive
the
HSR/Determinants
article upon conclusion of the Statistics exam (on the 1st
day) and have
the rest of that day and the morning of the next to review
it. Please note that you will not be able to bring your copy
of the
HSR/Determinants
article into the exam as notes are not permitted when taking
the exam. You will be provided a new copy of the article
at the beginning
of the
HSR/Determinants portion of the qualifying examination.
Notification of Results
Notification letters (in sealed envelopes) regarding the
qualifying examination results are expected to be delivered
to student
mailboxes in WARF by
August 1st (barring any unforeseen circumstances.) If you
prefer to have your results delivered in another format,
such as email,
you must make
a formal request in writing to Kelly Haslam no later than
July 1st. Completed exams will not be returned and will
not be available
for
review by students.
