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Florida Tech Computer Science
Comprehensive Examination Information

Who should read this page?

This WWW document contains information about the written exams taken by Master's students in the Computer Information System and Computer Science programs at Florida Tech. These includes not only the students at the main campus, but also those at Orlando, the Kennedy Space Center, Patrick Air Force Base as well. These students should consider carefully the information contained here and register for the written exams using the WWW form below.

Students in the Computer Science Doctor of Philosophy at Florida Tech who are preparing for their breadth examination should also use this page to register for their exams.

Additional information on the comprehensive examination can be found at the following URLs.

  
Comprehensive Examination Schedule

The comprehensive examination is offered about the tenth week of classes every Fall and Spring semester. Area exams are offered on two consecutive Fridays The schedule for the area exams is given below. Students in the Master's of Science in Computer Information Systems Degree will complete the exam on the first Friday. Master's of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science students will take the exam over two consecutive Fridays.

The area exams take place from 09:00 to 12:00 and then from 01:00 to 4:00. These exams are to be taken in the order listed.


The Fall 1999 Exam is scheduled for Friday, November 12 and Friday, November 19, 1999, in the All Propose Room on the second floor of the Denius Student Center. Orlando SEGS students may take the exam in Orlando and should contact Orlando SEGS, Program Director, for scheduling information. The deadline for signing up is Friday, October 22, 1999.

Calendar for Fall 1999 leading up to the exam.

        September 1999            October 1999            November 1999    
     Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa     Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa     Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 
               1  2  3  4                     1  2         1  2  3  4  5  6 
      5  6  7  8  9 10 11      3  4  5  6  7  8  9      7  8  9 10 11 12 13 
     12 13 14 15 16 17 18     10 11 12 13 14 15 16     14 15 16 17 18 19 20 
     19 20 21 22 23 24 25     17 18 19 20 21 22 23     21 22 23 24 25 26 27 
     26 27 28 29 30           24 25 26 27 28 29 30     28 29 30 
                              31

  
Orientation meeting

An orientation session to discuss procedures and material is scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 1999 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in (a room to be determined) in (Skurla Hall, Aeronautics Building) on the main campus of Florida Tech. The faculty will pass out hard copies of the study guides, old exams, and answer questions face-to-face.

School of Extended Graduate Studies students are encouraged to attend. The SEGS contacts are:

  
Registration Form

Registration will be activated before the end of the second week of each term. To take the exam, students must register at least two weeks prior the the scheduled date of the exam. Use the form below or contact the Division of Electrical and Computer Science and Engineering Student Office, in the Crawford Science Tower room 202. Master's students must be in their last term as a full-time student to register and have a 3.0 GPA. Ph.D. students must have the permission of their committee to register for their breadth examination.

The registration form will be activated August 30, 1999.

  • Have you taken the comprehensive exam previously? To clear the form: .

    You may use the form again to change any information previously submitted. Only the last submission will be considered; all previous submissions will be ignored.

    The form is automatically sent using the mailto: action in HTML forms. Not all browsers support this capability. No automatic confirmation is given.

  • A list of registered students (this list is not updated automatically) is available at

    http://www.cs.fit.edu/%7Ewds/comps/registered.html.


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    William Shoaff
    1999-05-24