Ph.D. Program Guidebook - The University of Chicago Booth School ...

Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
A student must successfully complete the General Examination requirements in the student’s
dissertation area as part of the Ph.D. general degree requirements. The General Examination
requirements may include completion of specific courses, research papers, research
workshops, reading lists, a written examination, and a faculty evaluation of the above. The
written part of the General Examination requirements is typically administered once a year,
often between June and September. Usually, the dissertation area exam requirements should
be completed by the end of the second year in the Program
Examinations in Absentia
If the chair of the examination committee approves, examinations may be written in absentia
with the approval of the Director of the Ph.D. Program.
Examination Results
Students receive the results of the written part of their General Examination requirements
from the Director of the Ph.D. Program.
Examinations Not Passed
If a student fails the General Examination or other area requirements, the Director of the
Ph.D. Program will consult with area faculty and decide if the student may continue the
program in that area, should apply to change dissertation areas, or should be withdrawn from
the Program. If a student is allowed to continue after initially failing the General
Examination or other area requirements, s/he gets one more attempt to pass all components of
the examination. Failure to pass all components on the second attempt will result in
withdrawal from the program.
Course Overlap
Generally, courses taken to satisfy the dissertation area requirements cannot be used to satisfy
any other Ph.D. course or General Examination requirement.
SUPPORT AREA (BASIC DISCIPLINE) GENERAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
A student must successfully complete the General Examination requirement in an area that
supports the student’s dissertation area as part of the Ph.D. general degree requirements.
Support areas include: Econometrics and Statistics, Economics, Management
Science/Operations Management, Organizations and Markets, and Managerial and
Organizational Behavior.
The General Examination requirements may include completion of specific courses, research
papers, research workshops, a written and/or oral examination, and a faculty evaluation of
these requirements. The written portion of the General Examination requirements is
administered once a year, usually between June and September. Generally, the support area
General Examination requirements should be completed by the end of the first year in the
Program (but this varies by dissertation area).
Examinations In Absentia
If the chair of the examination committee approves, examinations may be written in absentia
with the approval of the Director of the Ph.D. Program.
Examination Results
Students will receive the results of the written part of their General Examination requirements
from the Director of the Ph.D. Program.
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