PhD Qualifying Examination Implementation

Schedule

Click here for a detailed schedule of the next exam in ascii text. To take the exam, you need to fill out the online application.


Written Examination Syllabi

  • Exam I: covers CHOICE OF ONE: Exam IA: Foundations, OR IB: Algorithms. The revised syllabi are now available in Qual Exam IA: Foundations and Qual Exam IB: Algorithmics.
  • Exam II: covers Operating Systems. No specific material on Architecture is included in the new Exam II format, except where it is implicitly part of the required knowledge of Operating Systems. An update of the syllabus to more accurately describe the new Exam II format is pending.
  • Sample Written Examinations

  • Examples of the current Qual Exam IA (Foundations) format are in the file Aug99.ps in foundations. Examples of the current Qual Exam IB (Algorithmics) format are in the files alg99.ps and alg00.ps in algorithmics.
  • Examples of the previous Qual Exam II (with two parts, one based on P536 and the other based on B543, which is no longer covered) can be found in Aug00.ps.gz, Aug99ar.txt, and Aug99os.ps in systems.


  • Andrew Hanson
    Last modified: 28 April 2002