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Graduate Examinations

  • Fall 2009 Exam Date: December 11, 2009

  • Fall 2009 Exam Registration:

    • Qualifying Examination -- In order to take the fall 2009 Qualifying Examination (a multiple-choice exam testing criminological theory, research methods, and statistics), students must:

      • have completed all core coursework with a grade of A or B;

      • be currently matriculated CSULB students enrolled in either 3 units of coursework or GS 700 for the fall 2009 semester; and

      • register for the Qualifying Exam by emailing Mrs. McCarroll (connie@csulb.edu).
    • Comprehensive Examination -- In order to take the fall 2009 Comprehensive Examination (an essay exam testing a subject area selected by the student from policing, corrections, or law and social control), students must:

      • be “Advanced to Candidacy”;

      • be currently matriculated CSULB students enrolled in either 3 units of coursework or GS 700 for the fall 2009 semester; and

      • register for the Comprehensive Exam by emailing Mrs. McCarroll (connie@csulb.edu).

        NOTE: Students taking the essay comprehensive exam are not permitted to bring note cards into the exam.  Students may bring a printed copy of either the policing or corrections reading list to assist them in proper APA citation.  This reading list can include the addition of student notes or comments, provided they fit within the margins or on back of the printed reading list.

Reading Lists

  • Multiple-Choice Qualifying Examination (required of all master's students):

    • Press here to obtain the reading list for the multiple-choice qualifying examination on criminological research methods, criminological theory, and applied social scientific statistics.
  • Essay Comprehensive Examination (required of master's students not writing a thesis):
    • Press here to obtain the reading list for the essay comprehensive examination in policing that will be administered on December 11, 2009.

    • Press here to obtain the reading list for the essay comprehensive examination in corrections that will be administered on December 11, 2009.