Examinations
Preliminary Examinations
The student is required
to pass written preliminary examinations. These examinations
consist of four examination areas: two in engineering
and two in mathematics. These examinations should be
taken immediately
after completion of the relevant course work at each institution.
These examinations are given two or three times a year at the
discretion and under the control of the Program Committee. Should
a student fail an examination, they may petition the Program
Committee for one retake.
Before taking the first preliminary examination, the student
is required to complete the Preliminary Examination
Permission Form (available at the CSULB website, www.csulb.edu/colleges/coe,
or at the CGU site, www.cgu.edu/math).
This form requires the student to specify the four areas of
the Preliminary Examination; the student’s intended dissertation
advisor and the directors of the Joint Doctoral Program must
sign it. The purpose of this form is to certify that the student
and dissertation advisor are in agreement on the set of examinations.
If, in the course of time, this set of examinations and/or the
advisor is amended, the form must be resubmitted. The preliminary
examinations are considered completed when the four examinations
specified on the student’s form have been successfully
passed.
CSULB College
of Engineering Preliminary Examinations
The College of Engineering requires
a minimum of two graduate courses as a basis for each Preliminary
Examination. With the consent of their dissertation advisor,
students may select two topics from the list below. With the
permission of their dissertation advisor and the CSULB director
of Joint Doctoral Program, they may also designate other topics
for their Preliminary Examination.
Exam
Topics
CGU School of
Mathematical Sciences Preliminary Examinations
Preliminary examinations
in mathematics for the joint program may be chosen from single
courses of sufficiently advanced level. These include Math 273,
Math 282, and courses numbered 3XX. It is also possible for
a preliminary examination to be based on material from two courses
at a beginning graduate level, e.g. Math 251/252 or Math 251/256.
Research Tool
Students in the Joint
Doctoral Program must demonstrate proficiency in problem-solving
ability using computer programs. This demonstration may take
different forms depending on the student’s engineering
sub-discipline, but must include evidence that the student has
used an appropriate computer language and an algorithmic method
to solve a problem from an engineering discipline.
Note: although every effort is made to keep this Web site
up to date, you should also consult the printed catalog for official
information and program requirements, which may vary depending on the
year you enter(ed) the program.
