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THE PART II EXAM:

The Part II exam will normally take place no more than three quarters (nine months) following successful completion of the Part I exam, but students should not be discouraged from' moving more quickly to the Part II exam if the prospectus is ready.

In view of the role played by the Mentoring Committee in the student's early years and the likelihood that some (and often all) members will have been involved in the Part I exam, it should prove easier for students to move to the next step of forming a Part II exam committee and then a dissertation committee. There is no requirement, however, that membership of the Part I and Part II committees overlap in any particular degree.

The exam will be based on a well-researched prospectus of about 30 pages, including bibliography and discussion of relevant critical work. A sample chapter or partial chapter may be submitted as well but is not required. The current guidelines for the prospectus seem to provide adequate flexibility to both the Part II committee and the student, but the Graduate Committee may wish to review and revise them. The graduate office will maintain a file of model prospectuses for students to consult.

The student must make the completed prospectus available to the examining committee at least one month in advance of the exam; this means that drafts will need to have been read by the director(s) farther in advance. It is in the student's interest, of course, to have the draft read farther in advance by all participants so as to identify any points of substantial doubt or disagreement well before exam.

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