Comprehensive Examination

A comprehensive examination (or comprehensive exam) is a specific type of examination that must be completed by graduate students in some disciplines. The form and general requirements for the comprehensive exam varies according to the faculty or department, degree sought, university, and country, but typically tests determine as a condition of graduating. Typically, comprehensive exams consist of three written and an oral examination, however some programs require only written or oral examinations. These cumulative exams are often given on a pass/fail basis.
For King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), the comprehensive exam composts of one written exam and an oral exam. The followings are the rules and regulations of comprehensive exam of KMUTNB:
1. The comprehensive exam is for master's degree students who study in plan B.
2. The comprehensive exam composts of written and oral examimation, in which every category of the written is taken at the same time to measure the ability and the potential of the students in applying their knowledges and experiences.
3. The department of the committee in charge of the exam have to set the schedule for the exam at least once a semester when the students submit the exam request form; however, it is under the considering of the department.
4. The students who can take the exam must study and pass all the curriculum courses requirement with the grade point average not less than 3.00, excluding the course of independent study that the students have to do the master project with the grading basis of S/U.
5. The students who need to have the exam must submit the exam request form with consent of the advisor and the department head to Graduate Collgeg and pay 600 baht for the exam fee. (The students in special program submit only the form without paying the fee.)
6. The department head must address 3-5 names of the exam committee and the dean of the Graduate College orders an appointment of the exam committee. One of the committee is the chairperson, the committee take the charge of the exam and report the exam results via the head department to Graduate College within 2 weeks after the exam date.
7. The students who fail, have the opportunity to take another exam within a year but not before 60 days after the first exam, or else they will be retired.

The MTEB and S-MTEB students who started learning in the first semester of the academic year 2553 have to submit the request forms for the exam within 60 days after the approving date of the grade result of the second semester academic year 2553 (March 16, 2555). If any of you have any questions about the comprehensive examination, please dont hesitate to ask me.