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The Qualifying Exam (Quals) is conceived as a scholarly exercise,
completed in the student's third year that accomplishes the primary goal
of qualifying a student for independent research and scholarship
required to conduct a doctoral dissertation. Moreover, this exercise is
meant to demonstrate that the student has an excellent chance of
becoming a contributing independent scholar and scientist in the general
area of social psychology and its many applications. We believe that
the Quals should further the student’s work leading to a successful
dissertation, while allowing for a fair assessment of the student’s
knowledge in the broad area of research interest, as well as his or her
scholarly, methodological, conceptual and writing abilities. To be
regarded as a student in good standing, the qualifying exam should be
completed before the beginning of the 6th semester.