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Comprehensive Written Master's Examinations
Fall 2009
Information Sheet
 
Office of the Dean
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd., #11030
Bowling Green, KY  42101-1030

Application deadline: October 2, 2009
Exam date:
October 24, 2009

Comprehensive written master's examinations are required for the following areas:

  • Elementary and Middle Grades Education
  • Exceptional Education:  LBD and MSD
  • Secondary Education--(All students will write in the secondary education area.) 
    The following discipline majors and minors will also write in their content area: Agriculture Minor, Art Major/Minor, Biology Major/Minor, Business Minor, Chemistry Major/Minor, English Minor, Family & Consumer Sciences Minor, Geography Minor,  Health Minor, History Major/Minor, Math Minor, Modern Languages Minor, Music Major, Physical Education Minor, Physics Minor
  • Educational Administration (Instructional Leader-School Principal all grades)
  • Counseling & Student Affairs (School Counseling, Mental Health, Marriage and Family, andStudent Affairs)
  • Education and Behavioral Science Studies

TIME AND PLACE:  The examination will be held on SATURDAY, October 24, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon (Central Time).

     The Elementary, Middle Grades, Secondary, Exceptional Education, Educational Administration,  Education and Behavioral Science Studies, and Counseling and Student Affairs examinations will be conducted in TATE PAGE HALL. Contact your department or advisor for location.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?  The following requirements must be met to take the comprehensive examination: be admitted to candidacy (Form D must be filed at least one semester prior to taking the comprehensive exam); have completed any required research tool and/or specified research course(s) on the program of study; be in the last semester of the degree program or have completed all content course work associated with the program; and have completed any additional requirements as specified by the department(s) directing the program.  Students should contact their program advisors for information about the specific comprehensive exam policy for that program.

The examination will be evaluated by your major department and a grade of Pass or Fail will be assigned.  The accompanying application form MUST be submitted directly to:
Dr. Retta Poe, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, ON OR BEFORE Friday, October 2, 2009. 

By October 16, 2009, you should receive confirmation of your application from the department of your major.  If you have any questions, please contact your advisor or the appropriate department head.

Download the application form for the Fall 2009 exam.

Exam Dates

Spring 2010
Date of exam: March 20
Deadline for applications: February 26
Summer 2010
Date of exam: June 26
Deadline for applications: June 4

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