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Graduate Comprehensive Exam Information

You must register and successfully pass the Graduate Comprehensive Examination during the semester that you plan to graduate.  Comprehensive exams are administered 3 times per year: October or November, February or March, June or July. All graduate elementary education majors must have completed or be enrolled in CI 5390 or CI 5313 (EC-6 CMED) in order to take the Elementary Comprehensive Exam.  Students majoring in special education should contact Dr. Larry Wheeler for their examination date. In order to be a qualified applicant for the examination, you must first register your intent to take the examination with the appropriate individual listed below.

  • Elementary Education majors must register with Dr. Priscilla Crawford.
    • Summer 2012 comprehensive exam will be offered Monday, July 2, 2012, 9:00 - 1:00 in ED 2120 in San Marcos and at Avery 351 in Round Rock.
    • The deadline to register for the spring exam Monday, June 18, 2012.
    • CLICK here to access the Summer Elementary Graduate Comprehensive exam registration form.
    • Summer retake exams will be offered Friday, July 20, 2012, 9:00 - 1:00 pm in ED 2120 in San Marcos.  Retake exams are not offered at the Round Rock campus.  Note: The retake exam is NOT a choice for first time test takers, but only for students who do not pass the comprehensive exam on July 2, 2012.
    • The deadline to register for the Retake exam is Friday, July 13,2012.
    • Click here to register for the July 13 re-take exam after you receive results from the July 2 exam.
  • Secondary Education majors must register with Dr. Gene Martin
    • The spring exam will be offered Monday, July 2, 2012, 1:30 - 6:30 in ED 2120 in San Marcos.
    • The deadline to register for the exam is Monday, June 18, 2012.
    • Click here to register for the Summer Comprehensive Exam.
    • The summer retake exam will be offered Friday, July 20, 2012, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in ED 2120. Retake exams are NOT offered at RRC. Note: The retake exam is NOT a choice for first-time test takers, but only for students who do not pass the comprehensive exam on July 2, 2012.
    • The deadline to register for the Retake exam is Monday, July 16, 2012.
    • Click here to register for the July 13 re-take exam after you receive results from the July 2 exam.
  • Special Education majors must register withDr. Larry Wheeler
    • Contact Dr. Wheeler for an application form.

If you have any questions about the examination, please contact the appropriate faculty listed above.

Register for optional review sessions by clicking the link below.

Click here to access the review session registration form.