Graduate Program Exam Dates

Qualifying exams are given each August and January. The deadline for sign-up is early November for January exams and early April for the August exams. (You can still sign up after these dates, but only if the exams you propose to take do not conflict with one another.)

Qualifying Exam Schedule, January, 2010

• Wednesday, January 6, 2010 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
  Algebra
  Probability
  
• Friday, January 8, 2010 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
  Logic
  Applied Statistics
  Partial Differential Equations
  
• Monday, January 11, 2010 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
  Analysis
  Ordinary Differential Equations
  Statistics
  
• Wednesday, January 13, 2010 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.):
  Geometry/Topology
  Numerical Analysis
  
Friday, January 15, 2010 will be the make-up day in case the University is closed due to snow on one of the regularly scheduled exam days. For information regarding closure of the University due to inclement weather call (301) 405-SNOW. In the event of a delayed opening of the university due to snow or ice, the exams will be held on the scheduled day, but the times will be altered as necessary.

Language Exams

Language Exams (in French, German and Russian) are administered each semester, usually on some Saturday in October and some Saturday in April. Students for whom Saturday exams present a religious problem should contact the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, and an alternative arrangement will be made. In Spring 2009, the Language Exams will be given Saturday, April 18, 9AM - 12 noon, in room MTH 3206.

Other Dates

For other important dates for graduate students that are set by the university, please see this link.