Written Preliminary Examination Information
The following resources provide PhD students with the current information to help fulfill their written and oral preliminary examination requirements.
Written Preliminary Questions:
The goals of the written preliminary exams are to evaluate a student's ability to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge and major theories in the core areas of social welfare and social work;
- Critically assess both the strengths and limitations of that knowledge;
- Integrate such knowledge in a scholarly manner;
- Take a stand and argue a position, going beyond the literature in unresolved areas; and
- Apply such knowledge and understanding to a specific area of interest.
Exam Competencies
Details information students need to know to be adequately prepared to respond to written preliminary examination questions.
Bibliographies for Exam