Applied Math: offers the exam twice each year at the beginning and end of the Spring semester. By the end of the first Spring, students must pass three closed-book exams: Differential Equations, Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra. PhD students must obtain score of 3 out of 3 (PhD pass) and MS students must obtain a score of 2 out of 3 (MS pass). Applied Math Test Preparation
Chemistry & Biohemistry: offers the exam twice each year at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. By the start of the fourth semester, students must pass at least one of three exams: Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry. CBC Test Preparation
Physics: this exam is administered twice each year, at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. The exam consists of three papers – Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism. The exam may be taken once each time it is offered but must be passed by the start of the fourth semester. Physics Test Preparation
Quantitative & Systems Biology: does not require a preliminary exam.
