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Senior Comprehensive Examination
General Test Information
The senior comprehensive examination
is offered by the Department
of Biology three times during the academic year and is open
to all junior and senior level
students. Students are
strongly encouraged to take the examination seriously and
to prepare for this exam with the understanding
they must PASS the examination
with an overall score of 70%. BIOLOGY MAJORS WILL NOT GRADUATE
WITHOUT PASSING THIS EXAM.
To assist the students with preparing for the exam, the
Biology department offers in class review sessions prior
to the Fall and Late Spring sessions of the exam. The Early
Spring session of the exam does not have an in-class review
session. The exact dates for these review sessions will
be posted on the announcement board for this web site,
and will also be posted around the Department of Biology
prior to the sessions. In general, review sessions are
held on 5 consecutive Tuesdays at 5:00 pm. Each Tuesday
review is moderated by the faculty members who teach and
generate the questions for a particular subject area of
the exam. Students should review the subject material PRIOR
to the review session, and come to the session with specific
questions and topics that they wish to be discussed.
Exam Subject Areas and Pertinent Information
The senior comprehensive examination
covers the following topic areas:
- Ecology
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology
- Organismic Biology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
This examination is a two and a half hour exam,
with 125 questions, and is given 3 times per academic year.
Students must pre-register EACH TIME they intend
to take this examination.
Students must show a photo ID to be admitted
to the test. Test admission is 30 minutes prior to the
examination. Once the examination has started, students
may NOT enter the exam.
Students may not bring any material with them
to the exam other than sharpened pencils and photo ID.
Scratch paper will be provided.
In order to pass this examination, students must
score an overall grade of 70%.
Within a single academic year, students who failed
the examination are not required to retake the individual
sections of the examination where they score 70% or higher.
They may elect to ONLY take the sections in which the score
was less than 70%. This option, however, is only available
within one academic year. Scores do not role over into
the following academic year.
While students may not review actual questions
after the examination, they may ask for a breakdown of
quantitative scores for each section.
Faculty and Subject Matter
Dr. Casonya Johnson
Email cjohnso9@jewel.morgan.edu
Work Phone 443-885-3394
Coordinator of Senior Comprehensive Examination:
Genetics
Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden
Email chughes@moac.morgan.edu
Work Phone 443-885-3635
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Dr. Jennifer Martin
Email jmarti10@morgan.edu
Work Phone 443-885-4462
Developmental Biology
Dr. Chunlei Fan
Work Phone 443-885-4468
Ecology and Adaptations
Professor Roselyn Hammond
Email rhammond@jewel.msu.edu
Work Phone 443-885-4688
Organismic
Exam Dates for 2004 – 2005 Academic Year
November 20, 2004
February 26, 2005
April 9, 2005
Register for the examination with Dr.
R. Kelly.
All exams will take place on Saturday’s from 9:30
am until 12:00 noon.
Photo identification is required for
admission to the exam.
Students are admitted between 9:00 and
9:30 am ONLY.
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