A student enrolled in the course-based program who chooses the comprehensive examination Capping Project option shall be governed by the following guidelines:

Procedures

• The candidate, in conjunction with the supervisor, should prepare an extensive reading list representative of the scope of the study undertaken in the graduate program. A copy of the reading list should be filed with the Associate Dean and the Graduate Program Office.
• The supervisor will recommend to the Associate Dean an examining committee for the comprehensive examination. This committee will be comprised of the supervisor and two other members, normally full-time faculty members of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.
• A copy of the questions for the written examination must be submitted to the Associate Dean prior to the scheduling of the examination.
• The Associate Dean is responsible for approving the scheduling of the final written and oral examinations. The supervisor is responsible for making arrangements for holding the examination
• A copy of the written answers to the questions must be filed with the office of the Associate Dean.

Product

• The comprehensive examination shall consist of written and oral examination components. In total, the examination should demonstrate the “candidate’s ability to synthesize the varied information accumulated through the program.”
• As in the case of the project option, the comprehensive examination should represent a substantial scholarly endeavor.

Program Completion

• The student will be deemed to have completed the comprehensive examination requirements when the three examiners have signed the approval sheet indicating that the student has passed both the written and oral components of the comprehensive examination.
• Should one of the examiners refuse to sign the approval sheet, the case will be referred to the Associate Dean to determine an appropriate course of action.
• In cases of dispute involving the Associate Dean, the matter should be referred to the Vice-Dean of the Faculty or to the Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research who will determine the appropriate course of action.