MSC Scheduling Exam.xml

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<title>Scheduling Final Exam</title>
  <shortdesc></shortdesc>
  <prolog>
    <author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
    <copyright>
      <copyryear year="2014"/>
      <copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
    </copyright>
  </prolog>
  <conbody>

    <p>MS Coursework students fulfill their final exam requirements through either performance on the Ph.D. qualifier or satisfactory completion of <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/courses/CS5974" format="html" scope="external">CS 5974 Independent Study</xref>. Although they do not have an “oral” defense, they are still required to constitute a committee, as mentioned in section <xref href="MSC%20Advising%20Committee.xml"/>, and schedule a nominal date for their final exam with the graduate school.</p>

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