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      </​a>​      </​a>​
      ​....... 2-3 months ahead of time      ​....... 2-3 months ahead of time
 +</li>
 +<li> <a href="#​deadlines">​
 +     ​Deadlines ​
 +     </​a>​
 </li> </li>
 <li> <a href="#​Prep">​ <li> <a href="#​Prep">​
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      ​....... at least 3 months ahead of time  ​      ​....... at least 3 months ahead of time  ​
 </li> </li>
-<​li> ​ Submit all required paperwork to Perry Gee 6-10 weeks ahead of time+ 
 +<​li> ​ Submit all required paperwork to gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu ​6-10 weeks ahead of time
 <LI> <a href="#​Exam">​ <LI> <a href="#​Exam">​
     Take the exam      Take the exam 
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 Previous proposals are available in a binder in the grad lab. Previous proposals are available in a binder in the grad lab.
 Circulate the draft among your committee, get their Circulate the draft among your committee, get their
-approval, then forward it to Perry for approval in+approval, then forward it to gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu ​for approval in
 the proper channels. the proper channels.
 Send a finalized copy to all members of your committee ​ Send a finalized copy to all members of your committee ​
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 </h2> </h2>
 <p> <p>
-You will need five professors, and one of them to serve as your  +You will need four professors if in pure math (five professors ​if in applied math), and one of them to serve as your committee chair. ​ Try to choose professors who already have a good  
-committee chair. ​ Try to choose professors who already have a good  +impression of you.  Also, talk with your adviser ​to find out  
-impression of you.  Also, talk with your advisor ​to find out  +if he/she plan on being on your committee. ​ (Your adviser
-if he/she plan on being on your committee. ​ (Your advisor+
 can't be chair.) Some professors have  can't be chair.) Some professors have 
 strong opinions about being on their students'​ committees ​ strong opinions about being on their students'​ committees ​
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 </p> </p>
 <p> <p>
-Incoming pure math students (Fall 2006 onwards) need an outside +For Mathematics majors, one member ​of your committee ​must be external to the Department, and the Chair must be a member ​of the Department.
-member ​on their committee.  Outside member means faculty +
-member ​outside ​the math department.+
 </p> </p>
 <p> <p>
-GGAM students should check with Perry about current  +For Applied Mathematics majors, one member of your committee must be external to GGAM, and the Chair must be a GGAM member
-requirements on outside members</p> +</p>
-<p></p>+
 <p> <p>
 Later you will need three members for your dissertation ​ Later you will need three members for your dissertation ​
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 When everyone is satisfied with the proposal, ​ When everyone is satisfied with the proposal, ​
 arrange a qual date that everyone can make.  arrange a qual date that everyone can make. 
-Reserve a room for the qual through ​Perry+Reserve a room for the qual through ​<a href = "​mailto:​ rooms@math.ucdavis.edu">​rooms@math.ucdavis.edu</​a>​
 reserve 3 hours. reserve 3 hours.
 </​p></​p>​ </​p></​p>​
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 the same time for your exam. the same time for your exam.
 </​p></​p>​ </​p></​p>​
 +<​p><​a name="​deadlines"></​a>​
 +<​h2>​Deliverable Deadlines ​
 +</​h2></​p>​
 +<​p>​Make sure you pay attention to the following deadlines. The above are good recommendations for timing your exam, but these deadlines are established by Graduate Studies and cannot be moved (easily): </p>
 +<​p><​ul style="​color:​black">​
 +<​li>​Complete Syllabus - 8 Weeks Ahead of Exam
 +</li>
 +<​li>​Finalize Committee - 6 Weeks Ahead of Exam
 +</li>
 +<​li>​Submit Application and Syllabus to Program Chair - 6 Weeks Ahead of Exam
 +</li>
 +<​li>​Last Corrections and final approval from Grad Studies - 4 Weeks Ahead of Exam
 +</li>
 +</​ul></​p>​
 +
 <​p><​a name="​Prep"></​a>​ <​p><​a name="​Prep"></​a>​
 <​h2>​Exam Preparation (<​i>​minimum</​i>​ at least 3 months ahead of time) <​h2>​Exam Preparation (<​i>​minimum</​i>​ at least 3 months ahead of time)
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 <​p><​p>​Now that you've passed your works isn't done. You must scrape ​ <​p><​p>​Now that you've passed your works isn't done. You must scrape ​
 together both the right mixture of signatures as well as the  together both the right mixture of signatures as well as the 
-$65 fee to officially file for candidacy once you've finally ​+fee ($90 as of Spring 2017) to officially file for candidacy once you've finally ​
 passed the exam. (It personally took me two months to get this done!).</​p></​p>​ passed the exam. (It personally took me two months to get this done!).</​p></​p>​
 <​p><​a name="​Philosophies"></​a>​ <​h2>​Exam Philosophies</​h2></​p>​ <​p><​a name="​Philosophies"></​a>​ <​h2>​Exam Philosophies</​h2></​p>​
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 Also, if you're not completely sure of an answer, but have some vague idea of how to start, don't just remain silent and try to think through Also, if you're not completely sure of an answer, but have some vague idea of how to start, don't just remain silent and try to think through
 the whole solution before answering. It's better to state your initial idea and usually the committee members will nudge you on from that point. the whole solution before answering. It's better to state your initial idea and usually the committee members will nudge you on from that point.
-They often only wan'​t ​to see if you can start out in the right direction.+They often only want to see if you can start out in the right direction.
 </li> </li>
 <li> <li>
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   </​li>  ​   </​li>  ​
   <li> Scraping together both the right mixture of signatures as well as   <li> Scraping together both the right mixture of signatures as well as
-  the $65 fee to officially file for candidacy once you've finally passed+  the $90 fee to officially file for candidacy once you've finally passed
   the exam. (It personally took me two months to get this done!)   the exam. (It personally took me two months to get this done!)
   </​li><​p>​ </ol>   </​li><​p>​ </ol>
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 of theorems cold (or as cold as reasonable). ​  Have a basic idea of how to sketch proofs of major theorems. It helped me to read proofs aloud. of theorems cold (or as cold as reasonable). ​  Have a basic idea of how to sketch proofs of major theorems. It helped me to read proofs aloud.
 </li> </li>
-<​li>​Don'​t study too hard; you'll forget everything as soon as you walk in, anyway.+<​li>​Don'​t study too hard; you'll forget everything as soon as you walk in, anyway. ​(To put it a different way, the exam doesn'​t test what you study, it tests what you know. Studying is a great way of reminding yourself of what you already know, but don't count on it for anything else.)
 </li> </li>
 </ul> </ul>
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