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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 Sarah Driver ​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 Sarah 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 adviser to find out 
 if he/she plan on being on your committee. ​ (Your adviser if he/she plan on being on your committee. ​ (Your adviser
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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 ​Sarah+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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 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. (To put it a different way, the exam doesn'​t test what you study, it tests what you know. Don't count on studying to do anything other than remind you of what you already know.)+<​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>
 </p> </p>
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