Plan II master's students are often required to take more courses than Plan I students. In many departments and programs,
students must take and pass a comprehensive examination or satisfactorily complete a project not later than two weeks before
commencement. The examination usually consists of written essays and takes several hours to complete. In some departments
and programs, a special project may be required instead of a comprehensive examination. Any student who fails the comprehensive
examination may, upon recommendation of the program's graduate coordinator and approval of the dean designate of the Graduate
College, be granted permission to take a second examination. Upon failing a second examination, the student is dropped from
the Graduate College.
