Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Assessment for Biology and Marine Biology Graduate Program
Masters of Science Program in Biology
Learning Outcome #2: A graduate student should be able to independently answer questions
regarding their research field.
Assessment #2: Oral preliminary exam is successfully completed.
Form to be completed by Thesis Committee at end of the exam. Please add comments on back of
form or extra sheet if you wish.
(1) The student was able to articulate his or her answers:
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Poorly Adequately Very well
(2) The student was able to answer a breadth of questions:
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Poorly Adequately Very well
(3) The student demonstrated an appropriate depth of knowledge:
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Poorly Adequately Very well
(4) The student was able to demonstrate professional poise during the exam:
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