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The Rule of Implementation for Article 35
First: Examination Committee:
1. The related department council shall form an Examination
Committee consisting of at least three members, where one
of them shall be appointed as the committee chair. One of the
committee members must be a professor or an associate professor
with competence in the student’s main specialization, or sub-
specializations if applicable. The student’s supervisor must not be
among the committee members.
2. The Examination Committee may seek assistance from specialized
faculty members, both from within and outside the department.
3. The Examination Committee is responsible for preparing, evaluating,
grading, and determining the result of the comprehensive exam.
4. When the program requirements contain a specialization or sub-
specializations from outside the department, a specialist from
the relevant department must be included in the Examination
Committee.
5. The written examination committee and the oral examination
committee shall be the same.

Second: Written Exam:
1. The student takes the exam during the semester following the
completion of the coursework. The student may postpone the
exam for one additional semester, upon the approval of the
Department Council.
2. The duration of the exam for the main specialization shall be a
minimum of 3 hours.
3. In the event the student does not pass the exam, or a part of it, the
student may repeat the portion he/she did not pass in the next
semester.
4. The student’s enrollment will be terminated if he/she does not
pass the exam after retaking the failed part.
5. A student will be considered to have passed the written exam if he/
she receives the endorsement of the majority of the Examination
Committee members. In case of a tie, the side with which the
Committee Chair voted will prevail.

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