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Third: Oral Exam:
1. After the student passes the written exam, the student will proceed
to take the oral exam, at a date determined by the Examination
Committee.
2. The duration of the oral exam, covering the main specialization or
any sub-specializations, shall be at least two hours.
3. If the student does not pass the oral exam, he/ she may be given
one additional chance to retake it during the following semester.
If the student fails the oral exam for a second time, the enrollment
will be terminated.
4. A student will be considered to have passed the oral exam if he/
she receives the endorsement of the majority of the Examination
Committee members. In the case of a tie, the side with which the
Committee Chair voted will prevail.

Fourth: Exam Date:
Both the written and oral parts of the comprehensive exam must be
held once during the fourth to the tenth week of each semester. There
must be a period of time between the written and oral exams of at
least two weeks.

Fifth: General Provisions:
After the student has passed both the written and oral comprehensive
exams, the student shall be considered a PhD candidate. The chair of
the department must notify the Executive Management unit of the
results of the written and oral exams, within a maximum of two weeks
of the decision date taken by the Examination Committee.

46 Organizational Bylaws of Graduate Studies
in Saudi Universities And The Rules of
Implementation at Prince Sultan University