Department of Math and Computer Science
Computer Science Comprehensive Exam Instructions

• BRING ONE SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED BUSINESS ENVELOPE.
  • This is approximately 9.5in x 4.25in or 24cm x 10.3.
  • We are only mailing one sheet (a results letter) to you.
  • We do not prefer the extra large or small envelopes.
• TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE (and it must stay in the room at all times)
• Please be in the room 15 minutes before the exam starting times above.
• When you enter, the seats will have cover sheets with numbers on them corresponding to your exam #.
• Besides the cover sheet, answer paper will be provided.
  • Fill-out the cover sheet with Name, Address, etc.
  • Exam To Be Taken: use simple shorthands on cover and answer sheets (Theory, Sys, DS are fine)
  • You will be asked to sign:

    WARNING: University regulations are serious about plagairism, copying, cheating. The Computer Science Graduate Committee will enforce serious penalties, in particular disqualification from the graduate program, for any student(s) found to be cheating.

    I certify that the submitted papers are solely my own work. I have not offered these results to others and I have not received results from others. I understand the possible penalities for violations.

• Bring your University photo ID. Keep this available and show it when you turn in your papers.
• Only start the exam when the proctors say "start".
• Keep your eyes on your own work and do not try to look at other solutions (we are serious).
• After you are done with the test, you fill-in which problems you completed (only 2, seriously, we will not grade any others) and how many sheets you are turning in.
• You also fill-in each of your exam answer sheets with your exam # and title (Theory, Sys, DS).
• You must enter sequential page numbers on each sheet.
  • Each problem you answer should start on a new page.
  • Do not start the page number back at 1 for the next problem, just keep on incrementing (that is, page++).
• Please write dark so that your exam will copy well.
• Please be concise because we have to make many copies.
• You may keep the exam sheet.
• When exam copies are returned to you, note that marks are sometimes just the first pass.
  After graders and committee examine the results, we make final decisions, some of which are not reflected on the exam copy.