Rules for the Master’s Qualifying Examination:

According to the PPG-Physiology Regulations, the Master’s student must register for the qualifying exam within a maximum period of 18 months after the start of the course period and have completed at least 12 credits in subjects. However, the Program Coordinating Committee (CCP) recommends that registration be carried out as follows:

1. For those entering the first semester, within a maximum period of 180 days after the end of the mandatory subjects;
2. For those entering the second semester, within a maximum period of 30 days after the end of the mandatory subjects.

The exam must be taken no later than 90 (ninety) days after registration. The objective of the exam is to evaluate the knowledge acquired in subjects and on the topic of their project, in addition to the student’s ability to carry out their research project.

The Master’s Qualifying Exam will take place as follows:

1 – 45-minute lecture on the selected topic, which will be based on a list of points (below) approved at a CCP meeting. The selection will take place upon registration for the QE, taking into account the dates of the CCP meetings.

2 – 45-minute Presentation of the research project with preliminary results and the maximum duration of the exam will be three hours.