Exam preparation
For the MS/PhD qualifying exams and the PhD comprehensive exam the following courses are suggested:
- Stat 540 & 545 for the take-home exam.
- Stat 553 & 561 for the in-class exam.
- Stat 546, 556, 557 and 567 for the comprehensive exam.
Previous exams
Note that exams before 2015 are less relevant for how current exams are prepared. Links to data within take-home exams may no longer work.
(Comprehensive exams at bottom.)
Qualifying exams
In-class
- 2024 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2024 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2023 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2023 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2022 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2022 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2021 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2021 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2020 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2020 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2019 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2018 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2018 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2017 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2017 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2016 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2016 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2015 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2015 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2014 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2014 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2013 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2013 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2012 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2012 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2011 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2011 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2010 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2010 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2008 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2008 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2007 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2006 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2005 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2005 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2004 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2004 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2003 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2003 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2002 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2002 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2000 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 2000 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1999 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1998 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1997 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1997 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1995 Aug Qualifying Exam, in-class part
- 1995 Jan Qualifying Exam, in-class part
Take-home
- 2024 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2024 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2023 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2023 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2022 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2022 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2021 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2021 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2020 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat2
- 2020 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1
- 2019 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2019 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2018 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1
- 2018 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2017 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat2
- 2017 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2016 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2016 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1
- 2015 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2015 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2014 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2014 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 description dat1 dat2
- 2013 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2013 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2012 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part dat1 dat2
- 2012 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2011 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2010 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2008 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2008 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2007 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2007 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2006 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2005 Aug Qualifying Exam-takehome_org
- 2005 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2005 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2004 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2003 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2003 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2002 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2002 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2000 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 2000 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 1998 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 1997 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 1997 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 1995 Aug Qualifying Exam, take-home part
- 1995 Jan Qualifying Exam, take-home part
Comprehensive exams
- 2024 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2023 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2023 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2022 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2022 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2021 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2021 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2020 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2020 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2019 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2019 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2018 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2018 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2017 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2017 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2016 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2016 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2015 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2013 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2012 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2010 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2010 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2008 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2006 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2006 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2005 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2004 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2004 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2003 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2003 Jan Comprehensive Exam
- 2002 Aug Comprehensive Exam
- 2002 Jan Comprehensive Exam