Overview of Exam Requirements
| "Part A" Required SySc Courses | "Part B" SySc Courses beyond the "16" | Required SySc 507 Credits | Total SySc | Max Add'l 507 credits that may count towards 72/45 | Details regarding two of the other exams beyond Part A | Details regarding 4th Comp Exam | |
| Exam 1 | Exams 2 and 3 | Exam 4 | |||||
| Core Ph.D. | 16 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 0 | Over approved electives | 2nd SySc exam |
| Multidisc. track Ph.D. | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | Two lead examiners must come from different disciplines (departments) and examine over >= 12 credits within their disciplines | If the 8 Part B SySc courses are not covered in Exams 2 and 3, then Exam 4 will be a "hybrid" exam over the 8 SySc credits + 8 other credits |
| Dept. Ph.D. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | within Dept | Within Dept |
| Master's | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | Exam 2 is from SySc + approved list | n/a |
| All of these credits must be covered by the comp exams, either in one or two of the other three exams |
