PhD Qualifying Exams Archive
This archive contains copies of old Ph.D. qualifing exams, which are provided for review purposes only. There is no guarantee that upcoming exams will be of the same form. Students are urged to contact the chair of the appropriate area exam committee.
Most examinations are in PDF, PostScript, or HTML format. A few older exams may be available in TeX, LaTeX, or troff.
Exam Archive by Area
Artificial Intelligence
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Spring 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (pdf)
- Spring 2009 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Spring 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Spring 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Spring 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2005 (pdf)
- Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Spring 2003 (pdf)
- Fall 2002 (pdf)
- Spring 2002 (pdf)
- Fall 2001 (pdf)
- Spring 2001 (ps)
- Fall 2000 (pdf)
- Spring 2000 (pdf)
- Fall 1999 (pdf)
- Fall 1998 (postscript)
- Spring 1998 (postscript)
- Fall 1997 (postscript)
- Spring 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1992 (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (troff)
- Fall 1990 (tex)
- Spring 1990 (text)
- Fall 1989 (text)
- Spring 1989 (troff)
- Fall 1988 (text)
Computer Architecture
- Spring 2013 None
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2005 (pdf)
- Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Spring 2003 (pdf)
- Spring 2002 (pdf, ps)
- Fall 2001 (pdf)
- Spring 2001 (pdf)
- Fall 2000 (pdf)
- Spring 2000 (postscript)
- Fall 1999 (postscript)
- Spring 1999 (postscript)
- Fall 1998 (postscript)
- Spring 1998 (postscript)
- Fall 1997 (postscript)
- Spring 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Fall 1995 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1992 (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (postscript)
- Fall 1990 (postscript)
- Spring 1990 (postscript)
- Fall 1989 (postscript)
- Spring 1989 (postscript)
- Fall 1988 (postscript)
- Spring 1988 (postscript)
Computer Graphics
- Spring 2013 None
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (Word)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Spring 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Fall 2002 (pdf)
- Fall 2001
Computer Networks
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Spring 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (html)
Database Systems
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Spring 2009 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Spring 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Spring 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (doc)
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Spring 2003 (pdf)
- Fall 2002 (pdf, doc)
- Spring 2002 (pdf, doc)
- Fall 2000 (pdf)
- Fall 1999 (postscript)
- Fall 1998 (doc)
- Fall 1997 (postscript)
- Spring 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (postscript)
- Fall 1995 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (troff)
- Fall 1990 (dvi)
- Fall 1989 (troff)
- Spring 1989 (troff)
- Fall 1988 (text)
Human-Computer Interaction
Numerical Analysis
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Fall 2002 (postscript)
- Fall 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (postscript)
- Fall 1995 (postscript)
- Spring 1995 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1992 (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (postscript)
- Fall 1990 (tex)
- Spring 1990 (tex)
- Fall 1989 (tex)
- Fall 1988 (tex)
Operating Systems
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Spring 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (html)
- Spring 2009 (pdf)
- Spring 2008 (pdf)
- Spring 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005
- Spring 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2004
- Fall 2003
- Spring 2003
- Fall 2002
- Spring 2002
- Fall 2001
- Spring 2001
- Fall 2000 (postscript)
- Fall 1999
- Spring 1999
- Fall 1998
- Spring 1998
- Fall 1997
- Spring 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1995 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1992 (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (troff)
- Fall 1990 (troff)
- Spring 1990 (troff)
- Fall 1989 (text)
- Spring 1989 (text)
- Fall 1988 (text)
Optimization
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Spring 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (pdf)
- Spring 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Spring 2007 (pdf)
- Spring 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Spring 2003 (pdf)
- Fall 2001 (pdf)
- Fall 2000 (pdf)
- Spring 2000 (pdf)
- Fall 1999 (pdf)
- Spring 1998 (pdf)
- Fall 1997 (pdf)
- Spring 1997 (pdf)
- Fall 1996 (pdf)
- Spring 1996 (pdf)
- Fall 1995 (pdf)
- Fall 1994 (pdf)
- Spring 1994 (pdf)
- Fall 1993 (pdf)
- Fall 1992 (pdf)
- Fall 1991 (pdf)
- Spring 1991 (pdf)
- Fall 1990 (pdf)
- Spring 1990 (pdf)
- Fall 1989 (pdf)
- Spring 1989 (pdf)
- Fall 1988 (pdf)
- Spring 1988 (pdf)
Performance Modeling And Analysis
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Spring 2003 (word)
- Spring 2002 (postscript, pdf)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1990 (troff)
- Spring 1990 (Depth) (troff)
- Spring 1990 (Breadth) (troff)
- Fall 1989 (troff)
- Spring 1989 (troff)
- Spring 1988 (text)
- Fall 1987 (text)
- Spring 1987 (troff)
- Fall 1986 (troff)
- Spring 1986 (troff)
Programming Languages And Compilers
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2012 (pdf)
- Spring 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2004 (postscript)
- Fall 2003 (postscript)
- Fall 2002 (postscript)
- Spring 2001 (pdf)
- Spring 1999 (postscript)
- Spring 1998 (postscript)
- Fall 1997 (postscript)
- Spring 1997 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (postscript)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (Part1, postscript) (Part2, postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (troff)
- Fall 1990 (troff)
- Spring 1990 (troff)
- Fall 1989 (troff)
- Spring 1989 (troff)
- Fall 1988 (text)
Theory Of Computing
- Spring 2013 (pdf)
- Fall 2012 (pdf)
- Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Fall 2010 (pdf)
- Spring 2010 (pdf)
- Fall 2009 (pdf)
- Spring 2009 (pdf)
- Fall 2008 (pdf)
- Spring 2008 (pdf)
- Fall 2007 (pdf)
- Fall 2006 (pdf)
- Fall 2005 (pdf)
- Spring 2005 (pdf)
- Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Spring 2004 (postscript)
- Fall 2003 (postscript)
- Fall 2001 (postscript)
- Spring 2001 (postscript)
- Fall 1999 (postscript)
- Fall 1998 (postscript)
- Spring 1998 (postscript)
- Fall 1996 (postscript)
- Spring 1996 (tex)
- Fall 1995 (tex)
- Fall 1994 (postscript)
- Spring 1994 (postscript)
- Fall 1993 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1993 (Depth) (ps)
- Spring 1993 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1992 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (tex)
- Fall 1991 (Breadth) (postscript)
- Fall 1991 (Depth) (postscript)
- Spring 1991 (tex)
- Fall 1990 (tex)
- Spring 1990 (tex)
- Fall 1989 (tex)
- Spring 1989 (tex)
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Database Systems Reading List | 112.67 KB |
| Modeling & Analysis Reading List | 221.89 KB |
| Networking Reading List | 58.88 KB |
| Numerical Analysis Reading List | 182.38 KB |
| Operating Systems Reading List | 111.26 KB |
| Programming Languages and Compilers Reading List | 117.66 KB |
| Theory of Computing Reading List | 19.78 KB |