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If you have questions about any aspect of the exam or require additional information, please speak with your advisor.  \nResources on Blackboard (under Course Materials)  \n􀁸 Information about the content and format of the ETS comprehensive exam  \n􀁸 Sample ETS questions  \n􀁸 A full-length sample GRE Psychology Subject Test (useful study tool for ETSand Psych GRE exams)  \n􀁸 Article by Boneau (1990) about field competency and a good read before taking a comprehensive exam  \nWords of Wisdom  \nDr. Mary Brazier  \nObtain a GRE Subject Test Review (Psychology) and also study all of your notes from the courses you have taken. See Blackboard for a Psych GRE sample test.  \nDr. Erin Dupuis  \nYou should take this exam seriously. You will need to score at or above the 30th percentile compared to all students who take the exam nationally, in order to pass the course and graduate. The exam informs us about your knowledge in psychological sciences before you are sent off into the world possessing a Loyola degree. Do not try to cram three to four years’ worth of knowledge into one night of studying. Break your studying up into segments, perhaps over a week or two. Review an Introductory Psychology text (you can usually borrow one from a faculty member), look over notes you have kept, and take any ETS practice exams you can find online. See Blackboard for sample ETS exam questions. If you are applying for graduate school, this exam may also be useful in helping you study for the subject exam in psychology (if the graduate schools to which you are applying require it) .  \nDr. Kim Ernst  \nStudents are strongly encouraged to study all the major subfields of psychology, allowing enough time to avoid cramming the night before the exam. Borrow an Introduction to Psychology textbook to aid your exam preparation. Students also may find it useful to take practice tests provided in psychology textbook study guides. Also, the GRE Subject Test materials are usually available from most local bookstores and  \non-line. You can also find sample exam questions from the Educational Testing Service, the administrators of the Psychology Comprehensive [Exam at](Exam at www.ets.org)[ www.ets.org](Exam at www.ets.org).  \nIf you have not completed a course in a given area or subfield, this is probably not the time to try to learn everything about that area. Be aware, however, that preparing for the exam can easily complicate your semester because you have regular course demands competing for your time.  \nPsychology Professor Emeritus, Dr. Jerry Clack, always recommended that students use Boneau’s article (1990) to help prepare for the exam. The citation  \nfor the Boneau article is as follows: Boneau, C.A. (1990) . Psychological literacy: A first approximation. American Psychologist, 45(7), 891-900. The article is posted on Blackboard and can also be accessed via the following link:  \n[http://people.auc.ca/brodbeck/4007/article12.pdf. You](http://people.auc.ca/brodbeck/4007/article12.pdf. You) can also obtain this article via PsycINFO accessible from the Monroe Library website. If you would like additional information about Dr. Clack’s method of preparation, please let me know.  \nPlease know that the department requires all psychology seniors to take the Comprehensive Exam two semesters before graduation. Thus, if students wait until their last semester to take the Comprehensive Exam and earn an unsatisfactory score, they may likely jeopardize their graduation plans.  \nDr. Lawrence Lewis  \nThe Comprehensive Exam is two hours long and consists of two sections with 70 multiple-choice questions each. Students are expected to bring several sharpened \\#2 pencils to the exam. 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