■ Preliminary Examination Builder

If set, the student must enter this code (plus their email) to open the generated exam file. This is a convenience check, not security — it prevents someone from opening the wrong file, but it does not protect confidential data.

These instructions appear at the top of the student's exam. A reasonable default is prefilled — edit as needed for this student. The no-AI policy language is automatically reinforced in the honor-code block regardless of what you put here.

Advanced: word-count thresholds per response

Default suggested minimum words per response

Below this count the counter turns red. Set to 0 for no minimum. Never enforced.

Default maximum words per response

Above this count the counter turns amber with an "over max" notice. Default 2,000 (~8 pages). Soft cap — students can continue past it.

Paste each question exactly as written by the committee. Optional: tag each with an area/topic label (e.g., "Methods", "Theory") and set a per-question suggested minimum word count.

Upload the student's dissertation. The extracted text will be embedded into the student exam file so it is available offline within their workspace. Page breaks from PDFs are preserved when possible. You can review and edit the extracted text below before generating.

PDF (.pdf)

full text, page breaks preserved in display

Word (.docx)

full text; headings not auto-detected (upload .md if TOC matters)

Markdown (.md)

full text, headings auto-detected for TOC

Plain text (.txt)

full text

LaTeX source (.tex)

full text shown as source; \section{…} markers auto-detected for TOC

List the full examining committee. The Chair fields in Section 1 remain the authoritative chair record — these rows supplement them and appear on the title page of the student's exported .docx and on the .json submission bundle. If no row is marked Chair, a Chair entry is synthesized from the Section 1 fields automatically. Add as many rows as you need; leave all rows blank if you only want the chair on the title page.

The student exam is deliberately non-punitive. There is no auto-submit, no forced lockout, no paste-strike system, and no termination on tab blur. All telemetry is logged transparently to the submission bundle. Adjust only if you know why.

Student experience options

Show a gentle reminder when the student returns from a hidden tab (after ~3 seconds away)

Include the APA quick-reference modal in the student exam