diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 01b89c0e3..00792af6b 100644
--- a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,43 +39,10 @@
 
 
 #
-# Common arguments
+# Common arguments for all inner CMake and TriBITS projects
 #
 
-SET(SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS
-  -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
-  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
-  )
-
-IF ({${PROJECT_NAME}_ENABLE_Fortran)
-  APPEND_SET(SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS
-    -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} )
-ENDIF()
-
-SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
-  -DTPL_ENABLE_MPI=${TPL_ENABLE_MPI}
-  -DHeaderOnlyTpl_INCLUDE_DIRS=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}/examples/tpls/HeaderOnlyTpl
-  )
-
-IF (TPL_ENABLE_MPI)
-  APPEND_SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
-    -DMPI_C_COMPILER=${MPI_C_COMPILER}
-    -DMPI_CXX_COMPILER=${MPI_CXX_COMPILER}
-    -DMPI_Fortran_COMPILER=${MPI_Fortran_COMPILER}
-    -DMPI_EXEC=${MPI_EXEC}
-    -DMPI_EXEC_DEFAULT_NUMPROCS=${MPI_EXEC_DEFAULT_NUMPROCS}
-    -DMPI_EXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS=${MPI_EXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS}
-    -DMPI_EXEC_NUMPROCS_FLAG=${MPI_EXEC_NUMPROCS_FLAG}
-    -DMPI_EXEC_PRE_NUMPROCS_FLAGS=${MPI_EXEC_PRE_NUMPROCS_FLAGS}
-    -DMPI_EXEC_POST_NUMPROCS_FLAGS=${MPI_EXEC_POST_NUMPROCS_FLAGS}
-    )
-  SET(TEST_MPI_1_SUFFIX "_MPI_1")
-ELSE()
-  APPEND_SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
-    ${SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS}
-    )
-  SET(TEST_MPI_1_SUFFIX "")
-ENDIF()
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/GetCompilerPassthroughArgs.cmake)
 
 
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/GetCompilerPassthroughArgs.cmake b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/GetCompilerPassthroughArgs.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..813e4621c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/GetCompilerPassthroughArgs.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# @HEADER
+# ************************************************************************
+#
+#            TriBITS: Tribal Build, Integrate, and Test System
+#                    Copyright 2013 Sandia Corporation
+#
+# Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation,
+# the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# 3. Neither the name of the Corporation nor the names of the
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY SANDIA CORPORATION "AS IS" AND ANY
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SANDIA CORPORATION OR THE
+# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# ************************************************************************
+# @HEADER
+
+
+#
+# Gather up arguments to pass through to inner configures and builds of
+# example/test CMake and TriBITS projects.
+#
+
+SET(SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS
+  -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
+  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
+  )
+
+IF ({${PROJECT_NAME}_ENABLE_Fortran)
+  APPEND_SET(SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS
+    -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} )
+ENDIF()
+
+SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
+  -DTPL_ENABLE_MPI=${TPL_ENABLE_MPI}
+  -DHeaderOnlyTpl_INCLUDE_DIRS=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}/examples/tpls/HeaderOnlyTpl
+  )
+
+IF (TPL_ENABLE_MPI)
+  APPEND_SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
+    -DMPI_C_COMPILER=${MPI_C_COMPILER}
+    -DMPI_CXX_COMPILER=${MPI_CXX_COMPILER}
+    -DMPI_Fortran_COMPILER=${MPI_Fortran_COMPILER}
+    -DMPI_EXEC=${MPI_EXEC}
+    -DMPI_EXEC_DEFAULT_NUMPROCS=${MPI_EXEC_DEFAULT_NUMPROCS}
+    -DMPI_EXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS=${MPI_EXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS}
+    -DMPI_EXEC_NUMPROCS_FLAG=${MPI_EXEC_NUMPROCS_FLAG}
+    -DMPI_EXEC_PRE_NUMPROCS_FLAGS=${MPI_EXEC_PRE_NUMPROCS_FLAGS}
+    -DMPI_EXEC_POST_NUMPROCS_FLAGS=${MPI_EXEC_POST_NUMPROCS_FLAGS}
+    )
+  SET(TEST_MPI_1_SUFFIX "_MPI_1")
+ELSE()
+  APPEND_SET(COMMON_ENV_ARGS_PASSTHROUGH
+    ${SERIAL_PASSTHROUGH_CONFIGURE_ARGS}
+    )
+  SET(TEST_MPI_1_SUFFIX "")
+ENDIF()