GRADUATE PROGRAM GUIDELINES: ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Current Graduate Student
M.S. COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee will be appointed and should hold its initial meeting by the beginning of the second semester of residence. The committee consists of a Major Professor as chairperson, and two additional members. The Major Professor and at least one of the other members of the committee must be members of the graduate faculty. Only faculty members of the rank of Assistant Professor or above, or the equivalent, are permitted to serve as committee members. The Advisory Committee must be approved by the departmental Graduate Student Performance Committee and the Dean of the Graduate School. The Advisory Committee, in consultation with the student, is charged with planning and approving the program of study, arranging the written comprehensive examination, reading and approving the thesis, and administering the final examination. The advisory committee will meet with the student annually to review progress.
PH.D. COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee should be appointed and should hold its initial meeting by the end of the first year of residence. The Advisory Committee consists of the Major Professor, as chairperson, and four additional faculty. The Major Professor and at least two of the other members of the committee must be appointed members of the graduate faculty. The Advisory Committee must be approved by the departmental Graduate Student Performance Committee and the Dean of the Graduate School. The Advisory Committee, in consultation with the student, is charged with planning and approving the student's program of study, arranging the comprehensive written and oral examinations, approving a subject for the dissertation, reading and approving the completed dissertation, and administering the final examination. The advisory committee will meet with the student annually to review progress.