5.4.4 The Dissertation Committee

(Approved May 5, 1995) (Amended September 27, 2000) (Amended January 25, 2012)  (Amended January 29, 2020)

The candidate's dissertation committee, once established, is responsible for supervising the candidate's completion of his/her degree, including completion of course of study, dissertation research, and production of the dissertation document.

The dissertation committee is nominated by the departmental Ph.D. committee, and will consist of five or more members. The departmental Ph.D. committee shall designate one or more members of the dissertation committee to be the dissertation supervisor and one member to be dissertation chair.