暗网吃瓜

• All Members of the committee must have an earned doctorate
• For Qualifying exam (QUAL): 3 members, with at least two eligible to be internal members for the relevant Ph.D. program
• For Oral Defense (DEFENSE): At least 4 members:
  • 1 Chair- must be tenure-eligible faculty without primary affiliation with the Ph.D. program and no academic/research relationship with the candidate or other members of the committee. The chair will monitor and promote fairness and rigor in the conduct of the defense. The chair鈥檚 status as a nonmember of the advisor鈥檚 and student鈥檚 working group, program, or department enables distance from previously established judgments on the candidate鈥檚 work and limits the role of administrative influence in the defense process. The chair is a voting member of the final oral examination committee.
  • 2 internal members (at least one of which is the advisor)
  • 1 external member
  • Members must minimize conflicts of interest on the committee to the best of their ability (e.g. familial relationships, supervision authority) Sample COI Management Plan Document

The Regulations and University Policies document聽goes into more detail.

Beyond the maximum of five voting members, any subsequent additional members whose inclusion significantly contributes to the quality and rigor of the dissertation research and oral defense are permitted to serve without a vote, and a petition is not required for their participation.

For interdisciplinary degree programs with faculty from several departments, the definitions of 鈥渋nternal鈥� and 鈥渆xternal鈥� for the final oral examination committee are set by the school that houses the program.