Advisory Committees
The student's Advisory (coursework) Committee chairperson shall be named during the second semester of the student's enrollment in the program. The Advisory Committee Chairperson can be changed at the student’s request subsequently upon approval by the Ph.D. Committee. Approval of the members of the Advisory Committee by the departmental Ph.D. Coordinator is required in order to insure equitable distribution of the workload, the involvement of all interested and qualified faculty, and a match between student and faculty areas of interest. This committee has primary responsibilities for:
- Structuring the coursework program and insuring that all program requirements and equivalencies are satisfied.
- Monitoring the student's progress.
- Supervising the oral comprehensive examination.