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Selection of Research Advisor and Thesis Committee
By the end of June of the first year that the student is
matriculated into the graduate program, the student is expected
to have chosen a research advisor. The student may choose
from among those program faculty whose research program is,
at that time, supported by extramural funding and who are
able to make the long-term commitment expected of a student-mentor
relationship. Once this has been accomplished and after establishing
a tentative research project, the student submits
to the Director of the Graduate Program the names of graduate
faculty he/she wishes to have serve as members of the student's
Research Committee.
The Research Committee consists
of the research advisor and at least two other members of
the graduate program faculty and one representative
from another degree program. Members of the committee are
appointed by the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
in consultation with the research advisor and the Director
of the Graduate program. The Research Committee convenes
at least twice each year to discuss, plan and review the
student's program of research and coursework. The Committee
is responsible for evaluating the feasibility and merit of
the student's research proposal.
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