The graduate committee members are selected based on the student's academic interests and area of research. At least one of the committee members is from the student's research area at one of the other cooperating universities, and another is from a department other than the home department on the home campus. The graduate committee is charged with supervision and approval of the student's research and course of study toward the completion of all requirements leading to the degree. Campus Materials Science Program Committee. This committee administers the program on each campus.
Coordination encompasses some functions that are usually handled by a single-discipline department.
Degree Requirements Qualifying, comprehensive, and other program examinations. I is a four-part examination over the program's core material. It qualifies the student to enter the advanced program. It is administered simultaneously system-wide by the Tricampus Coordinating Committee, at preannounced dates. The individual campus program committees will solicit input from the faculty and assist in preparing and grading the system-wide examination.