Program areas may further specify additional committee membership. The Office of Graduate Studies reserves the right to review appointments to advisory committees, place a representative on any advisory committee, or appoint a co-adviser. In unusual cases, with approval from the department Chair, two professors may chair the committee jointly. Joint faculty members may serve as committee chairs, but off-campus experts and adjunct faculty may not serve as committee chairs. Particular programs may have more stringent requirements.
All members vote on acceptance or rejection of the dissertation proposal and the final dissertation.
The dissertation proposal and final dissertation must be approved by a majority of the advisory committee. Interested students should contact the department Assistant Chair or Graduate Coordinator if they have questions about this program. Courses delivered by the system may contribute to graduate degrees in engineering. Certain courses may have the requirement that the student come to the main campus for exams or laboratory participation.