One member of the committee, designated as the Graduate Dean's representative, besides having the usual responsibility of a faculty examiner, has the additional responsibility of assuring that the examination is conducted ac- cording to established procedures. Any disagreement over the examination procedures is referred to the Graduate Dean's representative for decision. The student is responsible for distributing a complete copy of the dissertation to each member of the committee at least ten working days before the defense. See the section below on the Established Procedures for Conduct of the Doctoral Dissertation Defense. Participation in Commencement Exercises See the subsection by the same title under the Graduate School Requirements Applicable to All Master's Degree Programs.
Doctoral students abide by the same policy.
In addition to the preceding requirements, special requirements of the different graduate programs may be imposed. For these special requirements, consult the specific graduate program listings in this catalog.