Forming a Doctoral Committee
After completion of the written and oral comprehensive exam, the student will select and request formal appointment of his/her Doctoral Dissertation Committee (see attached form). This committee consists of three to four faculty members, one of whom the student asks to serve as chair.
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The chairperson of the doctoral committee must be requested from the student's major area of language and literacy.
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An additional committee member must be requested from the College of Education, but outside the student's major area.
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An additional committee member must be requested from outside ITE as dictated by the student's cognate area or other area of specialization.
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It is strongly recommended that the fourth member be from the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education.