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Appointment of the Doctoral Advisory Committee and Approval of Program of Study

The student and major professor select and agree upon nominations for membership on the student's doctoral advisory committee. The student requests the faculty members so nominated to serve on the committee. Upon receipt of agreement, the student prepares a form (Graduate Supervisory Committee) to submit to the department head and to request approval and formal appointment of the committee. When completed, a copy of this form is forwarded to each member of the committee. This process should be completed in the semester following the Qualifying Review.

The composition of the advisory committee must meet the following requirements:

A minimum of four members, three of which must have doctoral directive status, and a fourth with at least master's directive status.
The major professor must have doctoral directive status in Instructional Systems;
At least two members must be in the Instructional Systems Program;
At least one member must be from another department in the College of Education or elsewhere in the university to represent the student’s Minor area.

When necessary, the composition of an advisory committee may be changed by revising and resubmitting same form originally submitted to the department head. The selection of a dissertation topic sometimes makes such changes necessary. All changes to the committee must also be approved by the student’s major professor.

Planning and Approval of the Student's Program of Study
Under the advice of the major professor, the student plans his/her entire program of study. This plan is presented for approval by the student's advisory committee, either through a meeting called by the major professor or by separate meetings of the student with each committee member. The approved program must meet all existing Program, Department, and College requirements.