COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

ACADEMIC OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE

 

COBI-AOP NUMBER:          25.10

 

SUBJECT:     Determination of Doctoral Program Committee

 

DATE:                        May 4, 2000

 

DESCRIPTION OF POLICY:

The doctoral student’s Graduate Program Committee is assigned by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business and consists of at least five (5) members.  The committee is constituted as follows:  Three members, one of which is the chairman, are from the major; one member from each minor or support area; and one member from the College of Business at large (e.g., not from a major of minor area).  All committee members must be members of the Graduate Faculty.

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR CHANGING POLICY:

Other than the assignment of members, which is the responsibility of the Director of Graduate Studies in Business, the other aspects of the policy are subject to majority vote by the College of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.

 

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED PROCEDURE:

The Director of Graduate Studies in Business shall check with the administrator of the academic unit housing the major as to possible chairpersons from the major area.  The Director, in consultation with the department chair, selects the program chairperson and informs the student.  The student, in consultation with the Chair, then selects the remaining members to be requested.  All potential members are required to indicate their willingness to serve on the committee by signing the form.  The administrator of the unit housing the major is required to sign the form indicating approval of the members requested from the major.  When all required signatures have been obtained, the form is to be returned to the Office of Graduate Studies in Business for approval and appointment of the committee by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business.

 

 

REVIEW OF POLICY/PROCEDURE:

This COBI-AOP will be reviewed at least every five years by the Graduate Policies Committee at the request of the Graduate Director with request for revision presented to the College of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.

 

 

 

 

COBI-AOP 25.10 Page 1

 

 

Continuation of COBI-AOP 25.10

 

 

 

APPROVED:

 

________________________________                        Date_________________

Reviewer

 

________________________________                        Date_________________

Dean, College of Business and Industry

 

Revision History (dates only):

            Original:          November 1, 1982

            Revision:        April 27, 1990

Revision:        June 19, 1992

 

 

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