These are the current policies on the committee membership for the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and for the Computer Science (CS) graduate programs. These policies are in addition to the Graduate Council requirements described in the Graduate Handbook.
The members of the CSE or CS Master's Project Reading Committee must include the following:
Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee.
The members of the CSE or CS Master's Thesis Reading Committee must include the following:
Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee.
The members of the CSE or CS Qualifying Exam committee must include the following:
Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee.
The members of the CSE or CS Dissertation Reading Committee must include the following:
If you have two advisors you should list both as co-chairs. Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee. The Dissertation Reading Committee must be appointed in order to advance to candidacy.
If you are inviting someone from outside to serve on your committee and it is not clear whether their credentials will satisfy the requirements for the outside member, then it is advisable to list them either as the third member or an additional fifth member of the committee to avoid embarrassing them and delaying the appointment of the committee.
A ladder rank faculty (Academic Senate member) holds the title of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. Associate Professors and Professors have tenure.