Responsibility of Committee Members

At the beginning of the process, when the faculty member has agreed to examine you for a particular field, you two will establish a set of written guidelines outlining the kind and quantity of written material the you should include in the portfolio.

This communication between you both will take the form of a contract, signed by the faculty examiner and submitted for Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) approval and a copy given to the Director of Graduate Studies Assistant (DGSA).

After this contract, faculty may not request additional material. This contract should be signed by the beginning of the second year of your course of studies.