Comprehensive Exam
|Comprehensive Exam
|Develop Dissertation
Idea |Select Dissertation Chair
(Research Advisor) |Select Committee Members |Defend Proposal |Waiting Period (between the proposal defense and final defense)*** |Final Defense |Graduation Paperwork | |STUDENT
|After completing coursework, PhD students must pass a written exam (in Nutrition major area)
1-4 weeks after passing the written exam, an oral exam will be conducted in major and minor areas.
A minor area advisor will participate in the oral comprehensive exam |Students formulate dissertation ideas
|Students select a faculty member from Nutrition to serve as Chair of their dissertation
Students’ initial academic advisor may also serve as dissertation Chair (research advisor)
Student and Chair determine dissertation format – traditional or 3 papers |Students select committee members in consultation with their Chair; names are submitted to the GPD
Students’ initial minor area advisor for their comps may also serve as final minor advisor for dissertation
Committee membership is made official after the proposal defense |Student defends proposal for cmte members and the public; cmte determines if student passed and can go on to collect data.
Proposal should be available to committee members 10 days prior to the defense
Submit to Grad School:
1. proposal outline/PPT/
TOC*
2. original signature page |
7 months
|Students let GPD know defense date at least 1 month ahead of time
Students submit a copy of their dissertation to Department’s Main Office 10 business days before defense date
Students defend their dissertation for committee members and the public; committee members vote to determine if the student passed |Complete Doctoral Degree Eligibility form and give to GPD along with an unofficial copy of UMASS transcripts
Complete online Exit Survey (for SPHHS), coordinate this with Eileen
Submit to Grad School:
1. One original signature page
A copy of the final dissertation –via Scholarworks
| | | | | | | | | | | |ACADEMIC ADVISOR
MINOR AREA ADVISOR
DISSERTATION CHAIR
(RESEARCH ADVISOR) |New students assigned academic advisor
Minor area advisor for comps selected by academic advisor & student
Student selects dissertation chair (research advisor) | |Dissertation Chair works with student to refine research ideas |Students and dissertation Chair select committee members
Minimum of 3 members (Chair + 1 dept member + 1 outside dept member from UMASS=minor advisor) |Coordinate with Eileen to announce proposal defense date
Inform GPD of upcoming proposal defense, title, cmte members; final result of defense |Chair tells GPD if ................
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