Dissertation Committee

1. At least three months prior to the proposal defense, the student and their primary advisor propose potential faculty members to the PhD Subcommittee for approval to serve on the Dissertation Committee using the Proposed Dissertation Committee Form in Beacon. The Dissertation Committee is composed of the advisor or chair, who must be a tenure track Category P Graduate Faculty member in the College of Nursing, and at least two other graduate faculty members, one of whom must be Category P and the other who must be either Category P or M. Dissertation committee members can be different from the Candidacy Examination Committee members. For a list of College of Nursing faculty and their roles and eligibility, please review this list.
2. Non-graduate faculty members may be appointed to the dissertation committee with approval of the Graduate Studies Committee and by petition to the Graduate School. Non-graduate faculty members are in addition to the required three, current Ohio State Graduate Faculty members.
3. With the approval of the Graduate School, faculty from other universities or persons with special academic or technical expertise may be appointed to the dissertation committee. Adjunct appointments are not needed for those members. External members are in addition to the required three, current Ohio State Graduate Faculty members.
4. Once the Dissertation Committee has been approved by the PhD Subcommittee, the student must submit the application to graduate via Grad Forms to inform the Graduate School of the committee members. Applications to graduate are due no later than the second week of the semester the student intends to graduate. When submitting the form, students should ensure they are selecting the faculty profile that is associated with the “NURSING-PH” program for any College of Nursing faculty members. Failure to select the appropriate faculty profile for College of Nursing faculty will result in the student being required to resubmit the form with the correct NURSING-PH faculty profiles. Please  note that in order for the college to approve your application to graduate via Grad Forms, you must complete the PhD graduation checklist. Please see Graduation Requirements section of the handbook for further details on this checklist.
5. Any changes to the make-up of the approved Dissertation Committee will need to be reapproved by the PhD Subcommittee. The Dissertation Committee Approval Form can be found online and is submitted through Beacon.