PhD Subcommittee

The PhD Program Subcommittee is a permanent subcommittee of the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC). It reports to the Graduate Studies Committee. Category P faculty are elected and PhD student representatives are elected annually.

Membership

  • Chair: PhD Program Director.
  • Elected Members: (3) – Three tenure-track faculty: at least one of whom is an assistant professor.
  • Students: (1) – One PhD student (volunteer).
  • Ex-Officio: (1) – Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) chairperson, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Educational Innovation.

Functions

  1. Advises the GSC about PhD curriculum implementation. Collects and presents programmatic quality indicators, as directed by GSC.
  2. Reviews and recommends PhD program applications for admission to GSC.