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A. This table highlights the major changes …
| Old Committee Structure | New Committee Structure |
Minimal Size | 6 | 4 |
Composition |
| All of the required minimum four members must be tenure track or tenured faculty members employed by Syracuse University |
Same | Dissertation Advisor | Dissertation Advisor |
Minimum of two committee members | A minimum of two committee members with relevant expertise, typically from within student’s program. | |
The Oral Defense Chair joins the committee before final oral defense | The Oral Defense Chair joins the committee before final oral defense | |
New | The Oral Defense Chair must be from outside SOE | The Oral Defense Chair must be from outside the student’s program of enrollment |
A minium of two external readers must be from outside the student’s program | · No external readers · No Dissertation Registry · No hard copies required in the Office of the Dean · No written feedback 48 hours prior to exam | |
Request for Exam | Fill out the request at shorturl.at/mrJOX | 1. Fill out the request at shorturl.at/mrJOX 2. Signed by Advisor and Faculty Director of Graduate Studies 3. Submit to Degree Certification degreecert@syr.edu |
Voting | Six voting members—the majority voting members must vote favorably in the oral defense examination | Minimum of four voting members—he majority voting members must vote favorably in the oral examination |