Graduate Exam Committee

• Master's Thesis Reading Committee
• Qualifying Exam Committee
• Dissertation Reading Committee

The Master's Thesis Reading Committee, Qualifying Exam Committee amd Dissertation Reading Committee require Computer Engineering (CE) Department approval. These are the current Computer Engineering policies on the committee membership. These policies are in addition to the Graduate Council requirements described in the Graduate Handbook.

Master's Thesis Reading Committtee

The members of the Master's Thesis Reading Committee must include the following:

1. A ladder rank CE faculty member
2. A ladder rank UCSC School of Engineering (SOE) faculty (may be CE as well).
3. A UCSC SOE faculty or a recognized expert in the student's research area as judged by the Graduate Committee.

Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee.

Qualifying Exam Committtee

The members of the qualifying exam committee must include the following:

1. The chair of the committee must be a tenured ladder rank CE faculty member who is not the student's advisor.
2. A ladder rank CE faculty member (may be the advisor).
3. A ladder rank SOE faculty member (may be the advisor) or a recognized expert in the student's research area from outside UCSC as judged by the Graduate Committee and the Graduate Dean.
4. The outside member must be a tenured ladder rank faculty member from a department other than CE at UCSC or a recognized expert in the student's research area from outside UCSC.
   • The outside member may not be the student's advisor.
   • In the event that the outside member is not from UCSC she/he must have credentials equivalent to a tenured faculty member as judged by the Graduate Committee and the Graduate Dean. The outside member's CV must be submitted along with the exam committee nomination form.

Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee.

Dissertation Reading Committee

The members of the Dissertation Reading Committee must include the following:

1. A CE faculty member (may be the advisor). This is the chair of the committee.
2. A tenured ladder rank CE faculty member who is not the student's advisor.
3. A ladder rank UCSC faculty (may be the advisor) or a recognized expert in the student's research area with credentials equivalent to a ladder rank UCSC faculty member as judged by the Graduate Committee.

If you have two advisors you should list both as co-chairs. Additional members may be added to the committee. Students should consult their advisors about the membership of their committee. The Dissertation Reading Committee must be appointed in order to advance to candidacy.

Tips

If you are inviting someone from outside to serve on your committee and it is not clear whether their credentials will satisfy the requirements for the outside member, then it is advisable to list them either as the third member or an additional fifth member of the committee. to avoid embarassing them and delaying the appointment of the committtee.

A ladder rank faculty (Academic Senate member) holds the title of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. Associate Professors and Professors have tenure.