It is expected that students will meet with graduate faculty in the department to request their service on the committee. It should not be expected that faculty will agree to serve on every committee to which they are invited; faculty do not have to agree to serve on committees, so students should be prepared to explain why they are requested that given faculty serve on their committee.
The student must schedule a formal graduate advisory committee meeting the first semester that they are admitted to degree candidacy in RPTA, at which all members of the advisory committee are present to complete graduate advisement and the degree planning process.
For students beginning Fall Semester, the Graduate Advisory Committee selection form is due to the Graduate Committee Chair, and Graduate Coordinator by November 1.
For students beginning Spring Semester, the Graduate Advisory Committee selection form is due by March 1.