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2007-08 Requirements for the Ph.D. in Art History

Doctoral Committee

This committee will consist of at least four members of Penn State's graduate faculty, one of whom must come from outside the Department of Art History. The other three members of the committee normally are the dissertation advisor, who is the chair, and two members of the art history faculty who represent minor areas of the candidate's field of study. An affiliate graduate faculty member in art history may be the thesis advisor, by co-chairing the doctoral committee with a full-time member of the art history faculty. The committee should be formed soon after a student passes the candidacy examination. Before the committee is appointed, the student should consult with his/her advisor concerning the committee's membership and meet with all potential members of the committee to see if they agree to serve. The student and all members of her/his committee should review and sign the "Graduate Student Committee Policies and Procedures and Committee Appointment Signature Form" (available in the Art History office). This form must then be signed by the department's graduate officer and forwarded to the Graduate School.

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