P.O.S. Committee

Schedule for the Program of Study Committee:

The Graduate College recommends that the committee be formed as early as the second semester of graduate study. In no case can the committee be formed later than the term before the final oral examination or preliminary oral examination.

Composition of the POS Committee:

Only Graduate Faculty currently employed by Iowa State University can serve as major professor. The major professor must be a member of the graduate faculty in the student's declared major. See Graduate College Handbook for detailed information on committee makeup.

Ph.D. Committee:

The POS committee for a doctoral program consists of five members of the graduate faculty. It must include at least three members, including the major professor, from within the student's major or program. At least one member of the Ph.D. POS committee must be outside the student's major or department. There should be at least one member representing each declared Ph.D. concentration.

M.S. Committee:

The master's POS committee consists of three members of the graduate faculty. It must include two members, including the major professor, from inside the major or program. One member of the committee must be from outside the major or department.