School of Forest Resources and Conservation		UF / IFAS
	Graduate Supervisory Committee
Geomatics Admissions Graduate Application Geomatics Faculty M.S Degree Requirements Ph.D Degree Requirements Courses	Each graduate student has a Graduate Advisor who is the chairperson of the Supervisory Committee. During the student’s first semester, each student must select, together with his/her Graduate Advisor, a Supervisory Committee which has the responsibility to aid the student in planning and facilitating the program goals. This process involves 1) evaluating the student’s past education, 2) determining academic deficiencies, 3) selecting coursework designed to meet the program goals, 4) conducting the qualifying and final examinations, 5) overseeing the development and conduct of the dissertation research, and 6) evaluating the final dissertation. The student should communicate regularly with all members of the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee for a Ph.D. program consists of a minimum of five graduate faculty members. At least two must be from within the SFRC, and one of these must be a regular (not courtesy) faculty member of the School. Also, the Chairperson (i.e., the Graduate Advisor) and one other member must be members of the Doctoral Research Faculty of the University. At least one member from another department outside the SFRC must serve the role of External Member on the Supervisory Committee. Faculty members holding courtesy appointments with the SFRC may not serve as an external member of a Ph.D. Supervisory Committee. The SFRC Student Services Office maintains an up-to-date list of affiliation and status for all members of the UF graduate faculty. Students with one or more minors (optional) in other departments must have a graduate faculty member from each of the departments on the committee. The Supervisory Committee must be approved by the Department Chair, SFRC Director, IFAS Dean and the Graduate School. The form APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORYCOMMITTEE can be entered directly by the SSO into the graduate school’s database with some exceptions (for example, appointments of special supervisory community members). Students should bring their completed draft forms to the Student Services Office for entry. Because much of the course work of a Ph.D. program is taken in the early part of the program, it is important that the Supervisory Committee be formed as early as possible in your program. If possible, the Supervisory Committee should be formed in the first semester, but the committee must be formed by the end of the second semester. As your program evolves, it is imperative that all members of your Supervisory Committee be kept abreast of and have input into any changes from the original plan.
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