Advising of physics graduate students is generally a departmental responsibility.
- For students who have not passed the qualifying examination, advising responsibilities fall to the Guidance Committee.
- For those who have passed the qualifying examinations, the Dissertation Committee has the responsibility of advising individual graduate students and of monitoring their progress towards the desired graduate degree.
Note: Within the Physics Department, formal paperwork and general advice concerning course work, along with processing and approval of financial aid documents and forms, is traditionally the responsibility of the Graduate Program Director. Approval of course registrations each semester has is handled by the Graduate Program Committee.
It is ultimately the responsibility of each student to ensure that the necessary requirements for a degree are satisfied. All deviations or waivers from these requirements must be requested in writing from the Graduate Program Committee through Dr. Ian Balitsky.
It is suggested that all Graduate Students in the Department of Physics keep a record of their progress toward the degree. This can be easily accomplished by printing the progress record form and keeping it up to date.
The Guidance Committee serves to advise each graduate student until they have passed the qualifying examinations and until a Dissertation Committee has been formed. The committee consists of at least three members of the approved Graduate Faculty within the Physics department. This committee is responsible for advising all aspects of the graduate education of incoming graduate students who have not passed the qualifying examinations. These include the overall plan of study for a student, such as course work, exam preparation, and general advising about research opportunities within the department.
Students registering for research credits need the approval of the instructor directing the proposed research. This approval can be obtained using the form Topics/Research Course Registration Form at the time of registration.
This committee is responsible for advising all aspects of the graduate education of a student who has passed the advanced written and oral comprehensive examination. This includes a continuing plan of graduate study, focussed on successful completion of remaining course work, and most importantly on ensuring continuing research progress of the student towards a satisfactory dissertation. The committee should be formed soon after the student passes the qualifying examination. The Dissertation Committee also serves as the evaluation board for the Oral Dissertation Defense.
In the Physics Department, the Dissertation Committee consists of five members. The chair of the committee is normally the research advisor, who must be an approved member of the graduate faculty. Within the Physics Department, selection of the committee is the joint responsibility of the student and their research advisor. One member of the Dissertation Committee must be from outside the department, but also must be an Old Dominion University Graduate Faculty member.
It is ultimately the responsibility of each student to ensure that the necessary requirements for a degree are satisfied. All deviations or waivers from these requirements must be requested in writing from the Graduate Program Committee through Dr. Ian Balitsky.
It is suggested that all Graduate Students in the Department of Physics keep a record of their progress toward the degree. This can be easily accomplished by printing the progress record form and keeping it up to date.
The Guidance Committee serves to advise each graduate student until they have passed the qualifying examinations and until a Dissertation Committee has been formed. The committee consists of at least three members of the approved Graduate Faculty within the Physics department. This committee is responsible for advising all aspects of the graduate education of incoming graduate students who have not passed the qualifying examinations. These include the overall plan of study for a student, such as course work, exam preparation, and general advising about research opportunities within the department.
Students registering for research credits need the approval of the instructor directing the proposed research. This approval can be obtained using the form Topics/Research Course Registration Form at the time of registration.
This committee is responsible for advising all aspects of the graduate education of a student who has passed the advanced written and oral comprehensive examination. This includes a continuing plan of graduate study, focussed on successful completion of remaining course work, and most importantly on ensuring continuing research progress of the student towards a satisfactory dissertation. The committee should be formed soon after the student passes the qualifying examination. The Dissertation Committee also serves as the evaluation board for the Oral Dissertation Defense.
In the Physics Department, the Dissertation Committee consists of five members. The chair of the committee is normally the research advisor, who must be an approved member of the graduate faculty. Within the Physics Department, selection of the committee is the joint responsibility of the student and their research advisor. One member of the Dissertation Committee must be from outside the department, but also must be an Old Dominion University Graduate Faculty member.
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