Steps to Success
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- Keep your degree status active (see continuous enrollment in Enrollment Requirements)
- Know your degree time limitations
- Maintain a 3.0 or better Grade Point Average (GPA) or you will be put on probation
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Use your COPH Competencies Database record to update your competencies each term–the competencies are due at /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16760340862
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Peer-Review Publications Any publications (peer-reviewed manuscripts, white papers, technical reports, policy briefs, etc.) Other Publications Publications related to doctoral training or work with faculty mentor Critical Review Experience IRB/IACUC Submission reviews (as appropriate); Journal manuscript reviews with faculty Conference Abstracts and Presentations Submission of conference abstracts. Presentations: USF Health Research Day; FPHA or other regional conferences; National professional conferences (APHA, etc.), Other professional conferences – discipline specific Grant Preparation and Award
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PhD Advisors and Committees
Throughout your PhD, you will rely on the advice and expertise of your advisors, mentors, and committee members.
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The Major Professor serves as the student's advisor and mentor. Students should confer with their concentration to confirm the internal process and timeline for the selection and appointment of the Major Professor. The student must identify a major professor and receive that person's agreement to serve as major professor. The selection of the Major Professor must be approved and appointed as soon as possible, but no later than the time the student has completed 50% of the program. Students must have a major professor in order to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. If a Major Professor cannot be identified or in the event a Major Professor is unable or unwilling to continue serving on the student's committee, the student is responsible for finding another Major Professor. Students who are unable to find a replacement Major Professor should confer with the Program Director for available options. If no other options exist the student may be requested to voluntarily withdraw from the program or may be honorably withdrawn in good academic standing. The student and Major Professor should plan a program of study which, when completed, will satisfy the degree requirements specified. A copy of this program, signed by the student and professor, should be maintained in the student's academic file. Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
The membership of graduate faculty will be based upon criteria developed within the appropriate program and approved at the college level. These criteria must be forwarded to the Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies. In the event a Major Professor leaves the University (i.e. for an appointment at another university, due to retirement, etc.) and the Major Professor is willing to continue serving on the student's committee, the Major Professor then becomes a Co-Major Professor on the committee and another faculty is appointed as the other Co-Major Professor. It is important that one of the Co-Major Professors be accessible on the university campus for the student to make satisfactory progress on the dissertation. In the event a Major Professor is on temporary leave (e.g. sabbatical, research, etc.); the Major Professor shall coordinate with the Program Director to facilitate the needs of the student. In some instances a student may choose to have two professors serve as Major Professor. In this situation the faculty are approved as “Co-Major Professors” and jointly serve in that role. Consequently both faculty must sign approval on paperwork pertaining to the student's processing (i.e. committee form, change of committee form, admission to candidacy, etc.) (Co-)Major Professor(s) of the Graduate Student Supervisory Committee Responsibilities |
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Some Colleges have a Program Committee comprised of graduate faculty, who advise the student from admission up to doctoral candidacy, when the formal Doctoral Dissertation Committee is formed. As soon as an area of research is determined and a major professor is selected, a Doctoral Dissertation Committee will be appointed and approved for the student. The Major Professor will request approval of the Doctoral Committee from the Dean of the College and, as needed, the Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies. The Doctoral Committee will approve the student's course of study and plan for research, supervise the research, grade the written comprehensive qualifying examination, read and approve the dissertation for content and format, and conduct the dissertation defense. Role of Doctoral CommitteeThe Doctoral Committee is responsible for:
Doctoral Dissertation CommitteeDoctoral Dissertation Committees will
Composition
Faculty holding joint or adjunct appointments in the degree-granting academic unit (i.e. Department or equivalent) cannot be external members on a student's committee. Member Definition
Committee Members must meet the following requirements:
In addition to the requirements specified in the Graduate Faculty definition, committee membership will be based upon criteria developed within the appropriate program or department and approved at the college level. These criteria must be forwarded to the Dean of Office of Graduate Studies. Approval Changes to Committee
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