This GradPoint action is used by the student or the Staff Graduate Advisor to initiate the change of a thesis or doctoral committee. This action replaces the paper Committee Change Form IIA. Either the student (via GradPoint Students) or the Staff Graduate Advisor (in GradPoint Academics) can begin this action. The action includes the capability of determining whether a committee is valid per the Academic Senate Regulations, removing the manual process by the Academic Services staff. All approvals are gathered online via the workflow.
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This action encompasses the entire committee nomination change process into an online workflow. This includes nominating updating the committee, obtaining the approvals from the committee members and the department chair, recording conflicts of interest, and Graduate Council review (for committees that require an exception).
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