This workflow action is used to nominate your master’s thesis or doctoral committee.
Overview
Per policy, all master’s thesis and doctoral student need to formally nominate committees that meet the UCSB Academic Senate Regulation minimums.
That is done via the Create Committee workflow in GradPoint Students. This workflow facilitates that nomination process by checking that the committee meets the Senate Regulation minimums, collecting the committee member and departmental approvals, and formally recording the committee with the Graduate Division.
How do I start the Create Committee Workflow?
The nomination can be started in two way; either by your departmental Staff Graduate Advisor or by you (the graduate student) via GradPoint Students.
To begin the workflow action, log into GradPoint Students using your net ID and password.
Once logged in, navigate to the Petition Actions tab
From a desktop/laptop computer:
From a mobile device:
Click “Start New Petition” and choose “Create Committee” from the dropdown
Desktop View
Mobile View
Select the correct objective for the committee you wish to create:
Only master’s thesis committees need to be formally nominated. Students completing a Master’s via exam or project do NOT need to formally nominate a committee.
Build your committee by searching for the members
Search UCSB-affiliated members via name, select the correct member, select their role, and add the member:
Desktop
Use the “Enter External Member” button for any member who is not from UCSB (and therefore won’t return in the UCSB Directory).
For External Members: Please use their institution email address
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Continue to build your committee. Added members will appear underneath:
Use the red X to remove members.
Once you are done building your committee, then click the Validate button. This will compare your committee against the Academic Senate Regulation minimums to determine if your committee is valid or will require an exception.