Clarifications and Corrections:
Section: Employment Information
Subsection: Financial: Workload expectation
Note: Clarified credits and FTE work expectations as a baseline for advising and workload conversations.
Section: Year 2+
Subsection: Supervisory Committee – Members of the Supervisory Committee
Note: Clarified that the supervisory committee is composed of faculty selected by the student in consultation with their dissertation advisor. Removed language indicating formal approval by GPN Directors, as this did not accurately reflect current practice. Updated wording to reflect that Directors are informed rather than acting as an approving body.
Section: Satisfactory Academic Progress
Subsection: Grievance Procedure
Note: Updated language to align with Graduate School recommendations and added a new online form to streamline the grievance submission process.
Section: Appendix K. Post General Exam Timeline
Subsection: Congratulations on passing your General Exam! What’s next?
Note: Added a visual resource to clarify multi-step processes following the General Exam.
Section: Appendix L. Final Exam Checklist
Subsection: Before the Dissertation Defense
Note: Updated guidance to indicate that the dissertation draft should be sent to the supervisory committee at least six weeks prior to the final exam, unless otherwise agreed by the committee, to reflect existing flexibility in practice.
Policy Changes:
Section: Year 2+
Subsection: Teaching Requirement
Note: Revised language regarding the Journal Club option, as it is no longer available for TI credit due to cohort size constraints. Updated wording to reflect that core undergraduate course needs take priority.