| Committee Formation Process: PhD Students
PhD students request the formation of their dissertation committee as part of an assignment during a course in their program.
Using information that students share about their dissertation interests, program leaders match them with an appropriate committee chair and second committee member. Students may request a specific faculty member to serve on their committee. While we do our very best to honor requests, faculty members are selected based on program and specialization, research method expertise, subject matter expertise, and workload.
Students will be notified about who is on their committee shortly before the term in which they start their dissertation courses. At that time, students are encouraged to introduce themselves to their committee members. However, committee members will not review research drafts prior to the beginning of the dissertation courses.
PhD Courses with Committee Formation Assignment
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Program |
Course |
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PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision |
COUN-8896 Internship B |
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PhD in Developmental Psychology |
DPSY-8702 Dissertation Literature Review Lab |
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PhD in Forensic Psychology |
FPSY-8700 Dissertation Literature Review Lab |
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PhD in Industrial / Organizational Psychology |
IPSY-8702 Dissertation Literature Review Lab |
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PhD in Psychology |
PSYC-8702 Dissertation Literature Review Lab |
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PhD in Clinical Psychology |
Students request a new committee during the term before starting the dissertation. They request a Committee Assignment link from their Student Success Advisor, who completes an audit to determine that all coursework will be completed by the beginning of the quarter in which the student intends to start the dissertation. |
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PhD in Human Services |
HUMN-8550 Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Social Work |
SOCW-8550 Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Criminal Justice |
CRJS-8115 Writing a Quality Prospectus |
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PhD in Public Policy and Administration |
PPPA-8115 Writing a Quality Prospectus |
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PhD in Health Education and Promotion |
HLTH-8551E Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Health Services |
HLTH-8551 Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Public Health |
PUBH-8551 Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Nursing |
NURS-8551 Preparing for Dissertation |
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PhD in Management |
MGMT-8100 Dissertation Mentoring |
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PhD in Education |
EDPD-8004/8114 Demystifying Doctoral Writing for Research |
Committee Formation Process: Professional Doctorate Students
Students in professional doctorate programs at Walden should refer to their program leadership or Student Success Advisors regarding the committee formation process.
Professional doctorate programs include:
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Doctor of Education (EdD)
- Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)
- Doctor of Human Services (DHS)
- Doctor of Information Technology (DIT)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Doctor of Public Administration (DPA)
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
- PsyD in Behavioral Health Leadership (PsyD, BHL)
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