Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Application for Candidacy for

the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

All the faculty and staff whom you will provide names and emails in this form will automatically receive the form contents you will complete, so please make sure their names and emails are correct. Be sure to check the Ph.D. Degree Requirements before you fill in this form.

Note per Faculty Rule, "Preliminary Examinations should be completed within a period of four weeks. When an oral examination is included, the period of examination may be extended to five weeks. No Preliminary Examinations are to be scheduled during the thirty days immediately preceding Commencement. Exceptions may be granted by the Dean of Graduate Studies, upon request of the Director of Graduate Studies or Dissertation Director in consultation with chair of the Supervising Committee."

Please fill out the following information:

Name of Candidate:

Department(s) of Ph.D. degree:

BMC ID of Candidate:

Candidate's BMC Email:

Please fill out the following information about your Dissertation Director:

Faculty Member Directing my PhD Dissertation:

Email of the Dissertation Director :

Please fill out the following information about Director of Graduate Studies in Department:

Director of Graduate Studies in Department:

Email of Director of Graduate Studies:

Fields to be offered for Ph.D. Preliminary Examinations:

Four required members of the Ph.D. Supervising Committee appointed by the department/program (including the Dissertation Director):

Other Members of the Ph.D. Supervisory Committee, if any:

Subject or Title of Proposed Dissertation:

Suggestions for Outside Chair (at least 3 preferred):
Note that students should not contact Outside Chair candidates and the request to the candidates can only be made by the Dean.

In consultation with the Dissertation Director and/or the departmental Director of Graduate Studies, students may suggest three or more faculty members whom they trust as candidates for their outside chair through completing this Ph.D. Candidacy Application form.

The role of the chair of the Ph.D. Supervising Committee is to be an impartial moderator at oral examinations, to ensure that examinations are civil and fair, and to ensure that all requirements are completed and that documentation of examinations is accurate and complete. The outside chairs should be tenure-track or tenured Bryn Mawr faculty outside the student's home department.

Please indicate anticipated date of Preliminary Examinations (month & year):

Preliminary Examinations are scheduled by Ph.D. students through their department or program, often assisted by the department Academic Administrative Assistant.

Please provide the name of the Academic Administrative Assistant in your department:

Email of the Academic Administrative Assistant in your department:

"I attest that the following faculty member has approved my Ph.D. Candidacy plan."
(This faculty member may be your Dissertation Director or Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. Only type faculty member name after you have received their approval.)

By typing your name below, you understand and agree that this form of electronic signature has the same legal force and effect as a manual signature.

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