The process for setting up or changing your thesis/dissertation committee is an electronic process. This paperless process will generate emails to each committee member so that they can accept or reject the invitation to serve on your committee.
IMPORTANT: If a committee member does not appear in the listing, it may be that they do not have active Graduate Faculty status. Please consult your program director, or the faculty member, in order to find out. Do not submit the form until the committee member appears in the listing. Members not selected from the dropdown will not receive an invitation to your committee.
Committee Appointment Review
Once the committee members have responded, the committee will be reviewed by your department and the Graduate School. You will receive a notification when the committee has been approved.
You will receive email notifications throughout the process. Additionally, you may check the status of your committee in the UA Grad Student Portal under the Form a Committee tab, under Committee Status.
NOTE: If you have already formed your committee, via Graduate Academic Activities, it will be migrated to the new system (Slate). For future updates to the committee, you should submit a Committee Change Request, using the UA Grad Student Portal, since the Graduate Academic Activities portal will be retired.