Doctoral Guidance Committee

Doctoral Guidance Committee Form

According to department policy, a guidance committee, must be appointed no later than the end of the next quarter of residence following submission of your M.A. thesis. This committee consists minimally of three “inside” members (Linguistics professors). In addition, “outside” members may be included if desired.

This is not the same as your official Ph.D. committee. Typically, the two committees have very similar membership, but this is not required. The official Ph.D. committee is appointed later on, during the Fall of your fourth year. For information on the official Ph.D. committee please consult https://linguistics.ucla.edu/graduate/current-students/taking-orals-aka-prospectus-meeting-advancing-candidacy/, under the heading “Paperwork needed”.

Click here to download the guidance committee form as a text document. You may also pick up the form from the department Student Affairs Officer. After completing the form, please submit it to the SAO.

The Guidance Committee is the “ancestor,” as it were, of the official Ph.D. committee, which will usually have similar membership, and is usually appointed during the first quarter of your fourth year. The official Ph.D. committee has four, rather than three, members. For information on the official Ph.D. committee and how to set it up, see this web page:

Taking Orals (Aka “The Prospectus Meeting”) And Advancing To Candidacy

under the heading “paperwork needed”.  Please feel free to consult the Student Affairs Officer  and/or the Director of Graduate Studies with any questions.

Please fill in the information below and submit it to the department Student Affairs Officer.