Chemistry, Ph.D. - Nutritional Sciences Concentration

Admission to Candidacy

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To be admitted to candidacy, the student must have met the research skill or foreign language requirement and have passed the preliminary examination. Full-time doctoral students must be recommended for admission to candidacy within four calendar years of their admission to the doctoral program and at least one calendar year prior to the conferral of the Ph.D. degree.

Dissertation

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A dissertation is required of all candidates for the doctoral degree. The Dissertation Committee will be formed by the end of the student’s first academic year and will include the major professor (a member of the Department of Nutrition graduate research faculty, who will be the Chair, one member with a primary appointment in Chemistry, one other graduate research faculty member with a primary appointment in Nutrition, and a GSU faculty member with a primary appointment in a GSU department other than Chemistry and Nutrition. The Dissertation Committee may also include a fifth member not affiliated with the university, upon the approval of the Chair of the Department of Nutrition. The Dissertation Committee will be nominated by the Major Professor in consultation with the student and approved by the Doctoral Program Director. The student must submit a dissertation proposal to be approved by the Dissertation Committee the semester following admission to candidacy. Each committee member will determine whether a student passes or fails the dissertation proposal defense. Once the dissertation proposal is approved, the doctoral candidate should start working on his/her dissertation research. The doctoral candidate should consult with his/her Major Professor at least once a month and Dissertation Committee at least once every year. The student must complete a defense (oral) of the dissertation and submit an approved (signed) dissertation, which conforms to the College requirements/guidelines.