Supervisory Committee

You should appoint your committee as soon as possible after completing the coursework covered in the Part I Qualifier exams. The student selects a committee which consists of a major professor who is a member or associate member of the UB Graduate Faculty whose primary geographic appointment is in the Department of Biostatistics at UB or Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and two additional committee members who are also members or associate members of the UB Graduate Faculty. At least one of all committee members should have primary appointments from Department of Biostatistics at UB. The committee needs to be approved by Director of Graduate Studies.

Your supervisory committee will:

• Review and approve your program of study
• Conduct your Part II oral exam
• Determine if you have satisfied the program requirements and are ready to apply for candidacy
• Evaluate your dissertation progress once half the work has been completed and make suggestions
• Conduct the final oral exam, your dissertation defense