Outside Examiner Request Form
The presence of an outside examiner represents the Graduate School Dean and is required of all Ph.D. oral examinations. The outside examiner is appointed by the Graduate School and must have a terminal degree and a primary assignment from a different department than the candidate and chair of the student's committee. The function of the outside examiner is to determine that a stringent, unbiased examination is given and that it is fairly administered and evaluated. The student's committee chair is required to submit this request two weeks prior to the date of the defense or oral examination.






