Instructions for the Appointment of Dissertation Readers and
Final Oral Examination Committee Composition for DrPH Degrees
The student and his/her Dissertation Advisor are responsible for initiating arrangements for the appointment of dissertation
readers. The departmental academic coordinator will assist with the appropriate forms and other important information.
THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED and submitted to the Office of Records and Registration after all members of the
Committee have agreed on a meeting date and time.
The Committee of Dissertation Readers and Final Oral Examination Committee must…
1. consist of five voting members. Two members MUST have a primary faculty appointment in the student’s sponsoring department;
up to three members from the sponsoring department are permitted to serve. Two members must have appointments in two different
departments other than the sponsoring department. One member of the committee must have professional practice experience related
to the public health problem addressed in the dissertation.
* The student's advisor of record must serve as a Dissertation Reader and member of the Final Oral Examination Committee.
Alternates are not permitted to serve in the place of the advisor. If the advisor is unable to attend the Final Oral Examination,
the exam must be rescheduled.
* All faculty members must serve on the committee representing the department of their primary faculty appointment. The
only instance when the faculty member can serve in his/her joint appointment capacity is if he/she is the student’s advisor.
* One member of the committee must have professional practice experience related to the public health problem addressed in
the dissertation. This member is not necessarily a faculty member of The Johns Hopkins University, and will be approved to
serve on the Committee by the DrPH Program Director, based on a submitted Curriculum Vita. This member must be
explicitly designated on the form. ,QGLFDWHVHFRQGDU\3+3PHPEHURQIRUP
* One member of the committee must hold the rank of Associate Professor or full Professor and not hold a joint appointment
in the student’s department. This individual will serve as the Chair of the Final Oral Examination Committee.
* Most often, the committee is comprised of duly appointed faculty members of a University department and must hold, at the
time of selection, an appointment of Assistant Professor or higher. Occasionally, one adjunct or one scientist faculty member,
but not both, may serve on the Committee. Neither may serve as the Chair.
* Access to the most current faculty ranks can be found on the school's website at the following address:
http://faculty.jhsph.edu/appointments.cfm
2. be comprised of three Departments of the University, TWO being from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. It is permissible to
have three different BSPH departments represented on the committee.
3. must have appropriate alternate members to serve on the committee. The selection of alternates is very important for ensuring the
exam can take place at the originally scheduled date/time. Choose alternates that will fulfill the committee composition requirements,
regardless of who is able to attend.
* One alternate should be from the sponsoring department; the other from a non-sponsoring department.
* One alternate must have professional practice experience related to the public health problem addressed in the
dissertation.
Room scheduling and audio/visual equipment requests are the responsibility of the student. Room requests must be submitted
to [email protected]. Multimedia Service requests must be submitted through the Self Service HELP Desk on
my.jhsph.edu.
I have read the procedures and School policies outlined above regarding the Appointment of Dissertation Readers.
Student’s Signature
Reviewed by:
Academic Coordinator Signature
Date
June, 2012
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
APPOINTMENT OF DISSERTATION READERS & FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
FOR THE DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE
Please complete and submit TYPED form to the Office of Records & Registration, Room E1002, at least ONE MONTH IN
ADVANCE OF PROPOSED DISSERTATION DEFENSE DATE.
DEPARTMENT:
STUDENT:
DATE OF SEMINAR:______________________________HOUR:_______________ROOM:__________________
DATE OF EXAMINATION:________________________HOUR:_______________ROOM:__________________
PROPOSED Dissertation Readers & Final Oral Examination Committee:
NAME
EMAIL & Phone number
FACULTY RANK
ADVISOR
DEPARTMENT
Sponsoring Department
1.
Sponsoring Department
2.
Non-sponsoring Department
3.
Non-sponsoring Department
4.
Public Health Practitioner
5.
ALTERNATES - MUST be provided
1.
PHP?
Sponsoring Department
2.
PHP?
Non-sponsoring Department
DISSERTATION TITLE:
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE EXAMINATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF RECORDS & REGISTRATION.
Members of the Academic Community are invited to attend the seminar portion of this Examination.
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This will certify that the dissertation is in a final form, ready for evaluation by the readers. It includes all chapters, tables, figures,
properly cited references, and a table of contents. In addition, all other School, departmental and academic requirements for the degree
have been fulfilled. Each dissertation copy must be accompanied by a copy of the Thesis/Dissertation Approval Form, signed by the
student’s advisor.
Signatures:
Student
Date
Dissertation Advisor
Date
Department Chair
Date
Associate Dean
Date
______________________________________________________________________________
DrPH Program Director
Associate Dean and DrPH Program Director signatures obtained by Records & Registration.
Date
June, 2012
Instructions for Scheduling the Preliminary Oral Examination
The student and his/her Advisor are responsible for initiating arrangements for the preliminary doctoral examination. The
departmental academic coordinator will assist with the appropriate forms and other important information. THIS FORM
MUST BE TYPED and submitted to the Office of Records and Registration after all members of the Committee have
agreed on a meeting date and time.
DrPH DEGREES
The Examining Committee must:
1. consist of five voting members. Two members MUST be from the sponsoring department; one of these is the advisor.
A third member from the sponsoring department is optional. (LIMIT of 3 members from sponsoring department.)
* The student's advisor of record must serve as a member of the Committee. The senior faculty member without a
primary appointment in the student's Department will serve as Chair of the Committee and MUST hold the rank
of Associate or Full Professor.
* One member of the committee must have professional practice experience. This member is not necessarily a
faculty member of The Johns Hopkins University, and will be approved to serve on the Committee by the DrPH
Program Director, based on a submitted Curriculum Vita. This member must be explicitly designated on the form.
* All faculty members must serve on the Committee representing the department of their primary faculty
appointment. The only instance when the faculty member can serve in his/her joint appointment capacity is if
he/she is the student’s advisor.
* Most often, the committee is comprised of duly appointed faculty members of a University department and must
hold, at the time of selection, an appointment of Assistant Professor or higher. Occasionally, one adjunct or one
scientist faculty member, but not both, may serve on the Committee. Neither may serve as the Chair.
* Access to the most current faculty ranks can be found on the school's website at the following address:
http://faculty.jhsph.edu/appointments.cfm
* All members of the Committee must be present at the scheduled exam location; teleconference participation is
NOT permitted.
2. be comprised of three Departments of the University, TWO being from the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
3. must have appropriate alternate members to serve on the committee. The selection of alternates is very important for
ensuring the exam can take place at the originally scheduled date/time. If you have two members on your committee from
your sponsoring department, you should have one alternate from your sponsoring department and one from a nonsponsoring department. If you have three members on your committee from your sponsoring department, then your two
alternates should be from a non-sponsoring department.
* At least one additional committee member must have professional practice experience. If not an alternate, indicate
secondary PHP member on form.
The examination should be taken at the earliest feasible time, not later than the end of the student's third year in residence,
and before significant engagement in dissertation research. If the student fails the Preliminary Oral Examination and is
permitted a re-examination, he/she must be re-examined within one year.
Room Scheduling and audio/visual equipment requests are the responsibility of the student. Room requests must be
submitted to [email protected]. Multimedia Service requests must be submitted through the Self Service HELP Desk
on my.jhsph.edu.
I have read the procedures and School policies outlined above regarding the Preliminary Oral Examination.
Student’s Signature ___________________________________________________________________
Reviewed by:
Academic Coordinator’s Signature _________________________________ Date_________________ -XQH
I confirm this student has completed the departmental requirements for proceeding with the Preliminary Oral Examination.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Request for
PRELIMINARY ORAL EXAMINATION
Please complete and submit TYPED form to the Records and Registration Office, Room E1002, at least ONE MONTH IN
ADVANCE OF PROPOSED DATE. Please review procedures on reverse side before completing this form.
DEPARTMENT: _______________________________________STUDENT:____________________________________
DEGREE PROGRAM: DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DATE OF EXAMINATION:______________________________HOUR:_______________ROOM:__________________
PROPOSED EXAMINING COMMITTEE (3 Departments MUST be represented)
NAME
EMAIL
FACULTY
RANK
ADVISOR
DEPARTMENT
Sponsoring Department
1.
Sponsoring Department
2.
Other BSPH Department
3.
Other Non-sponsoring Department
4.
Public Health Practitioner
5.
ALTERNATES - MUST be provided – Ensures exam will take place as scheduled!
1.
PHP?
Sponsoring Department
2.
PHP?
Non-sponsoring Department
Signatures: By signing this form, the student, Advisor, and Department Chair guarantee that if human and/or animal subjects are
to be used in the student’s research, the appropriate clearance from the Committee on Human Research and/or the Animal Care and
Use Committee will be obtained before the research begins.
Student
Dat
e
Advisor
Date
Department Chair
Dat
Associate Dean
e
Date
DrPH Program Director
Date
Associate Dean and DrPH Program Director signatures obtained by Records & Registration.
REPORT OF RESULTS
Unconditional Pass: _______________
Conditional Pass: ______________ Fail: __________________
When issuing a “Conditional Pass”, submit a typed list of conditions to Graduate Records Coordinator, E1002 Wolfe Street.
Present at Examination (signatures of each examiner MUST APPEAR HERE)
1. _______________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4.________________________________________________
Signature of Chair
June, 2012