ABSTRACT
Certainly, the approval of the proposal does signal an agreement by the committee on behalf of the faculty that an acceptable plan has been submitted and that the student is judged ready to move ahead with the study. In addition, the approval sets certain limits, directly or by implication. For example:
The anticipated time of completion is indicated. The voting members of the final oral committee are specified since
they are the same as the voting overview committee members, unless otherwise provided in university regulations publicly available to students.
