Request to Add an External Member to an Advisory Committee

Students who would like to include an external committee member - someone who is not a Clemson employee - should submit the External Committee Member Request form linked below. The form must be filled out by the student, not by someone else on their behalf.

External members include individuals such as tenure-track faculty at other institutions or scholars employed in industry or other non-academic venues, whose work is relevant to the student's thesis or dissertation.

The request must be approved by the student's department chair. Therefore the student should discuss their desire for an external committee member with their advisor prior to submitting the request.

If the external member is approved, the student should then complete the PDF version of the committee selection, linked below. Do not attempt to submit the committee selection within iRoar.

Once the committee is approved, the student may complete their Plan of Study within iRoar Student Self-Service.

Step 1: Submit the External Committee Member Request

Step 2: Once the request is approved, complete the PDF version of the committee selection form