6.3. GFR Eligibility Requirements

The GFR must be a full member of the graduate faculty and

• Be either a tenured faculty member outside the committee chair’s/co-chairs home department(s) OR a faculty member outside the primary college of the committee chair/co-chairs.
• Be clear of any conflicts of interest with either the student or the committee chair/co-chairs. Examples of possible conflicts of interest may include budgetary or financial relationships, family or personal relationships, or research and/or publication relationships.