Your committee must have a minimum of 3 members, 1 chairperson and 2 readers. These members should have backgrounds and expertise in the topic of your project/thesis. Your chairperson must be a Cal Poly Pomona full-time faculty member. The other two members must possess a Master’s Degree; however, they do not have to be university faculty. The committee members, under the direction of the committee chairperson, read and respond to drafts of all components of your project or thesis preparation. Master’s Committee forms will be available from your Committee Chairperson. These will be completed during the quarter you take GED 691.
During GED 691, comps candidates either choose or are designated a Chairperson to work with in preparing for the exam. The Chairperson must be a full-time special education faculty member at Cal Poly Pomona. The Chairperson and/or the other committee members read and score the final responses on the Comprehensive Exam taken in Spring quarter.