Faculty members appointed as advisors by the major department supervise and assist students in planning a program until they choose a major professor. Thereafter, a committee, selected by the student with the approval of his or her department, oversees the remainder of the work. The committee must be comprised of a major professor who is a Member of the UB Graduate Faculty, and at least two additional committee members who also must be Members of the UB Graduate Faculty. Note that Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty may not serve on doctoral committees as one of the three required core committee members, but may serve as additional committee members. Questions concerning doctoral committee composition should be referred to the Graduate School.