During your first semester in our graduate program, you should select your Faculty Advisor (many students have already selected an advisor at the time they are admitted).  Once you have a Faculty Advisor, and have established a general thesis topic, you will need to establish a thesis committee with at least three members.  You should establish your committee prior to completing your thesis proposal (the committee will need to sign your proposal).  This is done by completing a Thesis Committee Form (see below).  Your thesis committee consists of your Faculty Advisor (the chair of the committee), and two additional CSU faculty members.  Both your faculty advisor, and one additional committee member must be from the Department of Geological Sciences. A third member of the committee may be from another related-field department at CSU.  An additional fourth member of the committee may be a CSU faculty member, a faculty member from another University, or a professional geologist working in government or industry.  This form must be completed prior to registering for Geol 598 or 599.  Once you have completed the form and obtained signatures from each committee member including your Faculty Advisor, submit this form to the Geological Sciences department office.  Any changes to your committee must be made by filing a new Thesis Committee Form, and checking the “Change to Existing Committee” box.