Nomination of Doctoral Research Committee Approval by UGS (via submission of NORC eDoc via UGS to be initiated by student after formation of Research Committee):

 When the student has formed their Research Committee, they shall submit a Nomination of Research Committee (NORC) eDoc, found at this link: one.iu.edu/task/iub/phd-nomination-of-research-committee.

A summary of the proposed dissertation (as a prospectus) must be attached to the eDoc prior to submitting it.

IRB approval (if the research involves human or animal subjects), if already obtained, may also be attached to the eDoc. IU Bloomington Research Compliance information is available at research.iu.edu/compliance/human- subjects/index.html.  It is the student's responsibility to ensure that their research is in compliance with IU's Research Compliance requirements, and research must not begin until compliance is verified by the IRB.

The student will become eligible to defend their dissertation six (6) months after the approval of the Nomination of Research Committee eDoc.

• If a change in the committee membership should become necessary after the approval of the NORC eDoc, the student shall submit a Ph.D. Research Committee Change eDoc, found at one.iu.edu/task/iub/phd-research-committee-change.
• The membership change approval does not reset the six (6) month clock on when a student may defend following NORC approval.
• Students must maintain the minimum of four (4) IU graduate faculty members, with two members having endorsed status, if they make changes to their research committee.