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[chicago_48]

Today we were told that we would no longer have a 3-person Dissertation committee, we were going to a 2-member dissertation committee.  We have doctoral programs in Psych, Education & Business.  For-profit.  Has anyone heard of a 2-member committee?  Everywhere I worked there are 3 people on the doctoral committee.

[hoptoad]

Nope, only ever heard of 3-4 people on a committee, but that's in the sciences at nonprofit institutions.

[sciencephd]

No, 2 people total on a dissertation committee is ridiculous.

[kron3007]

That's weird. 

I had 5, but I think 4 was the minimum number at my Uni.

[matand]

I have been associated with 2 universities and both required 5 members.

[offthemarket]

I'm not sure if, by definition, a committee can be made of two people.  Maybe. It's definitely well, well outside the norm.

I suspect that the external acceptance of this for-profit degree, aside from accreditation, is minimal.

[mended_drum]

3 internal and 1 external was the standard at my institution.  Was there a reason given for the change?

[anon99]

Cambridge has two member committees that examine you on your thesis (your supervisor is not one of them and doesn't take part in the examination).  Most other places I have been to/work at have a minimum of 3.