The External Examiner must not be associated with the Candidate (in the past, present, or future) as a:

• colleague
• research collaborator
• co-author
• employer
• teacher
• supervisor
• family member, or the like

Nor should the External Examiner be associated with the research supervisor(s) as a:

• former student
• research supervisor
• research collaborator within the past seven years
• co-author with in the past seven years
• family member, or the like

Note:

Prior to the Final Doctoral Oral Defence the research supervisor/Graduate Program/candidate must not contact the External Examiner with regard to the dissertation, and should direct any contact initiated by the External Examiner to the Coordinator of Doctoral Exams.