Berkeley Academic Senate faculty from other departments may serve as an "outside member" of a graduate student's orals or dissertation committee, and outside committee members must be members of the Berkeley Academic Senate, no exceptions. Below-the-line affiliates who are members of the Berkeley Academic Senate (marked with an asterisk *) can serve not only as outside member, but by exception, they may be permitted to serve as chair, co-chair, or inside member of a committee if approved by the Department and by the Graduate Dean. Below-the line affiliates who are not Berkeley Academic Senate members cannot serve as outside member or chair of a committee, but they may be considered for co-chairship or inside membership on a committee pending approval by the Department and Graduate Dean.