As defined by the Graduate College, an advisor is “a member of the graduate faculty who is formally charged with assisting a student in planning the course of study; this person may or may not also be the student’s director of research.”
The College of Education requires that a student’s academic advisor, or “advisor of record,” belong to the student’s home department. This includes 0% appointments.
Responsibilities of an Advisor
An advisor is responsible for but not limited to, the following:
Assisting the student with course selection and awareness regarding timelines for satisfactory progress towards degree completion
Reminding the student of deadlines with regards to completing the student portion of the annual evaluation by the deadline
Completing the faculty portion of the annual evaluation by the deadline and monitoring the student’s progress in the program
Conferring with the student regarding exam format, content, committee selection, deadlines and evaluation criteria for the qualifying examinations for doctoral students
Conferring with the student regarding committee selection, deadlines and requirements for the preliminary and final examinations for doctoral students
Changing Advisors or Assigning Co-Advisors
If a student would like to change advisors or add a new co-advisor they will need to submit a Change of Advisor form.
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