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Faculty Advising

Upon matriculation, students are assigned a faculty advisor that serves as the primary faculty contact throughout their program of study. The academic advisor may change to align with the student’s area of focus for the Advanced Doctoral Experience. Advisors have the critical role to assist in the coordination of student growth and academic progress and provide referrals related to academic and professional development.

Academic advising is a collaborative planning process through which students plan and organize their study in a meaningful way.

The advisor will:

  1. Meet with assigned advisees at least once each semester, individually or in small groups, but will meet individually at least once per year.
  2. Develop a relationship with each advisee, demonstrating a commitment to the student’s success, growth, and development.
  3. Provide guidance for course registration, and clear students, as appropriate, to allow students to register online each semester.
  4. Monitor student progress toward academic and professional goals.
  5. Advise students about relevant Institute and Program academic policies when petitioning for waivers or unusual circumstances and bring petitions to the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures for action.

Students should communicate with their advisor on a regular basis. The advisee will:

  1. Seek out assistance from the faculty advisor as needed.
  2. Respond to advisor messages.
  3. Keep all mandatory scheduled advising sessions or give timely notice of unavailability, and initiate contact to reschedule. Keep other scheduled advising sessions as requested.
  4. Come prepared to advising sessions to discuss relevant issues.

Students should meet with individual faculty in specific courses to discuss challenges related to course content. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisors to discuss issues regarding personal concerns that may impact learning and professional development. Students should also feel free to approach the Department Chair or Program Director at any time to talk about issues related to the program.