Graduate Advising

M.A. Students

The Graduate Coordinator will advise entering M.A. students until they have selected a major professor. First semester students may not register for ROML 7000; in subsequent semesters students may register for ROML 7000 only with the written approval of their Major Professor. M.A. students shall choose a Major Professor and committee by the beginning of the tenth week of their second semester. Any change in the composition of the Advisory Committee must submitted in and be approved by the Graduate Coordinator via Slate (see the Graduate Student Forms page for details). Students are responsible for notifying their committee of changes. 

Ph.D. Students

The Graduate Coordinator will advise entering Ph.D. students until they have selected a Major Professor. Students must select a three to five-member committee, consisting of a Major Professor and two to four other faculty members, as soon as possible upon starting the program, and will not be allowed to register for dissertation hours until they have selected a committee. Any change in the composition of the Advisory Committee must be submitted in and approved by the Graduate Coordinator via Slate (see the Graduate Student Forms page for details). Students are responsible for notifying their committee of changes.