GH Section 10: Advising and Plans of Study
Advising and Plans of Study
Advising and Plans of Study
The relationship between graduate students and their advisors is an important factor in graduate student success. The advisor provides academic and professional guidance to graduate students throughout their program of study. Advisors have been known to assume a variety of roles in graduate students’ lives from providing opportunities for publishing and conference presentations to lending a listening ear.
Advisors/Plan of Study Masters, Non-Degree, and Educational Specialist Students
Students will be assigned an advisor who will inform them of program requirements during the first academic year of enrollment in graduate study. Advisors acquaint students with the requirements and regulations guiding their program. Students are free to choose a different advisor at any time if they wish; however, they must file a Change of Advisor form, obtained from their school office.
It is the responsibility of each graduate student to make an appointment with the assigned advisor and prepare a plan of study to be filed with the Office of Graduate Student Services, via attachment to the electronic plan of study form, by the end of the second enrolled semester. The plan of study form is available through the program area. Screenshots of GPS or university catalog requirements will not be accepted. If the plan of study must be revised after submission, a new plan of study must be submitted indicating the changes to the Office of Graduate Student Services.
Master's degree, Certificate, Non-Degree licensure/endorsement, and Educational Specialist students will be blocked from registering for the third semester after admittance (including summer) until a plan of study have been filed in the Office of Graduate Student Services.