Academic Advisor Guidelines:
First year advisors are Program faculty who volunteer to counsel students
during the student’s first year.
The Advisor's role is to help students with academic decisions during
their first year in the Program. Each advisor will work with approximately
six students.
Advisors are required to:
1. meet with each student at least two times during each semester
2. sign their rotation verification forms
3. advise on elective and journal club choices
4. help with any issues regarding core courses
5. attend an orientation meeting in August
6. provide resources for other situations
7. alert program director and committee chair to student problems in choosing rotation
The committee chair monitors student performance in core courses and alerts
individual academic advisors when a student appears to be performing poorly.
In these cases the advisor will meet with the student to discuss ways to
improve performance and to remind the student that a 3.0 GPA must be maintained
and at least a B- earned for each course.
At the beginning of each year, advisors will receive a packet of information
from the Program office with pertinent information about their advisees
and 1st year requirements.
What to do in the case of academic misconduct (Academic Standards Policy)
Rotation Report Outline (not available, currently being built)