Ordinarily, a student will remain with their assigned advisor until they choose an option, at which time they may wish to change to the advisor that specializes in that option. Table B.1. is a list of faculty who advise AE students. The average advisor load is about 30 students, which includes AST students for some advisors. Forty advisees is considered a quarter time load. Evaluation of advising by students in AE began in the fall of 1999.
Evaluation is conducted at the end of each semester.
The advisor evaluation questionnaire can be found in Appendix I-E. Feedback is given to the faculty at the beginning of each semester. Course requirements are shown in Appendix I, table I-1, curriculum for agricultural engineering. The curriculum is discussed in sections B.4 and B.8, along with rules for options and electives. Routine items include substitution of one engineering course for a similar required engineering course, and acceptance of transfer courses closely matching required courses. Prior to graduation, an ISU Graduation Evaluator checks to make sure that every stated degree requirement is met.