Students may appeal the outcome of formal evaluations that they believe inaccurately reflect their progress or are due to unreasonable expectations. Mechanisms for such appeals should be established in all departments and must be communicated to all students. Students shall be given a fair opportunity to correct deficiencies in their performance once informed of them. Any intent to terminate a student's degree candidacy for academic reasons must be preceded by at least one semester's advance notice, specifying reasonable goals which must be achieved to avoid termination of candidacy. Professional Development and Career Choice 1.
Graduate students have the right to pursue their chosen career path.
Indeed, faculty should help to create awareness of the different career options available to students after graduation, including non-academic careers. Attendance at conferences and symposia, publications, and fellowships are critical to the professional development of graduate students as researchers and scholars. Whenever possible, faculty should assist students in these endeavors, such as by informing students of opportunities, assisting in the preparation of presentations and papers, and providing funding for participation by their students. It should be noted that student participation in university governance is not only desirable because graduate students are a part of the academic community, but is also beneficial in preparing graduate students who may later participate in university and department administration as faculty members themselves. Apart from the student-advisor relationship, the structure of the graduate program is perhaps the most important influence on the quality of education a student receives at Harvard.