At the time of formation of the advisory committee the provisional advisor can continue as the student s official faculty advisor, or a new advisor can be assigned, in accordance with the student s defined areas of interest. As part of the approval process, there will be consultation between these individuals and the advisor. A form for proposal of graduate committees is available from the departmental graduate secretary. Advisors and advisory committees assess students' academic interests and needs and help students devise a coherent plan of graduate study. The plan of study includes the selection of coursework as well as planning the areas for the M.A. or Ph.D. Comprehensive Examinations.
Graduate students meet formally with their advisors and advisory committees at least once per year.
Normally, such meetings occur between October 15 and February 15. The departmental faculty meets in late February to evaluate the academic standing of all departmental graduate students. Furthermore, Linguistics area faculty and Literature area faculty meet annually to review and discuss examination areas and reading lists for the M.A. and Ph.D. comprehensive examinations. Registration Maximum registration is 15 graduate s.h. for Fall or Spring and 8 graduate hours for Summer. Half-time assistants may register for not more than 12 s.h. in the regular semester or 6 s.h. in Summer.