No faculty member is required to accept more students than he or she believes can be handled successfully and the department does not guarantee that a faculty member will be available to serve as an advisor. Each student should plan well in advance to enable him or her to find an acceptable advisor. The student, in conference with the advisor and the graduate committee, plans a program of study. Except in unusual circumstances, the program should conform to the Program Guidelines for the degree sought. This program must be approved by the head of the department and filed with the College of Graduate Studies.
Relevant forms are available electronically via the internet.
M.S. graduate programs and doctoral graduate programs must be filed during the second semester in the program. The filed program lists all major, minor, and supporting courses, and the proposed thesis title, if appropriate. Declaring a minor is optional and supporting courses are required for Ph.D. degrees only. Signatures of the committee members and of the head of the department are required prior to filing the program with the College of Graduate Studies. The program must be approved by the graduate dean.