Advising is primarily the responsibility of the student's departmental representative on the committee. Students associated with GTTL receive the Graduate Certificate upon completing the program's requirements and obtain their degrees through cooperating academic units. GTTL prepares students for careers in international trade, transportation, and logistics by offering a comprehensive program encompassing selected courses from heretofore separate disciplines. Those students completing the option receive an appropriate notation on their transcript. In addition, a Letter of Achievement is given, signed by the head of the student's academic unit and the Dean of the Graduate School.
Students select electives from a continually updated list prepared by a curriculum committee.
At least one elective must come from outside the home department to reinforce the interdisciplinary aspects of the option. A substitution policy developed by the committee assures that an appropriate mix of electives can be found for each student. For more information, see the Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies homepage. See also the Course Catalog for course descriptions.