It is the responsibility of each student, not the advisor, to initiate and maintain communication with the primary advisor and to schedule and maintain appointments. The primary advisor will provide content and grammatical editing on the drafts. Secondary advisors will provide suggestions for the revisions and will be available during office hours for meetings with students as they construct the prospectus, first, and final drafts and the presentation. The primary advisor's evaluation of the final draft of the thesis is also the culmination of this advising process throughout the term. It is the responsibility of each student, not the advisor, to initiate and maintain communication with the secondary advisor and to schedule and maintain appointments.
Secondary advisors provide expertise concerning the general material and themes of the paper.
The secondary advisor will not have the primary responsibility for grammatical editing on the drafts but will comment as necessary. Students are responsible for following the deadlines for assignments as outlined in the schedule below. The primary and secondary advisors will each provide the instructor of the course a numerical score reflecting their evaluation of the student's achievements in revision, research, writing and presentation. The success of this course depends on strong, professional relationships among students and among students and faculty advisors. Primary and secondary advisors agree to participate in this process as a service to the department and to students.