If you find what appears to be the perfect candidate, but he or she does not have a doctoral degree, speak with your core faculty advisor. Many students choose to work with two mentors, one of which has a doctoral degree. This is especially true for those students planning a cross-disciplinary study, or a study in a relatively new or innovative academic area. Many students use the Field Faculty Manual as a recruiting tool. We think it best that you have secured a field faculty advisor before enrollment, but it is not a qualifying requirement for enrollment.
Some students choose to delay enrolling until they have a field faculty advisor on board.
If this is also your choice, please let your coordinator know. If this arrangement is agreeable with all parties, your core faculty advisor will send an approval form to the main office and an information packet containing a contract will be sent to your field faculty advisor. If the proposed study calls for more than one field faculty advisor, the honorarium is divided in an agreed-upon percentage. This honorarium payment is made at the end of each successfully completed term, but only upon approval of the student's final study plan. Program policy prohibits the supplemental payment of fees by the student to the field faculty advisor.