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ADVISERS
As new students are admitted to the master of
arts program, the Director of Graduate Studies assigns them temporary
advisers. If the faculty member or the student later thinks reassignment
is advisable, the Director of Graduate Studies can facilitate a
change.
The adviser helps the student establish and carry
out a program of study. No later than the second semester of study
the student will prepare and submit to the Graduate School the M-1
form, "Program of Study for the Master's Degree." After
completion of the MA Final Examination the adviser will prepare
the M-3 form, "Report of the Master's Examining Committee."
As new students are admitted to the doctoral program,
the Director of Graduate Studies assigns each to a faculty adviser,
who will assist the new student with registration for the first
semester. The Director of Graduate Studies schedules the Diagnostic
Examination during the first semester of doctoral course work, and
reports the results on the D-1, "Qualifying Process/Confirmation
of Advisor" form. The adviser will help the student to plan
a program of study and choose a Doctoral Program Committee, using
Form D-2, "Doctoral Program Committee."
The student is responsible for preparing typewritten
copies of a trial plan of study. The adviser will schedule a meeting
of the committee to review the program, after which the approved
plan of study and the D-3 form, "Doctoral Program of Study,"
will be sent to the Graduate School.
The program adviser guides the student through
each step of the program, assisting with paper work if the plan
needs to be modified slightly or recalling the doctoral committee
should the plan need more thorough revision. The program adviser
may or may not become the dissertation adviser.
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP AND INFORMATION
Graduate students are responsible for understanding
departmental procedures and Graduate School regulations. Study carefully
the Catalog of the Graduate School on such matters as deadlines,
grading, candidacy, and graduation requirements. When in need of
information or advice about some aspect of your work at MU, please
ask the appropriate person for help.
Ask the chair of the department about assistantship appointments
and stipends, teaching assignments, and other assistantship duties.
Ask the course director about textbooks, syllabi, and other concerns
related to the classes you teach and the students in them.
Ask your adviser about what courses to take, what steps are involved
in admission to candidacy, and how to schedule comprehensive examinations.
The Department of Theatre maintains and periodically updates a projection
of courses to be offered in coming years. Graduate students should
be aware of the long-range implications of their immediate enrollment
decisions.
Ask the instructors whose courses you are taking about your work
in those courses.
When in doubt about the appropriate person to consult, please see
the chair.
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