| | Faculty Advising
Each student with the MPH program will be assigned a Faculty
Advisor during their tenure in the program. The following rules apply to the faculty-student
assignment:
- Whenever
possible, that advisor will be a faculty member in the student’s
concentration
- Student
may change advisors at any time with the consent of the Director of the Graduate
Program in Public Health
- Students
who change their concentration will be assigned, or may select, a Faculty
Advisor in the new concentration
What is the purpose of
the meeting?
- Discuss
students’ progress through the program & assess growth
- Provide
guidance with independent study and practicum projects
- Discuss
the students’ expectations for the future and acts as a touchstone if the
student is having problems
Faculty Advising Expectations
- Two mandatory meetings take place at the end of
the Fall and Spring semesters
- Can be conducted in person or by phone,
whichever is preferred by both the student and Faculty Advisor
- Students will be contacted by the Program to
schedule an appointment with their Faculty Advisor
- At other times, students should contact their
Faculty Advisor directly to make appointments
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