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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">The selection of a major professor varies by academic program. In pharmacy and biology, the major professor selects students from an applicant pool based on research interests. In education and some other areas, thesis-based
students choose their major professors. If the student is unable to find or be accepted by a major professor, the Graduate coordinator assists the student in finding a good match and advocates for the student. Non-thesis students are assigned advisers by
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Each program has the flexibility to choose the method that works most effectively for them. </span></span><br>
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Hello everyone:<br>
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I would like to learn more about the mechanisms by which graduate<br>
students (mainly doctoral but thesis students in masters programs too)<br>
select their research advisors and advisory committees at your<br>
institutions. I understand that various departments/programs have their<br>
own policies or mechanisms but does the Graduate School have anything to<br>
say on the matter?<br>
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Our current policy states that the Graduate School will appoint the<br>
advisor and committee. As you know, in practice, the selection takes<br>
place by mutual consent and conversations and the Graduate School is<br>
involved only in rubber-stamping the selection (as long as no alarms go<br>
off). Do any of you have policies in place that acknowledge this<br>
reality, and perhaps even put some burden of choosing a major advisor on<br>
the student? If you have a Grad School or departmental policy that<br>
suggests that the burden is on the student, at least to some extent, I<br>
am very interested in learning more.<br>
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Looking forward to the great feedback, as always.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<br>
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing<br>
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<br>
P. O. Box 7923<br>
Louisiana Tech University<br>
Ruston, LA 71272, USA<br>
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318-257-4304<br>
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