DNP Students: Student Advisement - Faculty Academic Advisors

DNP Students: Student Advisement - Faculty Academic Advisors
All incoming doctoral students are assigned to a graduate faculty member for individual program advising and mentoring. Faculty advisors are selected from a list of faculty members who are available for advising entering doctoral students and are assigned by Academic Services staff, who try to match scholarly interests of student and faculty. Within the first month of matriculation in the DNP program, it is recommended that the student make an appointment with his/her faculty advisor to begin to develop the student's program of study. Most School of Nursing faculty have nine-month appointments, and may or may not be on campus for advising in Summer Quarter. Faculty who serve in the capacity of advisor may or may not become a part of the student's supervisory committee, either as the chair or as a member.

Role of the Faculty Advisor

Serves as the student's academic program advisor until a Chair of the Supervisory Committee has been selected by the student and appointed;

Serves as a mentor and engages in discussions with the student that help clarify professional goals, university academic experiences, and curriculum plans;

Discusses potential faculty who may be appropriate guides for the student's program of study and eventual capstone project;

With the student, plans the student's tentative program of study, including referring students as needed to the policy for petitioning for previous course work equivalency;

Reviews course selections each quarter, before the student registers for the coming quarter; and

Submits a note to the student's file in Academic Services following each advising session, including the date, description of the conference, comments, and signature.

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