3.02 Academic Progress and Review Board for the Master’s Programs

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3.02 Academic Progress and Review Board for the Master’s Programs

The Academic Progress and Review Board for the Master’s Programs (APRB) is a subcommittee of the HMS Committee on Governance and Oversight of Master’s Degree Programs (the Governance committee) chaired by the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education. The charge to the APRB is to provide periodic review of student academic progress and to hear and adjudicate both progress and conduct issues.  The APRB reviews student performance to ensure that each HMS student meets HMS's standards of professional conduct and responsibility and the requirements for graduation. University counsel and HMS Advising Resources faculty also may consult to the APRB.

Membership

The members of the Governance Committee are: • Dean for Graduate Education (Co-Chair) • Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education (Co-Chair) • Program directors, or their approved designees, of all programs; • Master’s designee of the registrar’s office • Designee of the Office of Financial Aid The members of the APRB are: • Dean for Graduate Education (Co-Chair) • Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education (Co-Chair) • Program directors, or their approved designees, of all programs; • Director of Administration and Student Affairs (ex officio) • Master’s designee of the registrar’s office (ex officio) The APRB will determine whether a conflict of interest would preclude any member from participating in discussion or decision-making.

The APRB considers all difficulties that arise with students’ performance and/or conduct during the course of their Master’s degree programs.  The APRB ordinarily will consider employing various mechanisms to remediate difficulties and foster development which include, but are not limited to, mentoring, counseling and/or tutoring; allowing time for reflection; requesting written documents; and providing opportunities for demonstration of improvement in performance and/or conduct. A variety of