T. Academic Advising Process

* Final course grades will not be held for PhD students who do not complete a course evaluation; however, each student is strongly encouraged to complete course and teacher evaluations as a professional responsibility to improve teaching effectiveness and overall program quality.

Academic Advising Process Approved by Faculty Assembly on 7/8/21

The role of the academic advisor, a faculty member in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing , is to inform and guide students regarding their program of study and achievement of educational standards and programmatic outcomes. All students are assigned a/an academic advisor(s) at the time of matriculation into their academic program. Students are encouraged to seek advice from their advisor(s) for any course or program-related concerns at any time while in the program. Students should use the Advising Portal in PeopleSoft to track their degree pathway process.

Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor at any time during the program and should frequently check the Advising Portal for accuracy. Students are responsible for the tracking of their academic progress each semester.

Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) Student Advising

Pre-licensure students are assigned a Graduate Entry Pathway faculty advisor while they are taking pre-licensure courses. Individual advising occurs once during Fall and Spring semester, and as needed throughout the academic year. During the fall semester of year 2, a faculty member who teaches in the track the student has chosen to study will assume the role of Academic Advisor.

DNP & Master’s Student Advising

DNP and Master’s students are assigned an academic advisor upon matriculation who will follow the student’s progression through the program using the Advising Portal in PeopleSoft.

All DNP students will also have a scholarly faculty advisor to guide the scholarly project. The faculty scholarly advisor is assigned for each student prior to enrollment in the DNP Scholarly Prospectus Course. Students meet at varied intervals with their scholarly advisor during the development, implementation and evaluation phases of the project.

Group and individual advising sessions are utilized within the DNP & Master’s programs.

Group Advising Sessions

• Advisors meet with students each semester. Students may set up a time to meet with their advisor for an individual advising session. • Group advising sessions occur prior to course registration in the Fall and Spring semesters. General information is provided to all students by the Track Coordinators, Program Directors, and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.

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