IMMUN-MS - Immunology (MS)

The Immunology Program is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. This includes first-year advising by the program director and ongoing advising with the research mentor in subsequent years. When most effective, this advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by the advisor and the advisee. The Individual Development Plan (IDP) must be completed by the advisor and advisee annually and entails an extensive interactive written and personal assessment of trainee goals, accomplishments, coursework, and areas for development. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Faculty advisors guide students in critical areas such as selecting courses, designing and conducting research, developing teaching pedagogy, navigating policies and degree requirements, and exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways.

In addition, the advising process includes guidelines and expectations for graduate student professional conduct, which prepares the student to be responsible members of professional communities.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.

See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising.