All students are initially advised by the Director of Graduate Studies. Students then receive other advisors to support them in a variety of ways during their graduate education. The Director of Graduate Studies continues to be available for consultation throughout the program.

After the first semester, students will meet with their Research Advisor to select courses. Students will chose their Research Advisor after learning about faculty research interests in PHC 588, Faculty Research Seminar – an orientation class offered in the fall semester.

All new PhD students are required to arrange a one-on-one meeting with at least five departmental faculty and discuss their research interests. At least two of the meetings should be with Assistant Professors in the Department. Students are free to make arrangements for rotations with individual faculty, if desired. The conditions of the rotations of will be determined by the individual professor.

Students in the MS program have Project Committees. The MS Project Committee is comprised of at least one faculty member (regular, adjunct, or research faculty) in addition to the student’s research advisor. Students should seek an informal meeting with their MS Project Committee members every six months to review progress.

All PhD and PharmD/PhD students are required to submit an Annual Progress report. The deadline for submitting the report is February 15th.