Once a year, CEOAS conducts a review of student progress. The progress report provides an opportunity to ensure that the student-major professor relationship is healthy, that you are progressing toward completion, and that any unusual or sensitive issues can be identified and resolved. Contents of the progress reports are made available to both responding graduate student and their major professor. If you have issues that you are uncomfortable writing about in this context, please bring them to the attention of Graduate Student Services staff.
The goals of the progress report are 1) to ensure that students and faculty meet once a year to review expectations and accomplishments; 2) to provide an opportunity to identify students who may be struggling; and, 3) to provide Student Services with pertinent information to market the program, catalog student accomplishments, and maintain accurate support and academic student records. The Graduate Progress Report form student version includes an event-list of degree progress.
General outline of Spring Progress Reports process:
The Graduate Progress Report, student version, includes an event-list of degree progress.
- the graduate student's activities and accomplishments during the past year;
- anticipated results of current research and/or conferences;
- future plans/career interests;
- summer plans and contact information;
- an update on current status in program;
- an update on your project/thesis and funding; and,
- notice of any impediments to progress and success
Copies of student/advisor paired responses will be sent to the grad and advisor after the close date.
Additionally, the faculty- and student-written assessments are given to the discipline representative on the Graduate Admission Committee (GAC), who will collect and create a discipline report. The discipline report provides a summary of the student's status. The GAC representative will send copies of the faculty-written student assessment and the student progress report to Student Services.