IMMUN-PHD - Immunology (PhD)

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 both the adviser and the advisee. The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is required to be completed by the adviser 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 adviser and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Faculty advisers guide students in key areas such as selecting courses, designing and conducting research, developing of 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.

For a statement of University policy on graduate advising, see the Graduate Advising section of this bulletin.