Faculty Support - Advising

Advising Support

The Degree Forms and Milestones page is a central resource for forms including Proposed Program of Study, Completed Program of Study, Dissertation forms, and Degree Eligibility. Be sure to check in with Department Administrators and the Academic Affairs Office for appropriate deadlines. 

Graduate Student Advising Resources can help graduate students better understand advising and shape a pathway to the completion of their degree. Includes a link to the college’s Graduate Student Handbook. 

Graduate Faculty Status allows instructors to be appointed as one-time, regular, or teaching members of the faculty. Please bring all Graduate Faculty Status forms to the Academic Affairs Office to be signed by the Graduate Program Director. 

University Academic Regulations is an annual publication of the Office of the Provost outlining the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to academic work of students at the university. 

Navigate is UMass Amherst’s undergraduate student success system. It offers student appointment scheduling (including 2-way calendar integration for faculty/staff), proactive appointment-based outreach, event check-in, tracking of student interactions/documenting student interactions, reporting and analytics, early alert and referral pathways, and more.