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Thesis Advisor
- It is the primary responsibility of the M.S. candidate to select a Thesis Advisor. The selection of the Thesis Advisor should be made by the end of the first semester. A student who wishes to have a particular faculty member serve as his/her Thesis Advisor should inform the Graduate Program Director as to his/her preference. If the candidate desires, (s)he can state his/her choice on the graduate school application.
- The candidate's selection for Thesis Advisor must be approved by the Graduate Operations Committee. All individuals serving as Thesis Advisors must be members of the Graduate Faculty of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (which includes five college faculty), and members of the PB Program.
- Should a candidate's educational objectives change, that individual may make a written request to the Graduate Operations Committee for reassignment to another Thesis Advisor.