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on_advising [2013/06/25 19:19] – updated to reflect that academic advisers now assigned from the start james_mcbrideon_advising [2013/06/25 19:44] – one more removal of instance of chair as first year adviser james_mcbride
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 The advising system breaks down as follows: The advising system breaks down as follows:
   * The **Mentor** is an older graduate student who provides advice to younger graduate students, from before they arrive in Berkeley until they pass their Prelims.   * The **Mentor** is an older graduate student who provides advice to younger graduate students, from before they arrive in Berkeley until they pass their Prelims.
-  * Each graduate student has an **Academic Adviser**, a faculty member who provides non-research advice. Student-specific Academic Advisers are now assigned at the beginning of students' first year, but these assignments can be changed at will.+  * Each graduate student has an **Academic Adviser**, a faculty member who provides non-research advice. Student-specific Academic Advisers are assigned before the beginning of students' first year, but these assignments can be changed at will.
   * Each class of BADgrads has a **Class Shepherd**, a faculty member who is responsible for tracking the progress of the students in that class throughout their graduate careers.   * Each class of BADgrads has a **Class Shepherd**, a faculty member who is responsible for tracking the progress of the students in that class throughout their graduate careers.
   * The **Mentor Masters** are BADgrads who manage the mentoring program for a year.   * The **Mentor Masters** are BADgrads who manage the mentoring program for a year.
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 ===== Academic Advisers ===== ===== Academic Advisers =====
  
-Every BADgrad has an Academic Adviser, a faculty member who is not the student's Research Adviser. Academic Advisers are assigned before a student even arrives in Berkeley. It is recommended that the assignment be based on a shared research interest, or on the possibility that the Academic Adviser play a complementary role to the Research Adviser in the student's education (e.g., an Academic Adviser who is a theorist can complement a Research Adviser who is an observer).+Every BADgrad has an Academic Adviser, a faculty member who is not the student's Research Adviser. Academic Advisers are assigned before a student arrives in Berkeley. It is recommended that the assignment be based on a shared research interest, or on the possibility that the Academic Adviser play a complementary role to the Research Adviser in the student's education (e.g., an Academic Adviser who is a theorist can complement a Research Adviser who is an observer).
  
 The assignment of Academic Adviser is //not permanent// and can be changed whenever the student so desires. If a particular pairing isn't turning out to be very helpful, there's no reason to continue with it! Seek out either your Class Shepherd, the Head Graduate Advisor, or the Department Chair for a new assignment. The assignment of Academic Adviser is //not permanent// and can be changed whenever the student so desires. If a particular pairing isn't turning out to be very helpful, there's no reason to continue with it! Seek out either your Class Shepherd, the Head Graduate Advisor, or the Department Chair for a new assignment.
  
-The Department Chair runs the introductory Astro 290A course in which all first-year students are required to enroll. Sessions of this class may be used as group advising sessions to help the Chair in her/his role as Academic Adviser to the first-years.+The Department Chair runs the introductory Astro 290A course in which all first-year students are required to enroll. Sessions of this class may be used as group advising sessions. 
  
 **Responsibilities**. (1) Students should meet with their Academic Advisers one-on-one at least once a semester. The content of these meetings is entirely open. It can include research progress; classes; job hunting strategy; and even---believe it or not---science! The Annual Progress Report can serve as a natural launching point for discussion for the Fall meeting. (2) Academic Advisers should help students meet the formal deadlines for their Prelim exam (which must be taken before the end of the second year) and Qualifying Exam (which must be taken before the end of the fourth year).  (3) The Academic Adviser may also be called upon to mediate specific problems with their Advisees---including problems in relations between the student and their Research Adviser. **Responsibilities**. (1) Students should meet with their Academic Advisers one-on-one at least once a semester. The content of these meetings is entirely open. It can include research progress; classes; job hunting strategy; and even---believe it or not---science! The Annual Progress Report can serve as a natural launching point for discussion for the Fall meeting. (2) Academic Advisers should help students meet the formal deadlines for their Prelim exam (which must be taken before the end of the second year) and Qualifying Exam (which must be taken before the end of the fourth year).  (3) The Academic Adviser may also be called upon to mediate specific problems with their Advisees---including problems in relations between the student and their Research Adviser.

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