Contact your advisor for questions about registration, program progression, graduation requirements, and certification exams that you might plan to take. Course registration and obtaining signatures on forms such as the Program of Study and Final Approval of Thesis is the responsibility of the student; advisors and secretaries should not be requested to complete these tasks.

Temporary Academic Advisor
A temporary advisor is assigned by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies when students are admitted.

Major (Permanent) Advisor
The major advisor is the chairperson of a student's Independent Study or Faculty Advisory Committee (thesis or dissertation). Students are responsible for seeking out a faculty member with graduate status to serve as their major advisor. All students should obtain their major advisor in the first 12 months after admission to the College of Nursing Graduate Program. This excludes General Nursing students, who are assigned to the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies until they enter a specialization.

Faculty Advisory Committee for Thesis or Dissertation
This committee is responsible for program advisement and thesis or dissertation advisement, in accordance with policies established by the UND Graduate School (see Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog).
The College of Nursing has no residency requirement for the thesis option.

Procedure for Appointment of Faculty Committee or Major Advisor (New or Revision)

1. The student must complete and submit the "Advisor or Committee Appointment Request" form. This form is available through the Graduate School website at: http://www.und.edu/dept/grad/html/mastersforms.htm
2. The Associate Dean for Graduate Studies approves the appointment(s) and forwards the appointment to the Dean of the Graduate School.
3. The Dean of the Graduate School officially notifies the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, the Committee/Advisors, and the student of the results.
4. A copy of the appointment is placed in the student's file.