Advising and Departmental Forms
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Departmental Advising
Advising plays an important part in shaping your graduate studies and your career. Whether the question is about a particular course, or a university rule, or a choice in your career path, talking to an advisor in the department can save time and ensure that you are headed in the right direction. There are several people in the department available for you to consult:
Faculty Advisor
A member of the faculty can provide valuable advice about courses in the department, overall curriculum requirements, and career issues. You are assigned a faculty advisor when you are accepted into one or the department’s graduate programs. This assignment is based upon our understanding of your academic interests (after reading your application) and the appropriate match with a member of the faculty who has similar interests. However, should your academic interests change and it is appropriate to switch to another faculty advisor, please speak with your proposed new advisor and have him or her contact the Graduate Administrative Coordinator.
Graduate Program Director
Professor Ronald Hedlund, the Graduate Director in the department, oversees many aspects of the Political Science graduate programs. He can be consulted on general program issues as well as your progress in the graduate curriculum and university-level matters.
Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Lyle Ring, the graduate administrative coordinator, is responsible for many aspects of the day-to-day operation of our graduate programs. He is available during regular business hours and can be consulted on various administrative issues related to your graduate studies.
Forms and Applications
The following is a list with links to printable pdf files or other web pages with forms that you may need while completing your graduate studies in the Department of Political Science.Departmental Forms
Graduate Student Petition Form: This form must be completed to petition the department for possible exceptions to course requirements, taking courses outside the department, and other requests for special consideration.
Conference Participation Fund Application: The Department of Political Science encourages graduate students, particularly doctoral students, to attend and participate in professional conferences related to the discipline and their area of interest. Financial support for such activities is limited, but the department will try to provide at least partial funding for travel-related expenses.
Petition for Advanced Standing for PhD in Political Science: This form is specifically for entering PhD students who have received a Masters degree or who have taken Graduate level courses that they want to possibly have count toward their PhD in Political Science at Northeastern.
Placement File Directions: This is information on how to request,create, and maintatin a file of confidential recommendations with the department for use in pursuing employment and other opportunities.
Placementfile.pdfGraduate School of Arts and Sciences
You'll be able to find or link to several forms and applications including those required for admissions purposes and leaves of absenses, at http://www.neu.edu/cas/graduate/forms.html..
Registrar Forms
If you need any forms related to course registration or transcript requests you can find them at http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/forms.html.