The Graduate Studies Committee & the Graduate Advisor of the Department of Communication Studies

The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) includes all assistant, associate, and full professors who are active in the program. Committee members review applicants' credentials, make admissions recommendations, and serve on master's thesis/report and doctoral dissertation committees. In addition, each students progress is reviewed annually by the GSC, and students' work programs and thesis/dissertation proposals are subject to the GSC's approval.

Duties of the Graduate Advisor

1. Represents the Vice President, Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Studies Committee in all matters pertaining to the advising of graduate students taking major coursework in Communication Studies
2. Refers students to the Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies for exceptions requiring their action.
3. Acts as the representative of the Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies in all matters that may be assigned.
4. Provides information to those who inquire about graduate programs in Communication Studies.
5. Assists the graduate faculty in selecting students for admission.
6. Provides students and faculty with information about the policies and procedures of The University, Graduate School, and Departments that govern graduate programs.
7. Counsels students who are having academic problems.
8. Chairs Graduate Studies Committee.

Dana Cloud, Ph.D.

Graduate Advisor &
Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee
email: dcloud@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-1947
CMA 7.138B

Duties of the Graduate Coordinator

1. Provides information to those who inquire about graduate programs in Communication Studies.
2. Assists students in applying for admission.
3. Assists the graduate faculty in selecting students for admission.
4. Assists in the supervision of orientation and registration of graduate students.
5. Checks registration on each graduate student and acts on adds, drops, and section changes.
6. Maintains a record of each student's work of previous degrees, as well as copies of registration and grades in work done at The University of Texas at Austin
7. Informs current and prospective students about graduate work and refers students in appropriate instances to other faculty members for advice.
8. Assists students in applying for financial aid: fellowships, research, professional development awards, etc.
9. Provides students and faculty with information about the policies and procedures of The University, Graduate School, and Departments that govern graduate programs.
10. Counsels students who are having academic problems.
11. Assists the graduate faculty in its annual evaluation of students.
12. Reports periodically to the Graduate Dean and the graduate faculty of the Department about graduate programs, their size, the academic characteristics of the students, etc.

Aida González, M.Ed.

Graduate Program Coordinator
Email: aida.gonzalez@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-1942
CMA 7.110