Upon formal acceptance into the department, an advisor and supervisory committee is assigned to each student. The purpose of the advisor is to help a student understand program requirements, designing appropriate experiences consistent with the individual's background and level of expertise, and provide supervision and feedback as the student completes the creative project or thesis.

Master's degree students must have a three-member supervisory committee. The membership of the committee is assigned at the time of the student's admission to the program.

For the M.S. degree, the committee must consist of two members from the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation and one member from another department in the university. The chairperson must be from the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation. For the M.Ed. degree, all three members may be from the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation; however, one member of the committee may be from another university department.

If a change in the membership of the committee is desired, a new Supervisory Committee Approval form is required. Contact Kris Wengreen for more information. Committee members are not to be changed within six weeks of the final defense.