Graduate Advising

If you are a prospective or entering graduate student, contact:

Dr. Herbert P. Norman, Jr., Graduate Program Coordinator
Urban & Regional Planning Program
101 UPLA Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1221
tel: 517/353.9054
e-mail: normanh@msu.edu

Incoming graduate MURP students should meet with the Graduate Program Coordinator upon arrival to campus. First year graduate students will be advised by the Graduate Program Coordinator to discuss such issues as course requirements, concentration area electives, etc. The Gradate Program Coordinator will assist graduate student to find an appropriate faculty advisor as soon as feasible during the first year, normally after the "concentration area" is chosen by the graduate student. At that point, the chosen faculty will become the graduate student's faculty advisor. The student should then schedule an appointment with the new faculty advisor to develop a "Plan of Study" that specifies which concentration are courses are to be taken and the Plan B or Thesis topic. The completed "Plan of Study" form is to be submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator. Subsequent changes to the Plan of Study must follow the same administrative procedure.

Graduate Teaching Assistants must meet with Dr. Norman regarding the agreement between MSU and the Graduate Employees Union (GEU).

Incoming Master of International Planning Studies (MIPS) students must meet with the Graduate Program Coordinator upon arrival to campus to discuss and choose courses for your 12 month plan of study.

Schedule an Advising Appointment with Dr. Norman

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