Department of Communication Studies
ANNUAL EVALUATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
This form is to be completed, reviewed, and signed by the student and his or her ARC.
PART ONE is to be completed and signed by the student who should submit it to his or her main advisor no
later than the last Friday in January. A current CV and any CMST 8000 or 9000 research agreements (made
with the advisor) should accompany the form.
PART TWO is to be completed by the main advisor who then forwards it to the other member of the
student’s ARC. S/he may add any comments s/he would like, sign and return it to the advisor who shares it
with the student, asking for his or her signature on Part Two. If any committee member deems any area of the
student’s work unsatisfactory, that member may call a meeting of the ARC to discuss the student’s progress.
Otherwise signatures of the committee members indicate their agreement with the evaluation. The advisor
must submit the form to the CMST Director of Graduate Studies no later than the first Friday in February.
Failure to submit the form on time will result in the revocation of the student’s assistantship.
PART ONE
Student’s name:
Area(s) of concentration:
Degree sought:
Semester you entered the program:
Current funding – e.g., assistantship, fellowship, self-employed, other:
Would you like to be considered for an assistantship for next year?
Name of your main advisor:
Name of the other CMST faculty member on your ARC:
What progress have you made towards the completion of your degree?
Please list any courses you have taken and the grades earned; any MA or PHD exams you have taken
and the results; any work you have completed (submitted, defended) on your thesis or dissertation.
If you registered for CMST 8000 or 9000 Research hours, attach and address the written agreements
you made with your advisor.