Are faculty contact/advisor and Graduate Program Coordinator/Director both the same?
Students are notified of their faculty contact/advisor at the time of admission. This faculty contact is assigned by the department itself, based in part on a students academic program/research interests. It is possible that faculty-contact is the same person as the Graduate Program Coordinator/Director; or it may be a different faculty member in the department. Regardless of who the students faculty-contact within the department is, most administrative matters of academic nature need clearance/signature also from the Graduate Program Coordinator/Director and the Graduate School.
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