Cooperation Between Departments in Directing Graduate
Research
(Revised by the Graduate Council, April 19, 2017)
(Approved by Dr. Jennifer Martin, Interim Provost, April 25, 2017)
Graduate Students accepted to a specific program (program
department) may occasionally wish to pursue research under the
guidance of a professor in a different administrative unit (host
department). These guidelines are recommended to facilitate
cooperation in such instances.
• Faculty qualifications:
The department chair of the program department shall be given
access to the credentials of the faculty member in the host
department. The chair will have the right to deny permission for
cooperation.
• Impact on the host department:
The chair of the host department should be contacted about the
planned arrangement. The following issues should be
considered:
• Impact on the workload of the faculty member in the host
department:
If the chair determines that the request will impair the
ability of the faculty member to fulfill his/her primary
duties to the department, he/she may deny the request.
• Impact on credit hour generation:
Because the departments are evaluated for productivity by
credit hour production, the student shall sign up for
research credit(s) in the host department with the
respective professor.
• Budgetary considerations:
If the student needs consumable supplies that are bought
through university allocations, the program department
assumes the expenditure. Students working on projects
