• Introduction to WPI
• Section 1: The WPI Plan
  • WPI Degree Requirements
  • Major Areas of Study
  • Professionally Accredited Programs
  • Academic Advising
  • Degree Options
  • Projects
  • The Major Qualifying Project (MQP)
  • The Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)
  • Global Perspective Program
  • Humanities and Arts Requirement
  • The Social Science Requirement
• Section 2: Department and Program Descriptions
• Section 3: Course Descriptions
• Section 4: Academic Policies and Procedures
• Section 5: Resources and Special Programs
• Section 6: Career Development & Graduate School
• Section 7: Admission, Expenses, Financial Aid & Housing
• Section 8: Trustees, Administration & Faculty
• Supplement
• Search

Academic Advising

WPI’s advising program is based on a cooperative and understanding relationship between the students and advisors. Under the WPI Plan, students have the final responsibility for designing their own educational experience at WPI which includes understanding all their degree requirements and making sure all those requirements have been satisfied for graduation. The role of the faculty advisor is to help his/her advisees design a program of study which reflects the students’ interests and professional goals. While advisors are willing to suggest specific programs of study, they will not insist that students follow a particular path. Advisors also help students choose among academic alternatives, help them interpret catalogs requirements and review degree audits and grade reports with them. Students are expected to understand these documents and their implications for academic progress and act accordingly. Therefore it is critical that students take the initiative to consult regularly with their academic advisors.

For more information about advising, contact Dale Snyder, Director of Academic Advising, at 508-831-5381.

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