Major Advisor Orientation

We are very pleased that you that you have become a Major Advisor for a student in WCIU’s Ph.D. program. We have compiled the documents below to help orient you to WCIU and your role with us. Please do not hesitate to contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 626-398-2114 if you have any questions or concerns.

1. Dear Major Advisor

2. Articles for orientation to WCIU

a. WCIU Core Description
b. Virtual Faculty Discussion about International Development
c. WCF Booklet (the historical/biblical foundation upon which all our degree programs build)
d. Shalom article (by Beth Snodderly)
e. Future of Evangelicals (by Ralph D. Winter)

3. Advisor Information

a. PhD Portion of Catalog
b. A Road Map for Major Advisors and Committee Members
c. PhD Program Objectives
d. PhD Quality Assurance
e. Role of Mentor in Doctoral Education

4. Elements of Program

a. PhD_Program_Flow_Chart.pdf
b. Sample of Student Checklist
c. Introduction to the Doctoral Learning Contract
d. Doctoral Learning Contract
e. Guidelines for writing Individualized Courses
f. Individualized Course Outline Form
g. Sample Individualized Course Outline
h. Rubric for assessing course outlines
i. Research Paper rubric
j. Dissertation Guidelines
k. Dissertation Template
l. Dissertation assessment form
m. Help for writing and presenting a dissertation.