The director of graduate studies and Theatre Graduate Program monitor the annual reviews of all graduate students. It is the responsibility, however, of faculty advisors to conduct annual reviews. The graduate faculty members in turn, consider these annual evaluations in order to determine that students are making reasonable progress within their courses of study. A student who does not maintain reasonable progress towards the degree or does not fulfill other Graduate School and departmental requirements may be denied funding support and/or denied further registration in the program. Graduate program and Graduate School procedures apply in all cases. For more information, please reference the Department of Theatre Graduate Handbook.

The Graduate Annual Review Form is completed by both the graduate student and the advisor. The graduate student should complete Part One of the form and submit to their advisor by February 1. The advisor completes the remainder of the form and submits a signed copy to the area head and director of graduate studies following a meeting between the graduate student and the advisor. 

If the student has a graduate associate assignment, this review should include the annual evaluation from each faculty supervisor who oversees the student's work during the academic year. The review guides decisions for or against renewal of a graduate associate appointment for the following academic year. It also serves as one factor in recommendations for appropriate assignments.