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The system of advising in the NSA department includes the Educational Technician (EdTech), a set of Regional Coordinators, and the Academic Associates.
The EdTech assists students with the procedural and technical side of course selection and administration (paperwork, official forms, selecting classes in the scheduling system, leave and extension forms, etc). When students arrive, they meet with the NSA EdTech, who provides an orientation that reviews the NSA and NPS requirements, explains the scheduling system, and provides students with their initial plan of study.
For curriculum-specific, substantive matters, Regional Coordinators constitute the first line of advising for regional studies students. They provide advice on designing a course of study that meets both student needs and NSA program requirements; advice on thesis topics and selection of thesis advisors, and general program counseling. There are seven Regional Coordinators, one for each of the sub-fields in the regional studies program: Middle East, South Asia, Africa, Europe, Russia/Eurasia, East Asia and Western Hemisphere.
The Academic Associates are the approval authorities for all student schedules, course selections, course substitutions and validations, and thesis proposals. All variations from the standard course curriculum will be reviewed and approved by an Academic Associate, in conjunction with a Regional Coordinator.
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The Academic Associates and Program Directors are:
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