All students, except visiting students, admitted to the Rutgers School of Public Health are assigned an adviser. The degree program dictates the structure of a student's academic advising. Regardless of degree program, each student should meet with their adviser throughout the school year, but at least before the beginning of each semester to discuss and have their registration approved, as well as receive their registration pin number in order to be permitted to register.

Upon admission to a Certificate program, each student is assigned to an adviser, to whom questions regarding academic program, registration procedures, and related concerns should be addressed.

Upon admission to the MPH program, each student is assigned to an academic support counselor, to whom questions regarding academic program, registration procedures, and related concerns should be addressed. MPH students will also be assigned to a practicum faculty advisor who will counsel the student on academic and research matters including developing an applied practice experience and a practicum capstone research topic.

Upon admission to the MS program, each student is assigned to a faculty adviser, to whom questions regarding academic program, registration procedures, and related concerns should be addressed. The adviser will counsel the student on academic and research matters including developing a proposed curriculum and capstone / research topic.

Upon admission to the doctoral program, each student is notified of their faculty adviser. A student may change advisers with the approval of the executive director for doctoral studies. It is the responsibility of the student to seek continued advisement in planning and implementing their program. The adviser will counsel the student on academic and research matters including developing an individual development plan (IDP), developing a proposed curriculum, the doctoral qualifying exam, and proposing a thesis research committee.

If and when a student believes that concerns have not been adequately addressed with the faculty adviser, a conference with the department chair/concentration director is the appropriate next step.