Introducing GradPath

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the launch of GradPath, a new application designed to facilitate annual academic progress evaluation for doctoral students. Gradpath seeks to promote student-advisor engagement and includes student self-assessment and advisor feedback components.

How it works

The annual evaluation process starts with the doctoral student completing a self-assessment of the academic progress during the evaluation period in the Gradpath system.

The system will import key academic information for each student to include—academic program, GPA, courses taken, grades, milestones, and other important academic data. GradPath will allow students to add additional information and accomplishments regarding their papers, presentations, teaching, and research activities. Students can also include TA/RA appointments, awards, professional development, and other activities for review by their academic advisor.

Once the student submits the self-assessment, the evaluation is routed to the student’s advisor for review and feedback. The Advisor will assess the student’s progress as “meet expectations, exceed expectations, and does not meet expectations.” The advisor also has the opportunity to identify areas of strength and improvement for each student and establish milestones for the upcoming academic year. 

Advisors are encouraged to conduct an in-person evaluation with the student to discuss and review as part of the overall annual academic progress evaluation as well.  

For students

In addition to the advisor evaluation of students, Gradpath includes an optional feedback section where the student can provide feedback regarding the quality and frequency of advising/mentorship received from their academic advisor. The student has the option to route this to the Dean of Graduate School, DGP, and/or their advisor. 

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Explore Gradpath

For Students

GradPath provides you an opportunity to share your academic achievements, progress and milestones accomplished during the academic year. You will also receive feedback, set goals, and milestones for the upcoming year to enable steady progress towards timely completion of your doctoral program.    

For Faculty

GradPath facilitates seamless student evaluations and assessments, giving us the data we need to continue elevating the quality of our graduate offerings.

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We encourage all students and faculty to explore the platform and experience firsthand how it enhances accessibility and usability.