For Graduate Students pursuing Performance degrees, the academic advisor is normally the major studio teacher. If the major studio teacher is adjunct faculty, a full-time faculty member in the area may be assigned as academic advisor. For Graduate Students pursuing Music Education degrees, the academic advisor is a full-time member of the music education faculty. The student and the faculty advisor together submit a list of requested faculty for the student's Master's Committee for approval by the Director of the Petrie School of Music.