5.2.1 Thesis or Capstone Project Advisor Qualifications

(Approved April 13, 1994) (Amended January 25, 2012) (Amended June 11, 2014) (Amended September 16, 2015) (Amended November 14, 2018)

Naval Postgraduate School faculty holding the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor of the Practice, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Research Professor, Research Associate Professor, or Research Assistant Professor, equivalent military faculty and sponsored chairs covered by an active MOA, may serve as thesis or capstone project advisors if approved by the academic unit Chair who has cognizance of the degree. NPS staff, emeritus faculty, faculty of other academic institutions and members of Naval or other Department of Defense or U.S. Government laboratories with relevant expertise may serve as co-advisor with one of those listed above if approved by the Chair of the academic unit.