<p>Do professors that work in extension normally take on grad students? I would like to contact some extension professors but I am not confident in whether they mentor graduate students.</p>
<p>Any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>That depends entirely on what you mean by “take on”. Extension professors are usually working professionals who do not conduct academic research through a university and who do not have assistantships to award. As such, they may be willing to offer you career or academic guidance, but they will not generally be willing or able to supervise your academic research (if any). Most extension programs are coursework only, so really there would be no need to contact them other than for your own edification anyway.</p>
<p>By an extension professor, do you mean an adjunct - like a part-time professor? In that case, no. Most of the time your program won’t allow you to take on an adjunct - there are certain rules regarding who can be your primary advisor.</p>
<p>Sometimes Extension means full time university employees who work in, for example, a field station. These kinds of professors often do take on students. You don’t way what your major is so I can’t tell if this is the kind of professor you might mean.</p>
<p>Sometimes Extension means full time university employees who work in, for example, a field station. These kinds of professors often do take on students. You don’t way what your major is so I can’t tell if this is the kind of professor you might mean.</p>
<p>I am an Animal Science major so yes, that is what I’m talking about. Most of the Extension professors work directly with the industry; in addition to doing research.</p>
<p>If they are PhD’s, do research through the university, and have “professor” in their title, then they probably take on grad students.</p>
<p>^While I’d generally agree, we have a lot of clinical professors at my university who fit that description and don’t take on graduate students.</p>
<p>I did say “probably”!</p>