This study assessed the current standards utilized by U.S. universities and colleges to supervise theses and dissertations in health education professional preparation programs. Specifically, this study obtained information on guidelines delineating requirements of theses/dissertation committee composition, faculty characteristics required to serve on committees such as graduate faculty status, faculty rank, years of service, and publication record. Other issues addressed by this study included funding and publication expectations and training guidelines for faculty prior to serving on graduate student research committees in health education and promotion professional preparation programs. This study is noteworthy because there are no published studies documenting guidelines or current practices of graduate student research supervision by faculty in health promotion and education professional preparation programs. Documenting current standards and guidelines for such supervision adds to the existing body of knowledge and helps professional development programs gauge their practices against the national sample. Results from this study are forthcoming as the study is still in progress. The findings from this study are expected to result in increased rigorousness among graduate programs in this field. Learner objectives: 1) The participant will be able to describe the current standards utilized by U.S. universities and colleges to supervise theses and dissertations in health education professional preparation programs, 2) The participant will be able to discuss the guidelines delineating requirements of theses/dissertation committee composition, faculty characteristics required to serve on committees such as graduate faculty status, faculty rank, years of service, and publication record, 3) The participant will be able to describe funding or publication expectations of graduate students who complete thesis or dissertation research, and 4) The participant will be able to describe training guidelines for faculty prior to serving on graduate student research committees in health education and promotion professional preparation programs.Keyword(s): health education college/univ, professional preparation, research