Graduate Council Records

The Vice Provost and the Graduate Council are charged with reviewing, formulating, and implementing policy concerning graduate education. Council membership includes the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, all of the academic deans from units with graduate programs, an elected faculty representative from each division, two elected representatives from the Faculty Senate, and one representative of the Graduate Student Association. Administrators such as the Registrar, the Dean of the Library, the Vice Chancellor for University Technology Services, the Chair of the Undergraduate Council, the Associate Provost for Multicultural Excellence, or the Vice Provost for Internationalization shall be permitted to participate in the Committee's proceedings as voting members whenever any business is transacted that touches upon their responsibilities. The Graduate Council oversees the configuration of graduate degree and certificate programs, monitors the degree to which these programs further the University's mission and avoid unwarranted duplication, and establishes, monitors, and maintains academic standards across the graduate curricula. The Council formulates policies including, but not limited to, the structure and quality of the graduate curricula, procedures concerning graduate student appeals, and policies governing the initiation and termination of graduate degree programs.