Committee on Graduate Programs

1.73.1

The Committee on Graduate Programs shall consist of six elected faculty members, the Associate Chair of the Faculty, two graduate student members, and the following ex officio voting members and/or their designees: the Vice Chancellor, the Vice President for Research, and the Registrar. The Chair of the Committee and the Vice Chancellor shall jointly appoint one departmental or program graduate administrator to the committee.

The Committee shall exercise general oversight of graduate educational programs and of graduate student policies.

Among the duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall be:

1. Evaluating proposals for the adoption of new graduate degree programs and making recommendations to the Faculty concerning these programs.
2. Evaluating proposals for the termination of existing programs with the aim of ensuring that (1) students currently enrolled in the program are able to complete their degree requirements; and that (2) departments whose curricula are affected have been given reasonable notice of termination; and reporting to the Faculty on the steps that are being taken in the process of termination.
3. Considering proposals that would change or modify general policies related to graduate programs and graduate students and making recommendations to the Faculty.
4. Encouraging best practices for graduate educational programs, including collecting and disseminating such practices.
5. The Committee shall retain responsibility for:
   1. evaluating academic performance of graduate students, including the issuance of formal warnings and denials of further registration
   2. approving requests for minor departures from general requirements for advanced degrees
   3. approving proposals for changes in a graduate level subject of instruction
   4. cooperating with the Committee on Academic Performance in making recommendations to the Faculty on such matters as minor changes in the calendar, examinations and grading
   5. recommending to the Faculty, at the conclusion of the two regular terms and of the end of the summer session, candidates for advanced degrees
   The Committee may delegate responsibility for (i) through (v) to the Vice Chancellor. For (i) through (iv), the Vice Chancellor may then delegate responsibility to an appropriate senior administrator.
6. Serving as the standing Faculty advisory body to the Vice Chancellor and the Vice President for Research on policies related to graduate students.