Office of the Provost

Graduate Council oversees graduate degree programs, courses, and policies. All program and course changes must be approved by the originating School, College, or Institute, then be posted for two weeks before the Council will vote on them. This is to allow time for questions or objections to be resolved. The Council meets once per month during the school year. If you have questions or would like to see an issue resolved, please contact your Council representative or the Council secretary.

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Submission Process for Proposals to Graduate Council

Approval of New Degree Programs - Policies and Procedures
Amendments to Grad Council Policy and Procedures.

 

1. Complete the appropriate Graduate Council forms for courses, certificates, concentration, tracks or programs. (Forms can be found in the next section below.)
2. Print a copy of the appropriate forms for signature by the appropriate Graduate Council Member and bring them to the meeting where the proposals will be discussed. Send an electronic copy by email attachment to the Graduate Council Secretary. Please DO NOT include these forms in the text of the email.
3. New Program Proposals must be submitted in complete SCHEV format
   
   • The instructions and forms for this submission are in the next section below.
   • Graduate Council New Program Form (Please send as a separate attachment.)
   • A Graduate Council New Course Form and syllabus for each new course included in the program proposal. (Please combine each course form and syllabus as a separate attachment).
4. These electronic documents are converted to PDF files and posted on the web site.
5. Proposals are due to the Graduate Council secretary three weeks prior to the meeting (unless otherwise posted) through the appropriate Graduate Council member.

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Graduate Course Approval Forms
(All forms are in MS Word format)

Course Approval Form
(may be used for new, modified, or deleted courses)

New Program Form
(may also be used for Certificates, Tracks, and Concentrations)

Modified/Deleted Program Form
(may also be used for Certificates, Tracks, and Concentrations)

SCHEV Forms

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Links to Member Organizations:

• Provost Office
• College of Education & Human Development
• College of Visual and Performing Arts
• College of Health & Human Services
• College of Humanities & Social Sciences
• College of Science
• Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution
• Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
• School of Law
• School of Management
• School of Public Policy
• The Volgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering