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- Graduate Council
- The Graduate Council, acting as the elected, delegate body of the graduate
faculty, formulates Graduate School policies and is responsible for reviewing
and making recommendations on all matters affecting the University's graduate
programs. The purpose of the Graduate Council is to promote excellence in all
graduate programs. The departments and/or schools and colleges are responsible
for support and management of graduate programs, and the Graduate Council
performs the functions of coordination and review. The responsibilities of the
Graduate Council include the formulation of policy for graduate education to
include such matters as student admission and retention, general guidelines and
levels of compensation for graduate assistants, course load, transfer credit,
research requirements, and minimal requirements for comprehensive exams, theses,
and dissertations. The Council also has planning and review responsibilities to
include the review of proposed new graduate programs and the periodic review of
existing graduate programs. In addition, the Council determines requirements for
graduate faculty membership; it helps promote career growth and development for
graduate faculty; it proposes strategies for increasing financial support for
graduate education; and it serves as a review body for graduate student appeals.
The Council discharges many of these responsibilities through the following
standing committees: a) the Academic Standards Committee; b) the Academic
Programs Committee; c) the Research Committee; d) the Executive Committee; and,
e) the Membership Committee. The Texas Woman's University Policy on the Graduate
Council provides a detailed description of the duties and activities of the
Council.
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