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Academic Senate

Graduate Council Charges


Graduate work at the Institute shall be governed by the Graduate Council of  the Academic Senate.

The Graduate Council shall study graduate curricular proposals from an institute-wide  perspective, maintain appropriate Intercollege relationships with regards to  curriculum, define the essential character of graduate study at the Institute,  continuously review and coordinate existing graduate programs, and establish  policies and procedures for the administration of graduate study at the Institute.  It shall make proposals to the Academic Senate for graduate curriculum approval  or discontinuance.

The Graduate Council shall consist of eight members, each to be elected by  his or her collegial faculty, the three members at large elected by the Academic  Senate, one academic dean selected by the Deans Council, the Dean of Graduate  Studies serving as the Provost's delegate (ex-officio, voting), and the Vice  President for Academic Affairs or his or her delegate (ex officio, voting).  Whenever a particular curriculum proposal is being considered in the Senate,  the Dean(s) of the respective colleges(s) making the proposal shall be invited  to be present and to speak. The Council shall be presided over by the Dean of  Graduate Studies.

The primary function of the Graduate Council, along with the academic deans,  shall be to promote the development and maintenance of high quality educational  programs at the graduate level at RIT and to see that the policies and procedures  of the Institute are carried out effectively. The chairperson of the Graduate  Council shall be coordinator for graduate study at the Institute, and shall  have the authority to call and chair regular and special meetings, to appoint  appropriate subcommittees of the Graduate Council, and to oversee the administration  of programs and operations approved by a majority of members of the Graduate  Council.

  1. Recommend new or revised graduate program proposals to the Senate for review and approval. The schedule should be consistent with Institute guidelines for program proposals.
  2. Develop a process that will facilitate the development of more cross-college and cross-disciplinary degrees at the graduate level. Include recommendations for the review process of such programs before they reach Graduate Council.
  3. Review graduate programs with an eye towards determining what kind of profile we want to have as a graduate degree granting institution and how these programs will be funded.
  4. Survey what is guiding the development of graduate programs and the role that of admissions standards do or do not play in their development.
  5. Review and revise Policy D1.G Organization Of The Graduate Council