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Graduate Studies: Mission and Governance

In the continuum of its Mission, the University offers programs of advanced study in several areas. The programs enable students to acquire depth in selected disciplines, reach advanced competency, and explore connectivity between specialized studies and human endeavors.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs oversees the review and evaluation of policies and procedures as they relate to graduate education in general, the coordination of graduate curricula, the review and evaluation of pertinent academic regulations, and the exploration and development of graduate education opportunities. The Graduate Council, whose membership includes the Associate Vice Presidents, School Deans, Directors and Coordinators of academic programs within each school, and relevant academic services personnel, serves in an advisory capacity to the Vice President in this role.

Responsibility for student admission, advising and welfare, graduate curricula, and the day-to-day operation of the respective graduate programs is posited within each of the academic schools or divisions. The School Deans or Associate Vice President (Division of Extended Learning), in collaboration with relevant academic administrators and related services personnel, assume primary responsibility for these functions in the respective graduate programs. Committees within each of the academic units include administrators and representative faculty and students and serve in an advisory capacity to the School Deans or Associate Vice President in the execution of their responsibilities.

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