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All units that offer a graduate program must have a Program Committee on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Studies that oversees their respective graduate program.  Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Program Committees must also identify a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Program Director to represent the program (see Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School By-Laws for responsibilities of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Program Committees and Directors).

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Council serves as the administrative arm for the regular members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Faculty and guides university policies for graduate education.  The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Council is comprised of 20 members: 

• Chair of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Council
• Two members each from the College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, and the Woody L. Hunt Colleges of Business;
• Four at-large members
• President of the Faculty Senate
• The Dean of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ school (ex-officio)
• A student representative (non-voting)

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ encourages progressive and continuous improvement of its academic programs. Each Department assumes responsibility for all graduate programs within its area or interdisciplinary program unit. All official communication and information concerning application for new graduate degree programs and program revisions approved by Department Committees and Chairs go through the Academic Dean to the Head of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Council. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School office steers all administrative tasks of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Council including procedures and communication concerning new graduate programs and program/curriculum revisions.