Graduate Programs Committee Charges

The following information originates in the Concordia College Faculty Handbook, Chapter 1: Faculty Governance.

Section 8. Faculty Senate Committees

The committee listed below reports directly to the Faculty Senate, which retains the right to confirm, amend, veto or return actions to the committee.  The committee is expected to attend to current issues and plan for the future.

8.5 Graduate Programs Committee:

  • Admits graduate courses into the curriculum
  • Recommends new graduate programs to the Faculty Senate
  • Approves policies, procedures, course, and curriculum changes
  • Monitors the scope, direction, and integrity of graduate programming
  • Membership consists of the Academic Dean or his/her designee, chairs of departments offering graduate programs, three at-large faculty, one of whom is chair.

Specific Charges for 2011-12

  • Engage in the College's self study for reaccreditation as appropriate to the committee's responsibility and provide assistance and information to the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee as requested.

Information For:

current students
faculty and staff		 parents
alumni		 high school students
admitted students