Graduate Programs Committee

The College of Education Graduate Programs Committee implements the College’s policies and procedures regarding graduate programs; reviews, monitors, and recommends changes in all graduate programs and their requirements; reviews applications for exceptions to program policy; provides coordination for various department initiatives; and enhances consistency in graduate programs across departments through information sharing.

Committee Schedule and Deadlines

Committee meetings will be held once a month during the academic year.

Course revision forms and permanent number assignments can be submitted at any time. However, new course proposals and new or revised program proposals must be submitted by the deadline listed below in order to be reviewed at the next Graduate Programs Committee meeting. Late submissions will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting.

Meeting Date  |  Submission Deadline

March 13, 2013  |  March 4, 2013
April 10, 2013  |  April 1, 2013
May 8, 2013  |  April 29, 2013

New or revised course or program proposals should be provided to the Academic and Instructional Services Office (AISO) for entry into the SIS system and then forwarded to Kathy Stalter, Student Academic Affairs Office, 120 Education. The AISO contacts are as follows:

• Curriculum and Instruction: Kathleen Jennings
• Educational Psychology:  Beverly Palmer
• Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership: Linda Meccoli
• Special Education: Laura Ketchum

Course and Program Resources

Graduate College Course and Program Info
Provost's Courses and Curricula Info

Forms

• Course Revision Form
• Course Fee Request Form
• New Course Outline Form
• Program Proposals to Senate Committee on Educational Policy
• Graduate Minor Approval Form
• Programs of Study Template
• Examples
  • New course proposal
  • Course revision
  • Program proposals
• Off-campus and Online Programs
  • Instructions for the Template to Develop a Proposal for Offering a Graduate Degree or Certificate Off-Campus/Online
  • CEEED Proposal Template Form
  • CEEED Course Offering Template

Syllabus Guidelines

• Content of a Syllabus
• A statement on academic integrity and disabilities must be included. Examples
• DRES suggests that an accessibility statement be made verbally on the first day of class and a similar written statement included in the course syllabus

Tracking Your Proposal

• Your department can track College of Education approvals
• Program Proposal Tracking
• New Course Tracking
• Course Revision Tracking