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 November 16, 2011 December 12, 2011February 1, 2012 January 18, 2012 March 7, 2012 February 22, 2012 April 4, 2012 March 21, 2012 May 2, 2012 April 18, 2012
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: Theresa Lawrence
- Educational Psychology: Theresa Lawrence
- Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership: Linda Meccoli
- Special Education: Laura Ketchum
Course and Program Resources
Graduate College Course and Program 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
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
- Course Tracking

