Faculty Senate

Graduate Council Procedures

Program Review

“The Graduate Council proposes to resume its rightful role in the graduate program review process, and requests all program review documents be submitted to the Council for final review and comment. The appropriate subcommittee will evaluate the material and prepare a summary report for discussion and approval by the Council. Upon Council approval, the summary report will be forwarded to the Graduate School Dean and Provost.” Senate approved 3/13/03

Whereas: The Graduate Council ’s inclusion in the review procedures needs to be explicitly defined. The Graduate Council proposes that for reviews of programs and departments with a graduate component: (amended and approved by Graduate Council 4/6/05 )

   1. A copy of the basic data, faculty assessment data and self-study compiled by the program under review will be made available to Graduate Council and the Dean of the Graduate School by the Provost’s Office upon completion.
   2. The Dean of the Graduate School will meet with the external reviewer when the reviewer conducts the on-site review.
   3. The Provost will make available to the Graduate Council and the Dean of the Graduate School a copy of the report submitted by the program’s external reviewer by the end of spring semester.
   4. At the beginning of the subsequent fall semester, the appropriate subcommittee of the Graduate Council will evaluate the review material. The subcommittee will prepare a summary report of its evaluation and present it to the Graduate Council for review and possible amendment. Upon approval, the final report will be forwarded to the Provost for inclusion with material returned to the Dean responsible for the program under review.
   5. The Dean of the Graduate School will be included in the program review follow-up procedures carried out by the Provost.
   6. The Dean of the Graduate School will report back to the Graduate Council on the outcome of the review process and follow-up procedures as they pertain to the graduate component of the program review.