The Graduate Council is composed of representatives from the graduate faculty at Texas A&M. The Council develops and maintains policies and procedures pertaining to graduate programs at the university. The Council’s function includes long-range planning, recommendation of new programs and courses, evaluation of existing programs and courses, and facilitation of university accreditation. Agenda items and questions may be sent via e-mail to gradcounciladmin@tamu.edu.
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Effective September 1, 2016, paper submission of curricular proposals will no longer be accepted through the curricular approval process. The Curricular Approval Request System (CARS) is available through Howdy under the "Employee" tab. For more information, please contact Curricular Services at cars@tamu.edu or 845-8201.
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Special Consideration Items
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Special Consideration Items: Academic Calendar 2012 - 2013 | Academic Calendar 2013 - 2014
Special Consideration Items: PhD in Plant Breeding - Distance | Engineering Qatar Graduate Faculty | MS in Equine Industry Mgmt | MS in Plant Breeding Distance Education | MS of Recreation Resources Development - Distance
Special Consideration Items: AG Certificate in Regulatory Science | LBAR Certificate in Film
Special Consideration Items: Certificate in Space Life Sciences | Mays Entrepreneurship Certificate | TAMUG Graduate Degree License Option
Special Consideration Items Expedited Course Withdrawal memos | Low Producing Degrees - Termination and Teach-out Plan
Special Consideration Item: Mays Business School Poposed Certificate in Advertising
Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Course Withdrawals | Program Deactivation Requests
Special Consideration Items Adding TAMU-Qatar to Approved MID Residency Week Locations | College of Liberal Arts Proposal for Early Modern Track in Philosophy PhD
Approved Course Change Requests | Course Withdrawals
Special Consideration Item: Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Low Producing Degrees-Consolidation
Special Consideration Item: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: Approved Degree Name Change ESSM
Special Consideration Items Marine Sciences OCRE/MMRM 5-Year Program
Special Consideration Items: The College of Education and Human Development: Revisions to the Master of Education in Educational Technology | College of Science: Master of Science in Analytics | College of Engineering: Certificate of Quality Engineering for Regulated Medical Technologies
Special Consideration Item: Liberal Arts: Request for name change from Master of Arts in Modern & Classical languages with an emphasis in Spanish to a Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies
Special Consideration Item: Mays Business School: Information and Operations Mangement Course Prefix Change Request
Special Consideration Item: College of Education and Human Development request for new certificate in Special Education for School Counselors
Special Consideration Item: The College of Agriculture and Life Science is proposing a doctoral degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBB)
Special Consideration Items: Exception Request for MS in Economics with Concentrations in Financial Economics or Financial Econometrics | Proposal for Dual Degree MUP - M.Arch
Special Consideration Items: 5-Year BS-MS in Economics Degree Proposal | 5-Year Degree Program MARA-MMAL | Degree Proposal for Master of Maritime Administration and Logistics | Joint Degree Program with Environmental Geosciences and Oceanography | Proposal for New M.S. in Maritime Archaeology and Conservation
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Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curriculum Change Request
Special Consideration Items: PhD in Oral Biology | Appendices 1 | Appendices 2
Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curriculum Change Requests
Special Consideration Items: Master of Education in Curriculum and Education | Juris Masters in Health Care Law
Approved Course Change Requests
Special Consideration Item: TAMUQ CHanges in Graduate Faculty By-laws
Special Consideration Items: Closure of Master of Science in Public Health Degree in Health Policy and Management Program | Closure of Masters in Public Health in Health Policy and Management Program in McAllen | Distance Education Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering | Proposal for an Executive Master of Health Administration Distance Education Program | Systems Engineering New Master of Engineering Degree Program
Special Consideration Item: Elimination of MS in Health Physics
Meeting Canceled
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Report Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Report Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curriculum Change Requests Special Consideration Items: Executive Masters of Public Service and Administration Degree Program Master of Science in Business Degree Program Proposal
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Report Approved New Course Requests Special Consideration Items: Graduate Faculty Guideline Changes
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Report Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Informational Items Special Consideration Items: Texas A&M University - School of Law - 3-3 Bachelor and JD Educational Program Texas A&M University - School of Law - New Program Proposals
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Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curriculum Change Requests Special Consideration Items: Graduate Council Special Consideration Items
Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curriculum Change Requests Special Consideration Items: Master of Science in Management Proposed Change in CIP Code Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) Teach out Plan
Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests Special Consideration Items: Approved Change in Semester Credit Hours for Master of Jurisprudence Approved Change in Semester Credit Hours for Master of Jurisprudence in Intellectual Property
Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curricumlum Changes Request
Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curricumlum Changes Request | Approved Course Withdrawals Special Consideration Items: Teach Out Plan International Affiars China Certificate Program Closure Master of Public Health Austin Off Campus Distance Education MPH Programs Low Producing Program Closure Teach Out Plan MS Laboratory Animal Medicine
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Discussion Items Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests | Approved Curricumlum Change Requests Special Consideration Items: Maritime Administration and Logistics Residency Waiver Latino(a) and Mexican American Studies Minor Distance Education Master of Engineering in Technical Management Distance Education Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering Distance Education Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering Deletion of Nonprofit Management Concentration from MPSA Curriculum Change in Approved Course Delievery Methods for CHLS Credit Addition of PSAA 643 as Core Course Requirement for MPSA Program
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Information Items Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Change Requests Approved Special Consideration Items: Dept of Geology and Geophysics BA in Geology and MS in Oceanography Dept of Geology and Geophysics BS in Geology and MS in Oceanography Dept of Geology and Geophysics BS in Meteorology and MS in Oceanography Dept of Oceanography BS in Environmental Geosciences and MS in Oceanography
Agenda & Forms | Minutes | Discussion Item Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests Approved Special Consideration Items: Elimination of the PhD in Veterinary Pathobiology TAMU School of Law Master of Jurisprudence New Degree Program Proposal TAMU School of Law Master of Laws New Degree Program Proposal
Agenda | Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes Approved Special Consideration Items: Master of Science in Entrepreneuria Leadership Graduate Certificate in Forensic Healthcare
Agenda | Agenda & Forms | Consent Agenda | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes | Approved Curriculum Changes Approved Special Consideration Items: College of Medicine - Final Exam Exemption for Non thesis option
Agenda | Agenda & Forms | Consent Agenda | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes | Approved Curriculum Changes Approved Special Consideration Items: Texas Of Energy Institute Exception request for non thesis option in the Master of Science in Energy Industrial Engineering Industrial Data Analytics College of Geosciences Distance Edcuation Master of Science in Geology and Geophysics and Master of Geoscience College of Agriculture and Life Sciences MS and PhD Horticulture Science Summer Program School of Law Approval of New Graduate Courses for New Graduate Programs
Agenda | Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes Approved Special Consideration Items: Physician Assitant Studies Master Degree Program Proposal
Agenda | Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes Approved Special Consideration Items: Master of Science in Nursing in Forensic Nursing
Agenda & Forms | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes
Agenda | Packet | Consent Agenda | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | Approved New Course Requests | Approved Course Changes | Approved Curriculum Changes Special Consideration Items: ALEC Certificate in Advanced Pedagogy in Agriculture ALEC Certificate in Extension Education CLBA Proposal for change in Course Prefix Designation CLDN Request Name Change of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Certificate CLEN Distance Education Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering CLEN Distance Education Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering CLEN Request to Waive Final Exam Requirement for select Master of Engineering Programs CLEN Request to Waive for GRE scores for Texas A&M Degree Holders in Engineering CLEN The Master of Computer Science program request approval to allow student to be exempt from the final exam COALS Request to Change RPTS Existing Degree Program CIP Code
Agenda | Consent Agenda | Minutes Items Sent Forward to Faculty Senate: Report | CLDN Requested Course Renumbering | Other Special Consideration Items and Approved Items can be found in the Curricular Approval Request System (CARS).