Membership:
Chair: A P status faculty member elected by the voting members of the faculty. All elected members must have M or P graduate faculty status. The chair is in addition to the elected members. Student members from each graduate program will be appointed to serve in advisory roles.
Elected members:
- Five (5) faculty, one of whom is tenured and one of whom is certified as an advanced practice nurse.
- Five (5) students: One graduate entry, one traditional MS, one masters of healthcare innovation, one PhD student, and one DNP
- Ex-officio members: Senior associate dean for academic affairs, assistant dean for baccalaureate programs, assistant dean for graduate clinical programs, program directors, the graduate program
Functions:
- Carries out specific functions required by the Graduate School and the dean of the College of Nursing.
- Reviews faculty for Graduate School appointment.
- Reviews and recommends to the faculty for approval or modification the aims, objectives, philosophy, conceptual framework, and offerings of the graduate programs.
- Reviews and approves revisions in existing courses, changes in course content, and changes in course titles or credits, and forwards to the faculty for approval.
- Initiates and/or reviews proposals for new courses and/or any reorganization of the curriculum, and makes recommendations to the faculty for approval.
- Evaluates outcomes of the graduate program.
- Recommends to the faculty criteria consistent with the Graduate School for admissions, progression, and graduation.
- Reviews and selects candidates for admission to the graduate program.
- Monitors progression of students in the graduate program.
- Acts upon student petitions for exceptions to or modifications of policies or procedures for progress in (including reinstatements) and graduation for the graduate programs.
- Selects candidates for fellowships, grants, and honors.
- Communicates with graduate student recruiters regarding design, implementation, and outcomes of graduate student recruitment strategies.
- Appoints one member and one alternate to serve on the Professional Misconduct Committee.