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Graduate Planning and Policy Committee (GPPC)

GPPC SCOPE OF AUTHORITY

 Type of Offering

School/Program Curriculum Committee

Graduate Planning and Policy Committee

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Subcommittee/
Board of Trustees

Add Topics Course*

Informed

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Add regular course

Approves ** 

Informed/Distributes Minutes***

Receives Minutes

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Discontinue Regular Course

Approves **

Informed/Distributes Minutes

Receives Minutes

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Change Course Name or Number

Approves **

Forwards to Registrar

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Revise Program

Approves **

Informed/Distributes Minutes

Receives Minutes

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Discontinue Credit Certificate

Approves

Informed/Distributes Minutes

Receives Minutes

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Add Credit Certificate****

Approves **

(Must include IRT analysis)

Reviews/Advises/ Distributes Minutes

Receives Minutes

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Add Concentration

Approves **

Reviews/Advises/
Approves/Distributes Minutes

Final Approval

Presented at the Discretion of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Discontinue Concentration

Approves **

Informed/Distributes Minutes

Informed

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Add Program

Approves **

Reviews/Advises/
Approves/Distributes Minutes

Final Approval

Presented at the Discretion of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Note:
All Proposed Doctorate Programs, Must Go to State and to North Central.

Discontinue Program

Approves **

Informed/Distributes Minutes

Final Approval

Presented at the Discretion of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Add Degree

Approves **

Reviews/Advises/
Approves/Distributes Minutes

Approves

Final Approval. NCA and State Approval Are Necessary.

Discontinue Degree

Approves **

Reviews/Advises/
Approves/Distributes Minutes

Approves

Final Approval. Must Inform State and NCA of Action.

*Program directors approve topics courses. Topics courses may be offered no more than twice before requiring review and

approval by the program or school curriculum committee.

**Subject to review by the Graduate Planning and Policy Committee.

***(Distributes Minutes) The chair distributes minutes requesting that questions or concerns be communicated to the chair within seven days of the distribution date. If ten or more persons formally express concerns about the course/program/proposal, it will be subject to further review. Minutes will go to the following people: Graduate School/Program faculties; Deans and Directors; registrar service providers in schools and programs; Vice President of Academic Affairs; members of the Graduate Programs and Policies Committee.

****Must conform to the required university format and standards for certificates.

· GPPC "Review Agenda Items". Discussed by members if they wish, or if at least ten or more persons request, as listed in

"***" above. Rev. 02/23/00
          Proposed revisions 8/02

Comments, questions, or feedback on each committee can be directed to the committee chair.   Please see directory above.

Comments, questions, or feedback on the web site can be directed to committees@stthomas.edu

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Graduate Curriculum Committee
(GCC)

GCC webmaster
jepatten@stthomas.edu

purpose
scope
members
schedule
Forms:

Graduate Academic Policies Library

North Central Accreditation (Chapt 12 Institutional Change)

Registrar

 

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