The Graduate Council is the representative body
of the graduate faculty, acts as its executive committee, and
exercises all powers legally and/or traditionally exercised by the
graduate faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. These
powers include:
- Responsibility for approving all policies relating to UWSP
graduate program and specifying the manner in which they are
administered.
- Approval of graduate faculty, graduate programs, graduate
courses, and other graduate offerings. On all curriculum matters,
the council shall, before taking any action, consider budget
implications.
- Establishment of admission, retention, and matriculation
criteria of the Graduate Programs.
- Approval of candidates for graduate degrees.
- Review of the mission statement of the University and
determination of the priorities to be assigned to graduate
proposals.