ARTICLE 6

Academic Governance

6.1 Graduate students shall participate in academic governance at the department, school, college, and University levels.

6.1.1 At the department/school level, graduate student participation in the policy-making process shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

Graduate curriculum and degree requirements.
Graduate financial aids and awards.
Graduate admissions criteria.

6.1.1.1 Graduate student representatives shall participate as voting members on departmental/school committees relating to the policy-making process.

6.1.2 At the college level, graduate student participation shall include voting membership on those committees directly concerned with graduate student affairs.

6.1.2.1 The dean's advisory committee, or its equivalent, in consultation with graduate student representatives of the various departments/schools, shall determine which college level committees are directly concerned with graduate student affairs.

6.1.3 At the University level, graduate students shall be selected and shall have voting membership on the University Graduate Council, Academic Council and other such committees as specified by the Bylaws for Academic Governance.

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