Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog

• Academic Calendar
• Board of Regents
  & System Adminstrative
  Officers
• TAMU Administrative
  Officers
• General Information
• International Programs
  for Students
• University Honors Program
• Environmental Program
• College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• College of Architecture
• Mays Business School
• College of Education and Human Development
• Dwight Look College of Engineering
• College of Geosciences
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• General Academic Programs
• School of Military Sciences
• Texas A&M University at Galveston
• Graduate Studies
• Course Descriptions
• Faculty
• Appendices

Graduate Studies

General Statement

Texas A&M University aspires to offer graduate programs of the highest quality. The University endeavors to admit graduate students with the highest qualifications and promise, while maintaining a balanced representation of gender, ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds. The Office of Graduate Studies is responsible for all graduate programs in the University and assists graduate students in their pursuit of advanced academic degrees.

The Office of Graduate Studies is administered by a Dean of Graduate Studies reporting to the Vice President for Research.

The Graduate Council serves as an advisory group to the Dean of Graduate Studies. It makes recommendations to the Dean of Graduate Studies and on major policy matters, to the Faculty Senate. The Graduate Council concerns itself with the development of graduate programs within the University and with the maintenance of standards of excellence in all graduate instruction and graduate activities. Each college has a committee on graduate instruction with the responsibility for making recommendations concerning graduate course offerings, general policies on graduate instruction, and for other matters pertaining to graduate studies in that college. The chair of each committee on graduate instruction is a member of the Graduate Council.

The Graduate Operations Committee serves as an advisory body to the Vice President for Research. It focuses primarily on operations and procedures regarding administration of graduate education throughout the University. The Graduate Operations Committee works very closely with the Graduate Council to coordinate all curriculum and policy issues. It also works closely with the Academic Operations Committee and the Academic Program Council to consider recommendations concerning operations and procedures. Each academic college is represented on the Graduate Operations Committee by the associate dean (or other named individual) responsible for graduate studies in that college.

The Graduate Student Council is an advisory body to the Vice President for Research and is composed of graduate student representatives to the Student Government of the University. It also serves, through the Office of Graduate Studies, as a communication link between graduate students and the University administration.