Graduate and Professional Council (GPC)
The Graduate and Professional Council (GPC) develops and maintains policies and procedures pertaining to graduate and professional programs at Texas A&M University. The Council’s function includes long-range planning, recommendation of new programs and courses, evaluation of existing programs and courses, and facilitation of university accreditation.
The membership consists of one representative from each college or school, two representatives of the Graduate Faculty, two graduate students who shall be selected by the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG), the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School (ex-officio), and representatives from the Graduate and Professional School, the University Libraries, Curricular Services, the Office of the Registrar, and the Provost’s Office. To ensure continuity, the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School serves as Chair of the GPC.
All faculty representatives must be members of the Graduate Faculty. All faculty members serve three-year terms. Those serving on the GPC as a result of their position at Texas A&M University continue to serve as long as they are in that position. All members representing a college or school are voting members. In the absence of an appointed member, a substitute may vote on behalf of that college or school. Student members serve one-year terms. Representative from the Graduate and Professional School, the University Libraries, Curricular Services, the Office of the Registrar, and the Provost’s Office shall provide advice and serve as non-voting members.
A representative from the Graduate and Professional School serves as the Administrative Assistant, but does not have voting privileges.
Graduate and Professional Council Standard Operating Procedures (2021)
2025-2026 Graduate and Professional Council Members
| Name | Academic Unit/Division | Role |
| Fuhui Tong | Graduate and Professional School | Chair, GPC |
| Mark C. Gleason | Graduate and Professional School | Administrative Assistant, GPC Acting-Chair, Graduate Policies and Standards Committee |
| Mary Bryk | College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Voting Member, GPC Member, Graduate Policies and Standards Committee |
| Katherine Reed | College of Architecture | Voting Member, GPC Member, Graduate Policies and Standards Committee |
| Adam Seipp | College of Arts and Sciences | Voting Member, GPC |
| Kourtney R. Gruner | Mays Business School | Voting Member, GPC |
| Reginald Taylor | College of Dentistry | Voting Member, GPC Member, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Beverly Irby | College of Education and Human Development | Voting Member, GPC Member, Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Duncan “Hank” Walker | College of Engineering | Voting Member, GPC Chair, Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Michelle Taylor-Robinson | George Bush School of Government and Public Service | Voting Member, GPC |
| Robert Shandley | George Bush School of Government and Public Service | Alternate Member, GPC |
| Charlotte Ku | School of Law | Voting Member, GPC Member, Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Terri Helge | School of Law | Non-Voting Member, GPC Chair, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Peter Van Hengstum | College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies | Voting Member, GPC |
| Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant | Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine | Voting Member, GPC |
| Brett Mitchell | Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine | Non-Voting Member, GPC Member, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Lisa Haddad | College of Nursing | Voting Member, GPC Member, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Donald House | College of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts | Voting Member, GPC |
| Yinan Wei | Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy | Voting Member, GPC |
| Frank North | Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy | Non-Voting Member, GPC Co-Chair, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Rhonda Rahn | School of Public Health | Voting Member, GPC |
| Gregory Johnson | College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Voting Member, GPC Member, Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Kristin Chaney | College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Non-Voting Member, GPC Member, Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee |
| Marcus Glass | Graduate and Professional Student Government | Voting Member, GPC |
| Vacant | Graduate and Professional Student Government | Voting Member, GPC |
| Angel Carrizales | Curricular Services | Non-Voting Member, GPC |
| Alicia Dorsey | Provost’s Office | Non-Voting Member, GPC |
| Stephanie Graves | University Libraries | Non-Voting Member, GPC |
| Trent Smith | Graduate and Professional School | Non-Voting Member, GPC |
| Sandra Williams | Office of the Registrar | Non-Voting Member, GPC |
Standing committees of the Graduate and Professional Council include a Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee, a Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee, and a Graduate and Professional Policies and Standards Committee. Ad hoc committees are created as needed.
Effective 1 September 2016, paper submission of curricular proposals will no longer be accepted. The Curricular Approval Request System (CARS) is available online through Howdy under the "Employee" tab. For more information, please contact Curricular Services at CARS@tamu.edu or 979-845-8201.
Agenda items and questions may be sent via e-mail to the Graduate and Professional Council Administrative Assistant at GPCAdmin@tamu.edu.
2025-2026 Graduate and Professional Council Meetings and Materials
Graduate and Professional Council 2025-2026 CalendarAugust 2025 [eVote]
September 2025 [eVote]
October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026 [subject to cancellation or eVote]
February 2026
March 2026
April 2026
May 2026
June 2026 [subject to cancellation or eVote]
July 2026 [subject to cancellation or eVote]
August 2026 [subject to cancellation or eVote]
Past Graduate and Professional Council Meetings and Materials
Reports for all GPC meetings are archived below. Click on the month links to see the minutes and documents from that month.
2024-2025 Graduate and Professional Council Meeting Materials
August 2024September 2024
October 2024
November 2024
December 2024
January 2025 [eVote]
February 2025 [eVote]
March 2025 [eVote]
April 2025 [eVote]
May 2025 [eVote]
June 2025
July 2025 [eVote]
2023-2024 Graduate and Professional Council Meeting Materials
September 2023December 2023
January 2024 [eVote]
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024 [eVote]
May 2024 [eVote]
June 2024 [eVote]
July 2024 [eVote]
2022-2023 Graduate and Professional Council Meeting Materials
September 2022
November 2022December 2022
January 2023 [eVote]
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023 [eVote]
July 2023
August 2023 [eVote]
2021-2022 Graduate and Professional Council Meeting Materials
September 2021October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
January 2022
February 2022
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022
June 2022 [Cancelled]
July 2022 [eVote]
August 2022
2020-2021 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2020October 2020
November 2020
December 2020
January 2021 [eVote]
February 2021
March 2021
April 2021
May 2021
June 2021 [eVote]
July 2021
August 2021 [Cancelled]
2019-2020 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2019October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
January 2020 [Cancelled]
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020 [Cancelled]
July 2020
August 2020 [Cancelled]
2018-2019 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2018October 2018
November 2018
December 2018
January 2019 [eVote]
February 2019
March 2019
April 2019
May 2019
June 2019 [eVote]
July 2019 [eVote]
August 2019 [eVote]
2017-2018 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2017October 2017
November 2017
December 2017 [eVote]
January 2018 [eVote]
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
June 2018 [Cancelled]
July 2018 [eVote]
August 2018 [eVote]
2016-2017 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2016October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017 [Cancelled]
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017 [eVote]
July 2017 [eVote]
August 2017 [eVote]
2015-2016 Graduate Council Meeting Materials
September 2015October 2015
November 2015
December 2015
January 2016 [eVote]
February 2016
March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016 [eVote]
July 2016 [eVote]
August 2016 [eVote]