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Graduate and Professional Council (GPC)

The Graduate and Professional Council 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 and off-campus academic unit selected by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, two representatives of the Graduate Faculty selected by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School (ex-officio), and two graduate students who shall be selected by the Graduate and Professional Student Government. All of the above members – except the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School and graduate student representatives – are voting members. A representative from the Graduate and Professional School and one representative of the University Library Council also serve as non-voting members. In the absence of the appointed member, a substitute may vote on behalf of that unit. 

Agenda items and questions may be sent via e-mail to the Graduate and Professional Council Administrative Assistant at GPCAdmin@tamu.edu.

Graduate and Professional Council 2024-2025 Calendar

Graduate and Professional Council Standard Operating Procedures

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.


 

Past Graduate and Professional Council Meetings and Materials 

Minutes for all GPC meetings are archived below. Click on the month links to see the minutes from that month.


'22-'23 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2022
September 2022 November 2022
December 2022
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
July 2023

 

'21-'22 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2021
September 2021
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
January 2022
February 2022
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022
June 2022
July 2022

 

'20-'21 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August  2020
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
December 2020
January 2021
February 2021
March 2021
April 2021
May 2021
June 2021
July 2021

 

'19-'20 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020

 

'18-'19 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2018
September 2018
October 2018
November 2018
December 2018
January 2019
February 2019
March 2019
April 2019
May 2019
June 2019
July 2019

 

'17-'18 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2017
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
December 2017
January 2018
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
June 2018
July 2018

 

'16-'17 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017
July 2017

 

'15-'16 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August  2015
September 2015
October 2015
November 2015
December 2015
January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
July 2016

 

'14-'15 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2014
September 2014
October 2014
November 2014
December 2014
January 2015
February 2015
March 2015
April 2015
May 2015
June 2015
July 2015
 

 

'13-'14 Graduate Council Meeting Materials

August 2013
September 2013
October 2013
November 2013
December 2013
January 2014
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
July 2014

If you are looking for materials from GPC meetings other than meeting minutes, please email grad@tamu.edu.

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