A&S: Organization of Graduate Programs

There is a standing Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) consisting of faculty members who have been designated as Director of Graduate Studies for each Arts & Sciences department or program that grants graduate degrees. It is chaired by the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. The Committee on Graduate Studies makes recommendations to the Faculty of Arts & Sciences regarding policy, and carry out established policy, with respect to admissions, curricula, degree requirements, and academic standards in programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, and such other earned post-baccalaureate degrees as may fall within the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Arts & Science; and, concurrently with other faculties of the university, for all programs in which members of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences participate substantially. Most administrative matters require the approval of either the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies or the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies.