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The Graduate Council (GC) coordinates all academic policies and procedures at UCSC which bear on the conferring of higher degrees. In addition to reviewing proposals for new graduate programs and designated emphases, GC consults on block allocations for graduate support. The committee also coordinates graduate course approvals, academic appeals, and any changes to graduate degree requirements. Recent issues for GC include changes to graduate grading policies and the development of guidelines for Professional and Self-Supporting degree programs. GC meets every other week.
Committee Info
GC Charge
GC Meeting Dates 2025-26
Committee Membership
Confidentiality and Recusal Policy
Delegation of Authority Policy
Consultation Procedures
Analyst Contact
• Jackie Schultz
• phone (831) 459-1317
• gc@ucsc.edu
Policies and Guidelines
Program Proposal Guidelines
- Academic Programs And Units Policy And Procedures Governing Establishment, Disestablishment, And Change
- Designated Emphasis Policy (replaces Parenthetical Degree Notations)
- Guidance on Adding an En Route Master’s Degree to an Existing Doctoral Degree
- Guidelines for Five-Year Contiguous Bachelor’s / Master’s Proposals
- Graduate Certificate Policy (non SR-735 conforming)
- Guidelines for Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs, Proposed in May 2011
Instructional Guidance
- Instructional Continuity Guidance, February 2025
- Instructor Guidance for Non-DRC Remote Attendance Requests
- Guidance on 299 Course Syllabi
GSI Requests for Graduate Courses
- Graduate Student Instructors for Graduate Courses Policy & Request Form
- See CCI for requests for GSIs for undergraduate courses
Graduate Bylaws & Policy
- Graduate Policies, UCSC Academic Senate Manual Appendix D
- Graduate Regulations, UCSC Academic Senate Manual
- Grading Policy For Service Members Called to Active Duty, Training, or State Service
- Posthumous Awarding of Graduate Degrees Interim Policy
- Academic Probation to Academic Notice
- Master’s Degree: Plan I and Plan II Language Revisions: 2020
Committee Communications
- GC Response to April 19, 2024 Memo From the Chairs of the APC Workgroup on the Future of UC Doctoral Education
- CEP & GC Spring 2024 Remote Authorization During Protest Activities and UAW Strike, 5-20-24
- GC Statement of Support for Recommendations from the Implementation Task Force for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education (ITF) Report
- Graduate Council Statement on Strengthening and Growing Graduate Programs at UCSC (5/2017)