1. Professor Kathleen Segerson
The Graduate School
Professor Kathleen Segerson
Associate Dean, The Graduate School and
Distinguished BOT Professor, Department of Economics
Introduce myself.

2. Jurisdiction of TGS
All graduate degree and PB certificate programs, except:
Doctor of Pharmacy
Graduate degrees conferred by:
Law School
School of Dental Medicine
Medical School

3. Roles of The Graduate School
Graduate Programs
Approvals (Executive Committee)
Minimum Standards (Graduate Faculty Council)
Graduate Admissions
Graduate Student Affairs
Individual Student Issues
TGS Fellowships
GS and Post-doc Support Programs
Academic Dispute Resolutions
GA Union (in collaboration with Labor Relations)

4. Organization of Graduate Programs
Degree programs (masters and doctoral)
are organized around “Fields of Study”
A department can offer multiple FOS (e.g., MA/PhD in “Economics” and MS in “Quantitative Economics”
A FOS can cross departments (e.g., “Medieval Studies”)
Some FOS have “Areas of Concentrations”
Certificate Programs (typically 12 credit)

5. Some Types of Dept Head Interactions with TGS
Create/change programs
Appoint faculty to Graduate Faculty
Nominate students for fellowship
Request interpretation of or waiver to TGS minimum standards
Resolve disputes