Graduate Council (GC)

Description: The Graduate Council exercises regulative and coordinating functions in the Graduate Division of the Riverside campus.

Committee Analyst:

Sarah Miller
sarah.miller@ucr.edu

Committee Links:

Bylaws

Resources

Meeting Dates Deadline to Submit Agenda Items 
September 24, 2026  
October 15, 2026 September 28, 2026
November 19, 2026 November 2, 2026
December 10, 2026 November 16, 2026
January 21, 2027 January 4, 2027
February 18, 2027 February 1, 2027
March 18, 2027 March 1, 2027
April 15, 2027 March 29, 2027
May 20, 2027 May 3, 2027
June 3, 2027  

*All agenda deadlines are on the date specified no later than 5pm

**Deadline to submit new program proposals and program changes is March 1, 2027!! 


Committee Membership

Name Department College Role Representative
Richard J. Hooley Chemistry CNAS Chair
Hyle Park Bioengineering BCoE Vice
Amit Roy-Chowdhury Electrical and Computer Engineering BCoE Regular
Danko Turcic Area of Operations and Supply Chain Management BUS Regular
Tamara Harms Environmental Sciences CNAS Regular
Jennifer Hughes History CHASS Regular
Khaleel A Razak Psychology CHASS Regular
Jacob Greenstein Mathematics CNAS Regular
Jacques Lezra Hispanic Studies CHASS Regular
Nicholas Weller Political Science CHASS Regular
Victor Ortego-Marti Economics CHASS Regular
Connie Nugent Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology Recruitment, Retention, Student Success CNAS Regular
Ansel Hsiao Microbiology and Plant Pathology CNAS Regular
David D. Lo Biomedical Sciences Research SoM Regular
Katherine Meltzoff School of Education Special Education and Autism SoE Regular
Julia N. Bailey-Serres Botany and Plant Sciences CNAS Regular
Lidia Kos exoff Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Studies
To be Determined gsa GSA Representative
To be Determined gsa GSA Representative

Meetings

Date Location Time
September 24th 2026 Zoom 9:00 am - 11:20 am
October 15th 2026 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
November 19th 2026 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
December 10th 2026 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
January 21st 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
February 18th 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
March 18th 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
April 15th 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
May 20th 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am
June 03rd 2027 TBD 9:00 am - 11:20 am

Bylaws

8.14

Graduate Council

8.14.1

Purpose. The Graduate Council reviews and sets policy regarding graduate academic affairs on the Riverside campus. ( Am 27 May 14)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.2

Membership. This committee consists of at least fifteen members of the Division, including at least one member from each school and college. The Committee on Committees will make every attempt to include representation from each of the Professional Schools. The Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate Studies serves as a non-voting ex officio , and may not serve as Chair or Vice Chair of the Council. One member of the committee will serve as the Divisional representative to the University Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs. (Am 5 Nov 87) (Am 29 May 97) (Am Nov 02)(Am 17 Feb 09)(Am 1 Dec 15)(Am 30 Nov 21)(Am 21 May 2024)

8.14.3

Duties. It is the duty of this committee to:

8.14.3.1

Make recommendations to the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs, with the prior approval of the Division, concerning (a) the qualifications of departments and graduate curricula for initiating new programs leading to existing graduate degrees, and (b) the establishment of new graduate degrees;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.10

Conduct periodic peer reviews (internal or extramural) of continuing graduate degree programs; and regulate in other ways the work of the Graduate Division, with a view to the promotion of research and learning; (Am 29 May 97)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.11

Report and make recommendations to the Division on matters pertaining to graduate work;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.12

Advise the Chancellor concerning relations with educational and research foundations; Limit at its discretion the number of credit hours of students who are employed; (Am 29 May 97)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.13

Make rules governing the form of presentation and the disposal of dissertations;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.14

Recommend and supervise all graduate courses of instruction in the Division. In discharging this responsibility, the Graduate Council presents its recommendations on courses to the Committee on Courses. (Am 26 Apr 79)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.15

Set policy and standards for appointment of postdoctoral scholars or their academic equivalent and for their enrollment by the Graduate Division.(Am 21 Nov 06)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.2

Coordinate the procedures in the Division relating to the conferring of degrees higher than the Bachelor's Degree;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.3

Set policies and standards for admission to graduate status; (En 20 Mar 75)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.4

Set standards for appointment of graduate students to be Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows, Research Assistants, and recipients of University Fellowships; (En 20 Mar 75)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.5

Admit qualified students to candidacy for graduate degrees;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.6

Recommend the award of fellowships and graduate scholarships, including honorary traveling fellowships, according to the terms of the various foundations;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.7

Appoint committees in charge of candidates' studies, who shall certify that every candidate recommended for a higher degree has fulfilled the requirements of the University pertaining to that degree;(Am 21 Nov 06)(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.8

Supervise the conduct of public and other examinations for higher degrees;(Am 1 Dec 15)

8.14.3.9

Make final report to the Division on the conferring of graduate degrees;(Am 1 Dec 15)