Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

J. GRADUATE PROGRAM 1. The Graduate Program refers to the College's educational research programs leading toward the degrees of MS and PhD in Vision Science. 2. The Faculty of the Graduate Program refers to members of the faculty who are designated by the dean, after review and recommendation by both the associate dean and the Graduate Qualifications Committee, to: a. teach a course in the Graduate Program during the current academic year; or b. be the advisor of a MS or PhD student depending on qualifications; or c. serve as a member, other than chair, of a doctoral candidate's specialty area committee or dissertation committee (having been recommended by the graduate student's advisor); or d. have participated in any of the above activities within the prior three years; or e. who are serving on any committee listed in Section B, below, during their term in office. 3. Qualification for each of the above categories (a-e) of participation in the Graduate Program shall lapse after three consecutive years of inactivity in that category. Qualification may be reinstated only after review of the Graduate Qualifications Committee. A Faculty member, whether teaching in the Graduate Program, who has not advised a graduate student at the Master or Doctoral level (as in "b" or "c" above) in the last three years, may request Inactive Advisor status. This status may be granted upon review and recommendation of the Graduate Qualifications Committee and designation by the Dean. Inactive advisor status must be renewed every three years. A list of all Faculty eligible to advise and the level of qualification will be made available to all graduate students. It shall be the responsibility of the associate dean to keep a current list of members of the faculty of the Graduate Program and any inactive members, and to provide such a list, on request, to the president, dean, or to any member of the faculty. 4. Graduate Committees (See “Committee Overview” section below, which is considered a part of the Faculty Bylaws) a. ELECTED COMMITTEES (Covered by the faculty By-Laws) i. Committee on Graduate Faculty Qualifications ii. Committee on Graduate Program, Policy, Admissions, and Standing b. APPOINTED COMMITTEES (NOT COVERED BY THE BY-LAWS AND LISTED IN FACULTY HANDBOOK FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, SEE APPENDIX) i. Research Council

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