Faculty Handbook

GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS COMMITTEE (MS AND PHD IN VISION SCIENCE PROGRAMS)

A. GENERAL PURPOSE: The function of this committee shall be to evaluate, and make recommendations concerning, the qualifications of members of the faculty to participate in the Graduate Program. B. REPORTING LINK: Associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research (as designated by the Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs) The Committee shall evaluate faculty qualifications for appointment to the faculty of the graduate program. Appointment may be made for participation at the following levels: o Teaching graduate courses. Candidates shall be evaluated for possessing the appropriate type and extent of expertise to teach courses in the Graduate Program. o Graduate Advisor for students who are currently working toward the MS degree. Candidates must in general possess an earned MS degree in an appropriate discipline and must have on-going research activities appropriate to undertaking such a role. The degree requirement may be waived for individuals who are judged to have attained equivalent qualifications. o Graduate Advisor for students who have been admitted to the PhD program. Candidates for appointment must in general possess an earned PhD degree in an appropriate discipline and must have on-going research activities appropriate to undertaking such a role. The degree requirement may be waived for individuals who are judged to have attained equivalent qualification. Individuals who are recommended as being qualified C. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • for this type of participation in the Graduate Program shall automatically be recommended as being qualified for the other types of participation listed above in sections i, ii, and iii. o Dissertation Committee Member: Serves on a graduate student's specialty area or dissertation committee. Candidates shall be evaluated for possessing the appropriate type and extent of expertise to serve on such committees. • Conduct of Reviews: o Meetings of the Graduate Qualifications Committee shall be closed, and all proceedings of the Committee shall be held in strict confidence. Results shall be reported to the dean for Academic Affairs and associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research. o Records and files of the Committee shall be maintained by the associate dean for graduate studies and research. o Requests to evaluate the qualifications of a faculty for participation in the Graduate Program may come from the dean, the associate dean, the representative of the Graduate Program, or from the faculty member him/herself. o A member may be de-qualified for any or all the categories listed above (Section #B, #1 4) upon recommendation for de-qualification by the Graduate Qualifications Committee with concurrence of the associate dean to the dean of Academic Affairs. o To assist in its deliberations, the Committee may

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