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    • Matters of department governance and related procedures
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      • Matters of department governance and related procedures Overview
      • Preamble
      • Goals and Mission of the Program
      • Structure and Organization of the Program
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      • Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Consideration for Tenure-Track Faculty
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    The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC)

    The GSC assists the Graduate Coordinator, who serves as the GSC chair, with the oversight and development of the Program’s graduate students, and conducts periodic reviews of the Program’s graduate activities as a whole. The GSC is responsible for evaluating applications for admission, evaluating and recommending candidates for graduate appointments, and monitoring the progress and academic performance of graduate students in the Program.

    1. Matters of department governance and related procedures
      1. Preamble
      2. Goals and Mission of the Program
      3. Structure and Organization of the Program
        1. Definition of the Faculty
        2. Administrative and Service Positions
        3. Program Committees
          1. The Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC)
          2. The Curriculum Committee (CC)
          3. The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC)
          4. Student Academic Complaint Committee
          5. Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Committee
          6. Other Program Committees
    2. Teaching Assignments and Workload Including Workload Equivalencies and Related Procedures
    3. Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Criteria and the Criteria and Processes Relating to Other Faculty Personnel Actions
    4. Criteria, Performance Expectations, and Department Procedures Relating to Faculty Excellence Awards
    5. Other Department Guidelines
    Chemical Physics Faculty Handbook
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