Efforts have been made to work with these other offices to improve overall service to graduate students. At times the lack of available space in high demand courses affects the ability to matriculate graduate students. The Graduate School works closely with the Graduate Council in the interpretation and implementation of policies created by that body. The Graduate Council is an independent body that recommends policy, new programs, and alterations to curriculum to the Dean. The Graduate School works to train graduate advisors on its policies and procedures.
Improvements continue to be needed in the quality and accuracy of information provided.
The Graduate School relies on graduate advisors to review applications for admission, advise new and continuing students on requirements for the degree, and provide oversight of the comprehensive exam and thesis requirements. The Graduate School is constrained by the availability and continuity of the graduate advisors, the quality of the advice, and unevenness in maintaining standards for admission. Increasing tuition costs from 1990-98 appear to have negatively impacted enrollment. The following goals were delineated from an analysis of the external and internal environments. Enrollment A primary goal of the Graduate School is to increase graduate and post-baccalaureate student enrollment while maintaining or improving quality.