Committee Charge

The Graduate Neuroscience (Veterinary Science) Program has three standing committees:  Policy, Curriculum, and Graduate Studies.  The Policy Committee is comprised of the Chairs of the Graduate and Undergraduate committees (Curriculum, Graduate Studies, and Advising), the Department Chair, and Undergraduate Program Director (or designee). Committee membership is based on staggered, two-year terms, thus allowing Committee membership to rotate each year.  When a vacancy occurs before the term expires, the unfilled portion of the term is filled through election by the graduate faculty. 

The duties and responsibilities of the committees are: 

Policy Committee (Neuroscience)

1. Promotes the development of the Neuroscience Program and integrates it with those of  participating departments.
2. Sets policy for the graduate and undergraduate programs.
3. Promotes appropriate interdepartmental communication to ensure understanding and accord. 
4. Initiates development of grant proposals and new program activities as needs and opportunities arise.
5. Monitors the quality of the program. 
6. Recommends the election of new graduate faculty.

Graduate Curriculum Committee (Neuroscience and Veterinary Science)

1. Makes recommendations to the Neuroscience Policy Committee on program curriculum. 
2. Reviews and rules on curriculum petitions from students.
3. At the request of a faculty member(s) in the Neuroscience Program, or at periodic intervals in the absence of a request, the committee reviews and formulates examination requirements and procedures for the Preliminary Examination and Thesis Defense.  These procedures and/or requirements are additions to, not substitutions for, requirements specified by the Graduate School of WSU. 
4. Examination procedures and requirements developed by this committee are approved by a vote of the Neuroscience Program faculty. 

 Graduate Studies Committee (Neuroscience and Veterinary Science)

1. Makes recommendations to the Policy Committee on program recruitment and retention
      issues.
2. Makes recommendations to the Department Chair and/or Graduate Program Director on
      the admission of new students.
3. Allocates WSU and departmental Research and Teaching Assistantships (RA and TA
      stipends).

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