Policies

Graduate Expedited Admissions Policy

Policy and List of Opt-In Programs

New Policies Approved by the Graduate Council and President Smith in December 2023. Details of the following approved policies can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/graduate-council/files/2023-24-GC-FINAL-AGENDA-December-1-2023-120123.docx

  • Graduate Intent to Plan and Degree Approval Pathway (GC-23-12-02-PC)

The approved new pathway will significantly increase the ITP/Degree approval process without changing the shared governance structure

  • Graduate Admission Criteria Change: Conditional and Provisional Admissions (GC-23-12-03-PC)

The change allows programs to accept students conditionally and/or provisionally unless the program has specifically stated otherwise in their program-specific admissions language.

  • Graduate Admission Criteria Change – Transcripts (GC-23-12-04-PC)

The change will allow international students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from a non-US institution and a graduate degree from a US institution to be fully admitted by providing the official transcript for the graduate degree.

  • Catalog Change: Definition of Full-Time Status for Summer Graduate Students (GC-23-12-05-PC)

The change defines full-time summer course load as 6 credit hours. and half-time summer credit load is 3 credit hours.

Cross-Level Linked Courses Policy

Cross-Level Linked Courses Policy

Procedure for Conflict of Interest in Thesis/Dissertation Committees

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Meeting Schedule 2026-2027

August 28th – MSC 2W16-b
September 25th – MSC 2W16-b
October 30th – MSC 2W16-b
November 20th – MSC 2W16-b
January 29th – MSC 2W16-b
February 26th – Drinko 349
March 26th – MSC 2W16-b
April 30th – Drinko 349

All meetings will be held on Marshall University’s Huntington campus, with a hybrid (Teams) option.

The draft agenda will be posted on the GC website (AGENDAS) one week in advance. The final agenda will be posted on Thursday before the Friday meeting.

All members of the Academic Affairs Council are invited to attend the GC meetings, additional, we make an effort to invite individuals who submit a planning or curricular request. To request the electronic meeting link for Microsoft Teams, please email Richard Egleton (Chair), egleton@marshall.edu