The Graduate Council is the governing body for all policies relating to Graduate Education on the Norman Campus. The Graduate Council, as the instrument of the graduate faculty,

• exercises the general legislative and academic authority of the graduate faculty;
• establishes policies and standards governing development and changes in graduate curricula, including new courses or degree programs;
• makes recommendations on all new proposed graduate programs, or substantially modified graduate programs as well as proposed deletions of graduate programs;
• monitors graduate course offerings, determines the eligibility of students for admission, financial aid, and graduation, and advises the Dean of the Graduate College on other Graduate College matters.

The Graduate Council also is responsible for the development and maintenance of a system for the equitable resolution of differences and issues which may arise between and among graduate students and members of the graduate faculty.