Graduate Program Executive Committee and Graduate Program Coordinator

The Graduate Program Executive Committee (GEC) is comprised of four members: the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS; who serves as chair), and one member of the graduate faculty selected to represent each of the three PhD program specialization areas.

The GEC is responsible for making admissions decisions and for developing, amending, and enforcing specific graduate program rules and requirements (in consultation with the full sociology graduate faculty, as appropriate). The GEC oversees the work of the DGS and can authorize the DGS to make day-to-day decisions relating to graduate program operations. Some specific responsibilities of the GEC are described in other sections of this handbook.

The Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC) works closely with the Director of Graduate Studies to guide students through the completion of the required Student Committee Advisory Forms (SCAF), Program of Study forms (POS) and the many related forms required by the USU Graduate School.