The dean of the Graduate School confirms the departmental graduate coordinator upon recommendation and approval by the department head and the academic dean of that unit. The graduate coordinator is an appointed member of the Graduate Program Faculty and serves as the liaison between the department and the Graduate School with delegated authority of the department head. It is the responsibility of the graduate coordinator to implement all policies and procedures of the Graduate Council pertaining to graduate education at The University of Georgia. Furthermore, the graduate coordinator works in conjunction with the graduate program faculty of the department to ensure that policies and procedures unique to the department are followed.
The Graduate Program Administration Handbook is to be used by Graduate Coordinators and Graduate Coordinator Assistants in the implementation of the procedures and policies approved and established by the Graduate School and Graduate Council. It should be emphasized that this handbook is not intended to fully duplicate material provided in other published documents, including the Graduate School Policies library.
