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Committee on Graduate Studies

The Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) is responsible for the overall administration of graduate programs in Arts & Sciences. The committee is composed of the faculty members who have been designated by each department/program as the Director of Graduate Studies for that department/program. It is chaired by the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. In graduate studies, COGS plays the role of the Educational Policy Committee, the Committee on Degrees, and the Academic Status Committee.

The committee meets every other week throughout the academic year. Time-sensitive business may also be conducted via e-mail during the academic year and summer.

• Current Members
• Past Members
• Documents
• Course Proposal/Revision/Deactivation Form (individual courses only)
  • (available only to Program Chairs and Directors and Directors of Graduate Studies - W&M credentials required)
  • Do not use this form for proposing cross-level listed courses. Please email Trey Mayo, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, with copies of the syllabi for the two cross-level listed courses highlighting the differences between the two courses and justification for the cross-level listing. These will be placed on the agenda for a COGS meeting. Please be sure to consult the Cross-Level Listing of Undergraduate and Graduate Courses policy for guidance.