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Updates
This page details the regulation changes put in place via the Graduate Education Council since 2013. The list is sorted by regulation section.
Proposed Changes
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Proposed Change |
Current Status |
Next Steps |
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Approved by GEC - April 3, 2023 |
Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
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Approved by GEC - April 3, 2023 |
Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
| 4.01 Initial Registration | Approved by GEC - May 2, 2023 | Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
| 4.04a Categories of Registration - (aka 10-hour rule) | Approved by GEC - December 1, 2022 | Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
| 4.06 Leave of Absence | Approved by GEC - December 1, 2022 | Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
| 6.07 Incomplete Courses | Approved by GEC - December 1, 2022 | Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 | |
| 6.10 Credit for Prior Graduate Work (now Waiving Program Requirements for Prior Equivalent Work) | Approved by GEC - December 1, 2022 | Awaiting Senate Policy - Fall 2023 |
Previously Approved Changes
Section 1 - General Information
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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April 24, 2019 |
Section 2 - Admissions
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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February 4, 2020 |
Section 4 - Registration
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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January 23, 2018 |
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November 27, 2018 |
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April 24, 2019 |
Revised Leave of Absence and Internship Leave (Minutes, Agenda) |
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December 3, 2021 |
Flex-time registration option added (Agenda) |
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June 20, 2023 |
Interdisciplinary Combined PhD option added |
Section 5 - Financial Support
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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January 23, 2018 |
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May 1, 2022 |
Statements regarding the communication of funding expectations (Agenda) |
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June 20, 2023 |
Statement regarding band funding, update to Funding plan schedule, clarity on eligibility requirements to reflect current practices |
Section 6 - Program Design
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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June 2, 2021 |
Course outline update |
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April 25, 2017 |
Created definition for course and milestone (Minutes, Agenda) |
Section 8 - Thesis
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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May 13, 2013 |
Policy, Regulations and Graduate Program Membership (Minutes, Agenda) |
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April 2, 2014 |
Updates to 8.4.4.2 (The Thesis Examination) (Minutes, Agenda) |
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April 27, 2016 |
Withholding signatures after defense (Minutes, Agenda) |
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February 21, 2017 |
Remote examinations Students who go to Defense without Supervisor Approval (Minutes, Agenda) |
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October 25, 2019 |
Updates to 8.3.1 (Thesis Format Guidelines) (Minutes, Agenda) |
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February 4, 2020 |
Regulations regarding examiners' reports Pass, Pass conditional upon revisions to thesis, Unacceptable (Minutes, Agenda) |
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April 28, 2020 |
Updates to the regulations involving thesis examination locations and the draft copy of the thesis for preliminary evaluation (Minutes, Agenda) |
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December 9, 2020 |
Review of regulations regarding scholastic offense (Minutes, Agenda) | |
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May 1, 2022 |
Updates to 8.4.1.1 and 8.5.1.1 regarding in-person and remote examinations |
Section 9 - Professional and Career Engagement
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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Februrary 24, 2016 |
Implementation of regulation on professional development (Minutes, Agenda) |
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April 27, 2018 |
Section 10 - Membership
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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April 24, 2019 |
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June 20, 2023 |
Retirement, Faculty Members who Leave Western for Reasons Other than Retirement, statement on consideration for potential conflict of interest added |
Section 11 - Supervision
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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April 25, 2017 |
Approval of Supervisory Regulations (section 11.02) Approval of Student Regulations (section 11.03) |
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April 24, 2019 |
Section 12 - Assessing Student Progress
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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April 27, 2021 |
Approval of draft regulation concerning assessing student progress (Minutes, Agenda) |
Section 15 - Support Services for Students with Disabilities
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Date |
Summary of Change(s) |
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April 25, 2017 |
Approval of Draft Regulations for Support Services for Students with Disabilities (Minutes, Agenda) |
