About the Graduate School

Graduate work at the University of Colorado began on a small scale in 1892. Following some years of development, the Graduate School was organized as a University-wide body with a separate faculty in 1909. The Graduate School consisted of faculty residents on the several campuses who organized programs within the constituent colleges and schools. This body operated under the leadership of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and System Dean of the Graduate School in conjunction with a University-wide Executive Committee charged with developing and effecting University-wide academic policy.

Effective in 1999, each campus organized its graduate programs within an autonomous Graduate School. UCCS now has its own Graduate School with a Dean and a Graduate Executive Committee, who are responsible for the administration of Graduate School requirements and policies on this campus and for dealing with Graduate academic issues. The Graduate School provides oversight and coordination for all graduate programs on the campus.