Office of Graduate Studies

The Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean of Graduate Studies is responsible for the administration and quality assurance of 35 master's degree programs, 1 doctoral program, and 5 graduate certificate programs.

OGS is also responsible for assuring the quality presentation of all theses and dissertations. A link to Information on preparation and processing of the master's thesis and doctoral dissertation can be found by clicking on Current Students in the left panel.

OGS works cooperatively with the Office of Sponsored Research to identify opportunities for student assistantships and fellowships.

The Dean of Graduate Studies sits as an ex officio member of the UT Tyler Gradute Council, which recommends graduate policies and approvals of all new programs, new coures, and course and program changes.The Dean also approves all memberships to the Graduate Faculty.

The Dean chairs the Graduate Directors Workgroup, composed of all college graduate coordinators. This group is responsible for making recommendations on the implementation of policy and the day-to-day operations of graduate programs and graduate admissions processes.

Mission of the Office of Graduate Studies
The mission of the Office of Graduate Studies is to work with the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Graduate Council, the Office of Sponsored Research, the academic deans, and the graduate programs and faculty to promote excellence in graduate education. The Office of Graduate Studies accomplishes this by ensuring challenging and relevant graduate curricula, promoting a diverse set of programs, providing efficient and innovative central services for students and faculty, recruiting diverse and highly qualified students, and fostering an environment that prepares graduate students to be future leaders in industry, government and academia.

Learning Objectives of Master's Programs
The following broad statement of learning objectives is common to all of our Master's degree programs:
Graduates from UT Tyler’s master’s degree programs will have the ability to think logically and consistently; to integrate and synthesize knowledge of the discipline; to access up-to-date knowledge and information within the discipline; to communicate in a clear, consistent, and logical manner, both orally and in writing; to understand the interrelationships between their discipline and others; to deal with ethical dilemmas within their discipline or profession; to apply their knowledge of the discipline to real-life situations; and, to adapt to changes in their discipline and profession. (adapted from: Master’s Education: A Guide for Faculty and Administrators: A Policy Statement. Council of Graduate Schools in the United States (Washington, D.C: 2005).

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