The Graduate Council is the executive committee of the graduate faculty. It formulates and reviews policies concerned with the conduct of graduate study at Northwest Missouri State University. All new policies are referred to the Graduate Council for approval.
All departmental requests for permission to offer advanced degrees are referred to the Graduate Council. All requests for waiver of any rules or regulations as listed in the Graduate Catalog must be in the form of petitions to the Graduate Council. A supporting letter from the major advisor is also required.