According to the faculty bylaws at Gallaudet, the Council on Graduate Education has the following responsibilities:

a. Establish, approve, and report to the University Faculty Senate:

1. Policies concerning the nature and scope of graduate-level programs, including courses of study offered by the academic departments;

2. Criteria for admission to the graduate programs;

3. Requirements for completing graduate programs;

4. Candidates for graduate degrees to the University Faculty Senate;

5. Criteria for initial appointment of faculty members involved in graduate programs;

6. Policies, procedures and criteria relative to the granting of non-degree credit for graduate courses;

7. Non-degree credit for graduate courses requested by the academic departments;

8. Other policies and procedures as necessary to ensure the quality of education within graduate programs;

b. Make a report on non-degree credit graduate courses to the University Faculty annually. The report shall include a list of courses offered during the preceding year and the criteria used for the selection for such courses;

c. Work directly with the Graduate School Enrollment Office to assure that the admissions criteria are being followed;

d. Monitor whether the policies, procedures and criteria established by the legislative councils and standing committees of the UF concerning academic standards are adhered to by the administration;

e. Monitor whether the similarly established policies on grading procedures, grade point average formulae, scholastic standing indices and examination protocols are adhered to by the faculty and the administration; and

f. Submit to the University Faculty Senate a roster of University Faculty members who have primary responsibility at the graduate level.