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Mission of the College of Graduate Studies

The mission of the College of Graduate Studies is to promote, coordinate, enhance the quality of, and serve as an advocate for graduate education programs at Tennessee Tech University, which supports both the mission and flight plan of the university.

Vision of the College of Graduate Studies

The vision of the College of Graduate Studies is to improve human knowledge through teaching, learning, research and outreach.

The College of Graduate Studies reports to the Provost's Office and is responsible for promoting, coordinating, enhancing the quality of, and serving as the advocate for graduate education programs at Tennessee Techn University.  Our goals are to enhance the intellectual community of scholars among graduate students and faculty; provide quality control of all graduate education programs; promote academic excellence of all graduate programs; and support and facilitate research and scholarly activities.  The policies that govern the college are developed by the Graduate Studies Executive Committee which includes faculty members, administrators and student members.