Academic departments with existing or planned graduate degree programs are invited to submit requests for program participation to the Program Committee. Applications should indicate which degree program options (e.g., Masters's and/or Ph.D.) are to be included and which courses are to be accepted for each option. It is expected that courses will generally be equivalent to graduate-level courses in the participating departments. The Program Committee representative (College Representative) from the applicant's college may assist in developing the application. Application requests can be e-mailed to the Program Committee Chair, Dr. Gregory Peterson (see below). Suggested program modifications that have been approved by the faculty of the participating academic unit should be sent to the College Representative, who will bring them to the attention of the Program Committee for final approval. The policies and operational guidelines approved by the Faculty Senate for the IGMCS are flexible so that approval for new programs or modification of existing ones can be given with a minimum of delay. Interested students can be admitted provisionally to the IGMCS program at the same time that the sponsoring department is applying for approval of its degree program. For more information, contact Dr. Gregory Peterson.