Membership in the Graduate Faculty will be limited to tenured or tenure-track faculty who have the terminal degree or its equivalent. There are two types of membership:

1. Associate Graduate Faculty who are eligible to teach graduate courses, direct master's theses, and serve on doctoral committees; and

2. Senior Graduate Faculty who are eligible to teach graduate courses and direct master's theses and doctoral dissertations.

Qualifications for membership and the process for becoming a member of the Graduate Faculty are contained in A&M-Commerce Procedure A12.05.