Twelve graduate programs currently exist at Union University:
the M.B.A., administered by the McAfee School of Business Administration;
the M.A.Ed., the M.Ed., the. M.S.W., the Ed.S., and the Ed.D. degrees administered by the College of Education and Human Studies;
the M.S.N. and the D.N.P., administered by the School of Nursing;
the M.C.S. and the D.M.ExP., administered by the School of Christian Studies;
the Pharm.D., administered by the School of Pharmacy; and
the M.A.I.S., administered by the Institute of International and Intercultural Studies.
The Graduate Faculty is responsible for approval of curriculum and graduate program policies. It is comprised of all doctorally qualified faculty at Union. The Graduate Faculty considers recommendations from the Graduate Curriculum Committee, which is responsible for examining graduate programs, course offerings, and policies relative to graduate studies at Union. The committee is composed of five faculty members who choose a chair from one of their number each year. Each program is represented by one graduate student on the committee. Ex-officio members include the President, Provost, directors of the graduate programs, Registrar, and Acquisitions Librarian. Curriculum changes are discussed and approved by graduate faculty in the departments and on task teams. Task teams may be created by the Deans of the Schools/Colleges to consider and make recommendations to the Graduate Curriculum Committee. Thus, significant curriculum and policy changes and additions proceed from the Directors (and/or task teams) to the Graduate Curriculum Committee to the Graduate Faculty. The graduate governance structure at Union University is completed completed by the Provost, the President, and the Board of Trustees.
The Program Directors are empowered to make admissions decisions based on the approved and published admission criteria. Admission decisions of the nursing graduate program are made by the Graduate Nursing Admissions Committee. The Graduate Nursing Admissions Committee is comprised of the Dean, School of Nursing, the MSN Director of Nurse Anesthesia Track, Chair of MSN, and three graduate nursing faculty appointed by the Dean on a yearly basis. The Graduate Business Admissions Committee, the Graduate Education Admissions Committee and the Graduate Christian Studies Admissions Committee, comprised of business, education or Christian Studies, faculty and directors, respectively, receive recommendations from the appropriate Dean regarding candidates for admission who do not meet regular admission requirements. The MAIS Advisory Council, comprised of the director and the faculty across the disciplines, receive recommendations from the MAIS Program Director regarding candidates for admission who do not meet regular admission requirements. The respective Admissions Committees may recommend Conditional Admission for students who do not meet published criteria for admission.
