The Graduate Council is the policy-making body of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, and serves as an advisory group to the dean of the Graduate School. The council shall serve and act on behalf of the faculty and students of the Graduate School. Although the council shall review, approve and coordinate all educational programs within the Graduate School, thereby promoting excellence in these programs, the individual programs shall be responsible for their own support and management. The council shall present its recommendations to the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Drexel University College of Medicine.