a) The dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, who shall be the chairperson of this council

b) The associate dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies

c) One graduate officer / program director / graduate co-ordinator from each department or faculty (in the case of Music, Social Work and the Seminary) offering a master's or a doctoral program. Where departments / faculties offer both a master's or a doctoral program, there is to be only one administrative representative from the department or faculty.

d) One full-time member of the graduate faculty to be appointed or elected annually by each department or faculty (in the case of Music, Social Work and the Seminary) offering one or more graduate programs

e) One full-time member of the graduate faculty to be elected for a three year term by the Senate from a department / faculty not currently offering a graduate program

f) One full-time graduate student from each faculty offering a master's or a doctoral program and one from the seminary. The student representative from each faculty within the university is to be elected or appointed annually by the Graduate Students' Association. The student representative from the seminary is elected or appointed by the Seminary Student Association.

g) The deans of the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Social Work, the Faculty of Music, the School of Business and Economics, and Waterloo Lutheran Seminary (non-voting observers)

h) The university librarian (non-voting)

i) The university registrar (non-voting)

j) The co-ordinator of graduate admissions and records (non-voting)

k) The directors of joint graduate programs (non-voting - observers)

a) Make recommendations to the Senate with respect to rules and regulations for the government, direction and management of graduate studies at the university;

b) Make recommendations to the Senate with respect to any changes in rules and regulations pertaining to graduate studies;

c) Consider all new graduate courses and all proposed changes in existing graduate courses and make recommendations to Senate thereon;

d) Consider, study, and review all proposals for new graduate programs, and make recommendations to Senate thereon.

a) The terms of elected members will normally be for two years, with staggered terms to provide for continuity.

b) An elected member can not serve for more than two consecutive full terms following, where applicable, the remaining portion of an unexpired term which a member may have undertaken to complete, except for the dean of graduate studies who may in some cases be an ex officio member.

c) Members must have a current appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and be full-time faculty members at Wilfrid Laurier University.

d) Normally terms will end by October 15, or following the first regular meeting of the Graduate Faculty Council if the council does not meet by October 15 in a given year. If circumstances demand, existing members will continue to serve beyond October 15 and until such time as the Graduate Faculty Council elects new appointments to the committees.