The LMU-OPCVM Graduate Council is the policy-making and recommending body for the graduate programs provided by the LMU-OPCVM. It is composed of the Program Directors of each graduate program and the full-time faculty of the MVCC. The Graduate Council meets regularly to review program functions, admissions status, student academic progress, proposed academic changes, and policy effectiveness. Programmatic recommendations flow from this council to the CVM Dean's Executive Committee of the Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine before being considered by the University Academic Council, University Cabinet, University President, or Board of Trustees.
The Graduate Council Serves as the primary Graduate Appeals Committee to resolve any academic matter that arises in the graduate programs. Academic decisions, including approval or requests to repeat a course, are based upon overall academic performance while in the graduate program.