The Governance Committee meets on an as-needed basis. The committee considers proposals from the Extended Studies and the Graduate Studies Committee that involve substantive changes to existing curriculum and programs of study, as well as new degree programs in CGES. In addition, the Governance Committee may automatically accept curricular changes from CLAS, particularly as it may relate to general education or to accredited programs of study. Curricular changes that were approved by CLAS faculty governance, particularly non-substantive curricular changes, are automatically approved by the Governance Committee. Meetings are conducted via internal portal, or MyCMU groups with a summary of voting or decisions to follow.