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The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is a nonprofit higher education organization with headquarters in Washington, DC. Its mission is to advance graduate education and research. Its main activities consist of best practice initiatives, benchmarking, advocacy, and global engagement. ==Membership and Affiliations== CGS membership includes over 500 universities in the United States and Canada, as well as over 60 institutions outside of the US and Canada.〔“About CGS.” Council of Graduate Schools Webpage. http://cgsnet.org/about-cgs〕 The Council is concerned principally with the efforts of graduate schools, particularly those providing PhD and master’s programs. Its efforts do not extend to professional degrees in medicine or law. CGS member institutions annually award more than 91% of all U.S. doctorates and over 81% of all U.S. master’s degrees.〔Calculated based on information provided from the 2012 (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ) (IPEDS) and the 2012 (CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees ).〕 Institutional members are principally represented by the official directly responsible for overseeing graduate programs at the university, usually the dean of the graduate school. Corporations, nonprofit organizations, and educational systems (may also join ) CGS as nonvoting members. CGS is affiliated with the regional graduate associations the (Conference of Southern Graduate Schools ) (CSGS), the (Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools ) (MAGS), the (Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools ) (NEAGS), and the (Western Association of Graduate Schools ) (WAGS). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Council of Graduate Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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