▁of ▁scholar ship ▁for ▁appro val . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁High er ▁D eg rees ▁was ▁transformed ▁to ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies . ▁ ▁This ▁Board , ▁a ▁sub - comm ittee ▁of ▁Academ ic ▁Board ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁admin ister ing ▁gradu ate ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁University , ▁until ▁its ▁status ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁a ▁School ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁School ▁has ▁the ▁mand ate ▁to ▁co - ordinate ▁gradu ate ▁level ▁academic ▁program mes ▁for ▁all ▁Colleg es ▁within ▁the ▁University . ▁It ▁also ▁regul ates ▁and ▁offers ▁advice ▁on ▁gradu ate ▁program mes ▁of ▁university ▁colleg es ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cape ▁Coast . ▁ ▁To ▁achieve ▁its ▁vision ▁and ▁mission , ▁the ▁School ▁has ▁four - fold ▁functions : ▁ ▁D raft ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁all ▁higher ▁degrees ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁ens uring ▁that ▁acceptable ▁academic ▁standards ▁are ▁maintained . ▁ ▁Rece ive ▁reports ▁and ▁consider ▁recommend ations ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁higher ▁degrees ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁diplom as ▁from ▁Department al ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁Committee ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Det erm ine ▁results ▁of ▁higher ▁degrees ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁diplom as . ▁ ▁Make ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Board ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁higher ▁degrees ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁diplom as . ▁The ▁University ▁oper ates ▁a ▁two - sem ester ▁system ▁for ▁its ▁regular ▁gradu ate ▁program mes .