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BoR POLICY MANUAL 3, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Introduction

Academic programs of the USG are administered under broad ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp policies that grant considerable authority and responsibility to the presidents and faculty of USG institutions. However, some actions require administrative authorization or approval by the ¾º²Â×ãÇòapp,Âò×ãÇò¾º²Êapp of Regents, the Chancellor, or a University System Office. See Academic Programs for types of approvals and notifications needed for various actions.

This section provides additional information about the following:

Table of Contents

• 2.1 Semester System, Uniform Academic Calendar, Cancellation of Classes and Religious Holidays
• 2.2 Catalog Requirements
• 2.3 Academic Programs
  • 2.3.1 Majors and Minors
  • 2.3.2 New Academic Programs
  • 2.3.3 Deactivation and Termination of Academic Programs
  • 2.3.4 Program Modification
  • 2.3.5 Degree Requirements
  • 2.3.6 Comprehensive Program Review (CPR)
  • 2.3.7 External Degrees:  Off-Campus & Online Instructional Delivery
  • 2.3.8 Certificates
  • 2.3.9 Dual Degrees
  • 2.3.10 Joint Degrees
• 2.4 Core Curriculum
  • 2.4.1 General Education Learning Goals
  • 2.4.2 Areas A¨CF
  • 2.4.3 Section Removed
  • 2.4.4 Details Regarding Areas A¨CF
  • 2.4.5 Rules Regarding Inclusion in Areas A¨CF
  • 2.4.6 Approval Procedures
  • 2.4.7 Prerequisites and Exceptions
  • 2.4.8 Rules for Change of Major
  • 2.4.9 Transfer Rules
  • 2.4.10 Common Course Prefixes, Numbers, and Descriptions
• 2.5 Grading System
  • 2.5.1 Academic Renewal
  • 2.5.2 Withdrawal for Military Service:  Refunds and Grades
• 2.6 Degrees
  • 2.6.1 Degrees, General
  • 2.6.2 Graduate Degrees
• 2.7 Academic Advisement
  • 2.7.1 Minority Advising Program
• 2.8 Regents’ Testing Program
• 2.9 Learning Support
  • 2.9.1 Administrative Procedures for Learning Support Programs
  • 2.9.2 Numbering of Learning Support Courses
  • 2.9.3 Reporting and Recording Learning Support Status
• 2.10 Academic Common Market
• 2.11 Regents¡¯ Engineering Pathways
• 2.12 Off-Campus Instructional Sites
• 2.13 Study Abroad and International Opportunities
• 2.14 Research Centers and Institutes
• 2.15 Associate Degrees
  • 2.15.1 Implementation Guidelines for Career Degrees
  • 2.15.2 “REM” Courses
• 2.16 Academic Credit for Extra-Institutional and Prior Learning
• 2.17 Acceptance of Core Coursework and Placement Test Scores from TCSG Colleges
• 2.18 Academic Feedback
• 2.19 Academic Textbooks