Table of Contents

• 3.1 General Policy on Academic Affairs
• 3.2 Faculties
  • 3.2.1 Faculty Membership
  • 3.2.2 Regents¡¯ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Student Success
  • 3.2.3 Faculty Meetings, Rules, and Regulations
• 3.3 Curriculum
  • 3.3.1 Core Curriculum: Core IMPACTS
  • 3.3.2 Academic Approval for Off-Campus Instructional Sites
  • 3.3.3 Distance Education
  • 3.3.4 United States and Georgia History and Constitutions
  • 3.3.5 University System and Technical College System of Georgia Articulation Agreement
  • 3.3.6 Academic Credit Earned Through Extra-Institutional and Prior Learning
  • 3.3.7 Learning Support Programs
• 3.4 Academic Calendar
  • 3.4.1 Semester System
  • 3.4.2 Uniform Academic Calendar
  • 3.4.3 Religious Holiday Schedule
  • 3.4.4 Exceptions
• 3.5 Grading System
  • 3.5.1 Grade Point Average
  • 3.5.2 Symbols Not Included in Determining the Grade Point Average
  • 3.5.3 Grade Point Average Upon Academic Renewal
• 3.6 Creation and Elimination of Academic Programs
  • 3.6.1 Creation of Academic Programs
  • 3.6.2 Termination of Academic Programs
  • 3.6.3 Comprehensive Academic Program Review
• 3.7 Research
• 3.8 Degrees
  • 3.8.1 General
  • 3.8.2 Associate Degrees
  • 3.8.3 Nexus Degrees
  • 3.8.4 Bachelor Degrees
  • 3.8.5 Master Degrees
  • 3.8.6 Ph.D. Programs
  • 3.8.7 Diplomas Earned at Institutions Under a Previous Name
  • 3.8.8 Honorary Degrees
• 3.9 Academic Advisement
  • 3.9.1 Undergraduate Academic Advisement
• 3.10 Academic Textbooks