- Overview
- Section 1: Organization and Administration
- Section 2: Academic Programs
- 2.1 Semester System, Uniform Academic Calendar, Cancellation of Classes and Religious Holidays
- 2.2 Catalog Requirements
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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
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2.4 Core Curriculum
- 2.4.1 General Education Learning Goals
- 2.4.2 Areas A–F
- 2.4.3 US, GL, and CT Learning Goals
- 2.4.4 Details Regarding Areas A–F
- 2.4.5 Rules Regarding Inclusion in Areas A–F
- 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
- 2.6 Degrees
- 2.7 Academic Advisement
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2.8 Regents' Testing Program
- 2.8.1 Regents’ Reading and Writing Skills Requirements and Exemptions
- 2.8.2 General Requirements
- 2.8.3 Special Categories of Students
- 2.8.4 Part-time Students
- 2.8.5 Transfer Students
- 2.8.6 Guidelines for Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills Courses
- 2.8.7 Regents’ Skills Course Requirements
- 2.8.8 Test Review Procedure
- 2.8.9 Test Adminstration
- 2.8.10 Special Administrations of the Regents’ Test
- 2.8.11 Dictionary Use/Regents' Test
- 2.8.12 Institutional Exemption
- 2.9 Learning Support
- 2.10 Academic Common Market
- 2.11 Regents’ Engineering Transfer Program
- 2.12 Off-Campus Instructional Sites
- 2.13 Study Abroad and International Opportunities
- 2.14 Research Centers and Institutes
- 2.15 Associate Degrees
- 2.16 Credit for Military Service
- 2.17 Acceptance of Core Coursework and Placement Test Scores from TCSG Colleges
- 2.18 Academic Feedback
- 2.19 Academic Textbooks
- Section 3: Student Affairs
- Section 4: Academic Personnel
- Updates and Revisions
- Contact Information
Section 2.0: Academic Programs
SOURCES:
BoR POLICY MANUAL 3, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Introduction
Academic programs of the USG are administered under broad Board 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 Board of Regents, the Chancellor, or a University System Office. See Reference for Types of Approval and Notification of Academic and Related Matters 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
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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
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2.4 Core Curriculum
- 2.4.1 General Education Learning Goals
- 2.4.2 Areas A–F
- 2.4.3 US, GL, and CT Learning Goals
- 2.4.4 Details Regarding Areas A–F
- 2.4.5 Rules Regarding Inclusion in Areas A–F
- 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
- 2.6 Degrees
- 2.7 Academic Advisement
-
2.8 Regents' Testing Program
- 2.8.1 Regents’ Reading and Writing Skills Requirements and Exemptions
- 2.8.2 General Requirements
- 2.8.3 Special Categories of Students
- 2.8.4 Part-time Students
- 2.8.5 Transfer Students
- 2.8.6 Guidelines for Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills Courses
- 2.8.7 Regents’ Skills Course Requirements
- 2.8.8 Test Review Procedure
- 2.8.9 Test Adminstration
- 2.8.10 Special Administrations of the Regents’ Test
- 2.8.11 Dictionary Use/Regents' Test
- 2.8.12 Institutional Exemption
- 2.9 Learning Support
- 2.10 Academic Common Market
- 2.11 Regents’ Engineering Transfer Program
- 2.12 Off-Campus Instructional Sites
- 2.13 Study Abroad and International Opportunities
- 2.14 Research Centers and Institutes
- 2.15 Associate Degrees
- 2.16 Credit for Military Service
- 2.17 Acceptance of Core Coursework and Placement Test Scores from TCSG Colleges
- 2.18 Academic Feedback
- 2.19 Academic Textbooks
