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Academic Affairs Handbook: Contents

Preface
Updates/Revisions

• Section 1: Organization and Administration
• 1.01 Board of Regents
• 1.02 Regents' Central Office
• 1.03 Institutional Administration
• 1.04 University System Advisory Committees
• 1.05 University System Student Advisory Council
• 1.06 Responsibilities of the Chancellor
• 1.07 Approval Process for Academic Programs & Personnel

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• Section 2: Academic Programs
• 2.00 Introduction
• 2.01 Academic Calendar
  • 2.01.01 Semester System
  • 2.01.02 Uniform Academic Calendar
  • 2.01.03 Religious Holiday Schedule
  • 2.01.04 Cancellation of Classes
  • 2.01.05 Institutional Holidays
• 2.02 Catalogs/Bulletins
• 2.03 Academic Programs
  • 2.03.01 Majors and Minors
  • 2.03.02 New Programs
  • 2.03.03 Deactivation & Termination
  • 2.03.04 Undergraduate Degree Requirements
  • 2.03.05 Comprehensive Program Review
• 2.04 Core Curriculum Principles and Framework
  • 2.04.01 General Guidelines for Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)
  • 2.04.02 Math and Science Requirements (Areas A and D)
  • 2.04.03 Guidelines for Core Curriculum (Area F)
  • 2.04.04 Transfer of Core Curriculum Credit Between USG Institutions
  • 2.04.05 Common Course Prefixes, Numbers, and Descriptions
• 2.05 Grading System
• 2.06 Degrees
  • 2.06.01 Degree Candidates
  • 2.06.02 Graduate Degrees
  • 2.06.03 Residence Requirement
• 2.07 Academic Advisement
  • 2.07.01 Academic Feedback
• 2.08 Regents' Testing Program
  • 2.08.01 Policy/Regents' Test
  • 2.08.02 Administrative Procedures
  • 2.08.03 Dictionary Use
  • 2.08.04 "Grandfather" Issue
• 2.09 Learning Support Programs
  • 2.09.01 Learning Support Policy
  • 2.09.02 Administrative Procedures
  • 2.09.03 Numbering of Courses
  • 2.09.04 Status on Transcripts
• 2.10 Academic Common Market
• 2.11 Regents Engineering Transfer Program
• 2.12 Off-Campus Instruction
  • 2.12.01 Off-Campus Instructional Siting
  • 2.12.02 Off-Campus Instructional Site Policies and Guidelines
  • 2.12.03 Enrollment and Credit Hours
• 2.13 International Programs
• 2.15 Centers and Institutes
• 2.16 Retired Faculty Office Space
• 2.17 System Libraries
• 2.18 Associate Degrees
  • 2.18.01 Policy/Associate Degrees
  • 2.18.02 Implementation Guidelines/Career Degrees
• 2.19 "REM" Courses
• 2.20 Credit for Military Service
• 2.21 Credit in Physical Education/Laboratory/Studio courses
• 2.22 Students with Learning Disorders
  • 2.22.01 Definition and Accommodation/Learning Disabilities
  • 2.22.02 Procedures for Regents Centers for Learning Disorders
  • 2.22.03 Criteria for Outside Evaluation of Students with Learning Disabilities
  • 2.22.04 Accommodation of Students with Other (Non-LD) Disabilities
• 2.23 Minority Advising Program
• 2.24 Acceptance of Core Coursework and Test Scores from DTAE Colleges

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• Section 3: Student Affairs
• 3.00 Introduction
• 3.01 Admission Requirements for Programs Leading to the Baccalaureate Degree
• 3.02 Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Programs Not Leading to the Baccalaureate Degree
• 3.03 Admission of Non-Degree Students
• 3.04 Admission of Transient Students
• 3.05 Admission of Auditors
• 3.06 Additional Admissions Requirements
• 3.07 Referral of Students to Other Institutions
• 3.08 Right to Refuse Admissions
• 3.09 Right to Limit Admissions
• 3.10 Social Security Numbers
• 3.11-3.12 Phasing in of New Admission Standards (deleted)
• 3.13 Ability-to-Benefit Testing for Vocational Students
• 3.14 Teacher Education Programs (deleted 4/00)
• 3.15 'Non-Credit' Students
• 3.16 Academic Renewal
• 3.17 Withdrawal for Military Service: Refunds and Grades

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• Section 4: Academic Personnel
• 4.00 Introduction
• 4.01 Faculty Membership
  • 4.01.01 Faculty Membership
  • 4.01.02 Faculty Qualifications
  • 4.01.03 Appointment Procedures
  • 4.01.04 Timely Submission of Recommendations
  • 4.01.05 Part-time Employment
  • 4.01.06 Non-tenure Track Personnel
  • 4.01.07 Employment Beyond Retirement
  • 4.01.08 Permissive Retirement Age
  • 4.01.09 Age Criteria
  • 4.01.10 Definition of "Part-time"
  • 4.01.11 Full-time Lecturers
  • 4.01.12 Employment of Relatives
• 4.02 Major Faculty/Administrative Positions
• 4.03.01 Award of Promotion
• 4.03.02 Faculty Work in the Schools
• 4.04 Award of Tenure
  • 4.04.01 Tenure
  • 4.04.02 Probationary Credit Toward Tenure
  • 4.04.03 Post-Tenure Review Procedures
• 4.05 Leaves of Absence
  • 4.05.01 Professional Leaves
  • 4.05.02 Educational Leave Without Pay
  • 4.05.03 Military Leaves
  • 4.05.04 U.S. Government Leaves
• 4.06 Emeritus Title
• 4.07 Regents' Professorships
  • 4.07.01 Regents' Researchers
  • 4.07.02 Georgia Eminent Scholars Trust Fund
  • 4.07.03 Special Faculty Positions
• 4.08 Evaluation of Faculty
• 4.09 Consulting
  • 4.09.01 Consulting Activities by Faculty
  • 4.09.02 Disclaimer/Consulting Reports
• 4.10 Intrasystem Recruitment
• 4.11 Notice of Employment and Resignation
  • 4.11.01 Employee Contract Forms
• 4.12 Removal of Faculty Members
• 4.13 Personnel Actions
  • 4.13.01 Nonrenewal of Contracts/Nontenured Faculty
  • 4.13.02 Suspension
  • 4.13.03 Restriction on Employment-Moral Turpitude
  • 4.13.04 Dismissal/Temporary or Part-Time Personnel
• 4.14 Compensation
  • 4.14.01 Salaries
  • 4.14.02 Salary Criteria
  • 4.14.03 Summer School Salaries
  • 4.14.04 Extra Compensation
  • 4.14.05 Salary Supplements
  • 4.14.06 Employment with Agencies' Funds
  • 4.14.07 Faculty Overloads
• 4.15 Vacation
• 4.16 Sick Leave
  • 4.16.01 Interpretation of Sick Leave Policy for Full Time Faculty
• 4.17 Faculty Information System

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