Academic Policy Committee 2009-2010
A Summary of Relevant Policies (BoR and Institutional)

V.Section2.C.1. Academic Policy Committee (APC)

V.Section2.C.1.a.  The Academic Policy Committee shall have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows:  eleven (11) members selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at least seven (7) of which are elected faculty senators, one (1) member that is the Vice President of Academic Affairs or an individual appointed by the Vice President of Academic Affairs to serve as his/her designee, and one (1) member appointed by the University President in compliance with II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.1.b.  The Academic Policy Committee shall be concerned with policy relating to undergraduate and graduate education matters that have broad impact or implication to the university as a whole, which includes, but is not limited to, policies relating to grading, scholastic probation and honors, academic appeals, academic standing, standards for admission, academic calendar, academic ceremonies, intellectual property, human subjects and research.  This committee also provides advice, as appropriate, on academic procedural matters at the institution.

University Senate On-Line Database

Topic

GCSU AAH
(Academic Affairs Handbook)

BoR Policy
Section

Undergraduate

Catalog

Graduate

Catalog

USG AAH

Notes

Grading

3.06 Grading Policies

3.5

Grade Averages Grade Averages 2.05 Grading System  

Academic Standing

 

 

Academic Standings

Methods for Determining Student Academic Standing

 

 

Scholastic Honors

 

 

Academic Honors

 

 

 

Academic Appeals

 

4.7

Academic Appeals Process Policy

Student Academic Appeals

 

 

Admissions

 

4.2

Admissions

Admissions

 

 

Academic Calendar

3.00 Academic Calendar

3.4

Calendar

Calendar

2.01 Academic Calendar

 

Intellectual Property

 

6.3

 

 

 

AAUP 10th ed pg 214

Human Subjects and Research

3.08.01.5.1 Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects)

 

 

 

 

 

Immunization

 

4.8

Immunization Requirements

Immunization Requirements

 

 

Transient Status

 

7.3.1.2 see subsection titled transient students

Transient Credit

Transient Student Procedure

 

 

Drop/Add

3.02.02 Dropping and Adding Courses

 

 

 

 

 

Auditing Courses

 

 

Auditing Courses for Non-Credit

Auditing Courses for Noncredit

 

 

Challenging courses

 

 

Challenging Courses

 

 

 

Registration

3.02.01 Registration Policies

 

Registration

Registration

 

 

Withdrawal

 

7.3.5 (see subsection 1)

Withdrawing

Withdrawing

 

 

Classroom Assignment

3.02.03 Classroom Assignment and Changes

 

 

 

 

 

Final Examination

3.02.04 Final Examination Policies

 

 

 

 

 

Advisement

3.03 Advisement

3.9

 

 

2.07 Academic Advisement

 

Independent Study

 

 

Independent Study

 

 

 

Declaration of Major

 

 

Declaration of Major

 

 

 

College Level Examination Program

 

 

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

 

 

 

Regents’ Testing Program

 

3.7

Regent's Reading and Writing Skills Requirement

 

2.08.01 Regents' Testing Program Policy

 

Academic Dishonesty

3.01 Academic Dishonesty

 

Student Academic Dishonesty

Academic Dishonesty

 

 

Cheating and Plagiarism

3.02.08 Cheating and Plagiarism

 

 

 

 

 

Commencement

 

 

Commencement

Commencement