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Index

  • + Section 1: Faculty
    • + 1.01 Definition
      • 1.01-1 Corps of Instruction
      • + 1.01-2 Administrators
        • 1.01-2.1 Procedures for Administrative A Faculty Rank
    • + 1.02 Teaching Faculty Ranks
      • 1.02-1 Professor
      • 1.02-2 Associate Professor
      • 1.02-3 Assistant Professor
      • 1.02-4 Instructor
      • 1.02-5 Lecturers
      • 1.02-6 Academic Professionals
      • + 1.02-7 Clinical
        • 1.02-7.1 Individual Colleges
    • + 1.03 Other Faculty Ranks
      • 1.03-1 Research Scientists
      • 1.03-2 Public Service
      • 1.03-3 Librarians
    • + 1.04 Other Terminology
      • 1.04-1 Visiting
      • + 1.04-2 Adjunct
        • 1.04-2.1 Ineligibility for Benefits
      • 1.04-3 Regular
      • 1.04-4 Limited-term
      • 1.04-5 Part-time
      • 1.04-6 Joint Academic Appointments
      • 1.04-7 Full-time Faculty
    • + 1.05 Meetings
      • 1.05-1 University Council
      • 1.05-2 School/College
      • 1.05-3 Department
    • + 1.06 Evaluation
      • 1.06-1 Written Annual Evaluation
      • 1.06-2 Peer Participation
      • 1.06-3 Pre-tenure Review
      • 1.06-4 Post Tenure Review
      • 1.06-5 Notice of Resignation and Employment
    • + 1.07 Faculty Compensation and Workload
      • 1.07-1 Salary Administration Guidelines
      • +1.07-2 Salary Adjustments
        • 1.07-2.1 Merit-Based Increases
        • 1.07-2.2 Promotion in Rank
        • 1.07-2.3 Counter Offers
        • 1.07-2.4 Salary Equity
      • + 1.07-3 Administrative Positions
        • 1.07-3.1 Salary Supplements Added to Existing Contract Types
        • 1.07-3.2 Salary Determination for an Administrator Transferring to a Non-Administrative Faculty Position
      • 1.07-4 Conversion Factors from "A" to "F" Contracts or Vice Versa
      • 1.07-5 Summer School Pay
      • 1.07-6 Effort Assignment for Instructional Activities
      • 1.07-7 Teaching Overload Compensation
      • 1.07-8 Additional Compensation
      • 1.07-9 Consulting and Outside Work for Pay
    • + 1.08 Recruitment of Faculty
      • 1.08-1 Announcement
      • 1.08-2 Interviews
      • 1.08-3 Recruiting the Finalist
      • 1.08-4 Hiring in Underutilized Job Groups
      • 1.08-5 Appointment of Dean Search and Screening Committees
      • 1.08-6 Employment of Foreign Nationals
      • 1.08-7 Dual Career Academic Hiring Policy
    • + 1.09 Appointment Procedures
      • 1.09-1 Letter of Offer
      • 1.09-2 Degree Exception Requests
      • 1.09-3 Complete Hiring Proposals
      • 1.09-4 Routing of Faculty Hiring Proposals
      • 1.09-5 Cover Letter from Dean/VP or Department Head to Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
      • 1.09-6 Exception to the Search Requirement
      • 1.09-7 Official Transcript
      • 1.09-8 External Letters of Recommendation
      • 1.09-9 Part-Time Faculty
      • 1.09-10 Employment Beyond Retirement
      • 1.09-11 Documenting Credentials of Foreign Faculty Teaching UGA Courses in UGA Study Abroad Programs
      • 1.09-12 Limited-Term Faculty Appointment Pending Award of Terminal Degree
      • 1.09-13 Public Announcement of New Faculty Appointments and Titles
    • + 1.10 Promotion Process
      • 1.10-1 Academic Ranks
      • 1.10-2 Lecturers
      • 1.10-3 Research Ranks
      • 1.10-4 Public Service Ranks
      • 1.10-5 Clinical Ranks
      • 1.10-6 Librarians
      • 1.10-7 Academic Professionals
      • 1.10-8 Special Salary Adjustment upon Promotion
      • 1.10-9 Implementation of Revised Guidelines for Faculty Appointment, Promotion, or Tenure
      • 1.10-10 Student Success Activities
    • + 1.11 Tenure
      • + 1.11-1 Award of Tenure
        • 1.11-1.1 Extending Tenure Clock
    • + 1.12 Leaves
      • 1.12-1 Educational and Professional Leave
      • 1.12-2 Leave For Other Reasons
      • 1.12-3 Reassignment of Location
      • 1.12-4 Regents’ Innovator Leave of Absence
    • + 1.13 Discipline and Removal of Faculty Members
      • 1.13-1 Grounds for Removal
      • 1.13-2 Dismissal of Temporary, Limited Term, or Part-Time Instructional Personnel
      • 1.13-3 Suspension for Violation of State or Federal Laws
    • 1.14 Awards
    • 1.15 Dispute Resolution Procedures
    • + 1.16 Review of Administrators
      • 1.16-1 Three-Year Review of Department Heads
      • 1.16-2 Five-Year Review of Deans
      • 1.16-3 Five-Year Review of Directors
    • 1.17 Emeritus Status
    • + 1.18 Miscellaneous Academic Affairs Policies
      • 1.18-1 Disabled Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans
      • 1.18-2 Bearing Cost of Lawsuit Defending Promotion, Tenure Decision
      • 1.18-3 Justifying Late Recommendations of Appointments
      • 1.18-4 Employee Right-to-Know Act Training
      • 1.18-5 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
      • 1.18-6 Employment of Relatives
      • 1.18-7 General Criteria for Employment
      • 1.18-8 Appointment of Non-Tenure Track Personnel
      • 1.18-9 Cash Awards to Non-Faculty from UGA Foundation or Arch Foundation Funds
      • 1.18-10 Use of Secretarial Time
      • 1.18-11 Research Involving Sperm Whale Myoglobin
      • 1.18-12 Research Utilizing UGA Faculty, Students, or Related Generated Records for Data Collection
      • 1.18-13 Responsible Conduct in Research and Scholarship
      • 1.18-14 Work Loads, Course Loads, and Compensation for Graduate Assistants
      • 1.18-15 Auditing of Classes by Employees
      • 1.18-16 Code of Ethics for Government Service
      • 1.18-17 Management of AIDS-related Concerns
      • 1.18-18 Elective Political Office
      • 1.18-20 Health and Safety Concerns
      • 1.18-21 Curriculum Development Fund
      • 1.18-22 Sales of Complimentary Examination Copies of Textbooks
      • 1.18-23 Instructional Responsibilities Policy (for Graduate Assistants)
  • + Section 2: Academic Programs
    • + 2.01 Academic Affairs Policy Statements
      • 2.01-1 New Degree or Major Programs
      • 2.01-2 Certificates
      • 2.01-3 Minors
      • 2.01-4 Deactivation or Reactivation and/or Termination or Reinstatement
      • 2.01-5 Undergraduate, Professional, and Graduate Areas of Emphasis
      • 2.01-6 Changing Names of Majors, Departments, Schools/Colleges
      • 2.01-7 Institutes
      • 2.01-8 Dissolution of Academic Units
      • 2.01-9 Changing the Entrance Requirements of an Undergraduate Major
      • 2.01-10 Establishing or Changing the High-Demand Status of an Undergraduate Major
      • 2.01-11 Cultural Diversity Requirement
      • 2.01-12 Competence in Oral Communication and the Basic Use of Computers
      • 2.01-13 Syllabus
      • 2.01-14 General Education Core Curriculum
      • 2.01-15 Authorization of Tuition Return to Programs/Schools/Colleges
      • 2.01-16 Dual Degree Programs
      • 2.01-17 Extended Education
      • 2.01-18 Reorganization of Academic Units
      • 2.01-19 Substantive Change
      • 2.01-20 Joint Curricular Ventures
      • 2.01-21 Distance Education
    • + 2.02 Credit
      • 2.02-1 Credit Hours per Semester
      • 2.02-2 Units of Credit
      • 2.02-3 Credit Earned Through Study Abroad
      • 2.02-4 Course Challenging
      • 2.02-5 Credit Earned Through ARCHE Cross Registration Program
      • 2.02-6 Policy for Foreign Language Placement Tests, Exemption and Credit for Undergraduate Students
      • 2.02-7 Credit for Elementary-Level French and Spanish Language Courses
      • 2.02-8 Military or Extra-Institutional Experience and Credit
      • 2.02-9 Forfeiture of Course Credit
      • 2.02-10 College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Tests
      • 2.02-11 Advanced Placement Policy
    • + 2.03 Clinical Programs
      • 2.03-1 Clinical Programs
      • 2.03-2 Nondiscrimination Policy
      • 2.03-3 Delayed Registration to Reduce Tuition
    • + 2.04 Curriculum Approval, Coordination and Assessment
      • 2.04-1 Program Curriculum Process
      • 2.04-2 Course Approval Process
      • 2.04-3 Academic Program Coordination
      • 2.04-4 Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
  • + Section 3: Classroom Management
    • + 3.01 Scheduling of Classes
      • 3.01-1 Minimum Enrollment
      • 3.01-2 Scheduling Classes
      • 3.01-3 Prohibition of Scheduling Classes Without Classrooms
      • 3.01-4 Inclement Weather: Decision to Close
    • + 3.02 Prohibitions in Classrooms
      • 3.02-1 Policy for Smoking, Food or Drink in Classrooms during Academic Classes
      • 3.02-2 Prohibition of Animals in Buildings
      • 3.02-3 Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus
    • 3.03 Classroom Emergencies
    • 3.04 Centralized Classroom and Event Scheduling
  • + Section 4: General Policies
    • + 4.01 Academic Policies
      • 4.01-1 Academic Dismissal
      • 4.01-2 Academic Probation
      • 4.01-3 Academic Renewal
      • 4.01-4 Academic Advising
      • 4.01-5 Academic Honesty
      • 4.01-6 The Academic Year
      • 4.01-7 Classification of Students
      • 4.01-8 Student Responsibility
      • 4.01-9 Application to Extended Campuses
    • + 4.02 Withdrawal/Addition of Classes
      • 4.02-1 Course Changes
      • 4.02-2 Course Deletions
      • 4.02-3 University Policy on Course Drops and Withdrawals
      • 4.02-4 Withdrawal Process
      • 4.02-5 Withdrawal from the University
    • + 4.03 Academic Honors
      • 4.03-1 Presidential Scholar and Dean’s List
    • + 4.04 Graduation
      • 4.04-1 Graduation Requirements
      • 4.04-2 Graduation with Honors
      • 4.04-3 First Honor Graduate
    • + 4.05 Student Appeals and Complaints
      • 4.05-1 Academic Appeals at the University of Georgia
      • 4.05-2 Students’ Right of Appeal
      • 4.05-3 Residency Appeal Process
      • 4.05-4 Written Student Complaint Policy
      • 4.05-5 Procedures for Written Student Complaints
    • + 4.06 Class Attendance
      • 4.06-1 Attendance Policy
      • 4.06-2 Religious Holidays Attendance Policy
      • 4.06-3 Voting and Jury Duty
      • 4.06-4 Certification of Absence from Class for Medical Reasons
      • 4.06-5 Air Force ROTC Commitment and Summer Break
    • + 4.07 Miscellaneous Course Policies
      • 4.07-1 Classes Not Meeting
      • 4.07-2 Mandatory Assignments,Tests, & Quizzes on Reading Days & Final Instructional Day of a Course
      • 4.07-3 Final Exams
      • 4.07-4 Retention of Term Papers and Final Exams
      • 4.07-5 Faculty Authorized Texts
      • 4.07-6 Course Syllabus
      • 4.07-7 Grades
      • 4.07-8 Course Auditing
      • 4.07-9 Pass/Fail Option
      • 4.07-10 Course Numbers
      • 4.07-11 Write-In Courses
      • 4.07-12 Instructor of Record
      • 4.07-13 Faculty Credentials and Institutional Approvals Required for Instructors of Record
      • 4.07-14 Approval of Course Lab/Supply Fees
      • 4.07-15 Field Trip Requirements
      • 4.07-16 End-of-Term Course Evaluations
      • 4.07-17 Midterm Course Evaluations
      • 4.07-18 Academic Textbooks
    • + 4.08 Student Recruitment and Admission
      • 4.08-1 First-Year Admission
      • 4.08-2 Student Recruitment
    • + 4.09 Academic Assistance Policies
      • 4.09-1 University of Georgia Policy on Course Substitution and Course Modification for Students
      • 4.09-2 Learning Support Policies on Suspension and Re-entry
      • 4.09-3 Learning Support Students and Independent Study
    • + 4.10 Board of Regents Immunization Policy
      • 4.10-1 Board of Regents Immunization Policy
    • + 4.11 General Policies
      • 4.11-1 Release of Student Records
      • 4.11-2 Mailing Label Requests
      • 4.11-3 University of Georgia Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
    • + 4.12 Policies and Guidelines for Cyclical Reviews
      • 4.12-2 UGA Academic Program Review Policy
      • 4.12-3 Policy and Guidelines for Academic and Administrative Support Unit Review
    • 4.13 Policy on Centers
    • 4.14 Academic and Student Support Services Assessment
  • + Section 5: Facilities and Other Policies
    • + 5.01 Use of Campus Space
      • 5.01-1 Reserving Academic Space on Campus
      • 5.01-2 Social Uses of Instructional Areas
      • 5.01-3 Guidelines Concerning University Events Where Alcoholic Beverages are Served or Provided
    • + 5.02 Solicitation Policy
      • 5.02-1 Solicitation Policy
      • 5.02-2 Student Organization Fund-Raising
    • + 5.03 Policy on Ownership, Control, and Use of Institution and Online Resources & Telecommunication Services
      • 5.03-1 Policy on Ownership, Control, and Use of Institution Online Resources
      • 5.03-2 Broad Overview of Telephone Services for Faculty/Staff and Students
      • 5.03-3 Telecommunications Policy
      • 5.03-4 Telecommunication Procedure
    • + 5.04 Other Policies
      • 5.04-1 Names of Facilities or Streets and Dedication of Portions of Facilities
      • 5.04-2 Allocating Space to Retired or Emeritus Personnel
      • 5.04-3 EITS Procedures
      • 5.04-4 Liability and Property Insurance Claims
      • 5.04-5 Research and Scholarship
      • 5.04-6 Medical Spending
      • 5.04-7 Safe and Secure Campus Community
      • 5.04-8 Reporting/Responding to Health and Safety Concerns of Faculty and Staff
      • 5.04-9 University of Georgia Crisis Communication Plan
  • + Section 6: Environmental Health and Safety
    • 6.01 Environmental Health and Safety
    • 6.02 Adoption and Ongoing Review of EHS System, Roles and Responsibilities
    • 6.03 Hosting Inspections of UGA Facilities and Laboratories by Outside Agencies

Section 4: General Policies

  • 4.01 Academic Policies
  • 4.02 Withdrawal/Addition of Classes
  • 4.03 Academic Honors
  • 4.04 Graduation
  • 4.05 Student Appeals and Complaints
  • 4.06 Class Attendance
  • 4.07 Miscellaneous Course Policies
  • 4.08 Student Recruitment and Admission
  • 4.09 Academic Assistance Policies
  • 4.10 Board of Regents Immunization Policy
  • 4.11 General Policies
  • 4.12 Policies and Guidelines for Cyclical Reviews
  • 4.13 UGA Policy on Centers

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