Academic Affairs Policies

Policy Number 01.01.001

Changing Names of Academic Units

This policy should be followed for a name change of academic departments, schools, colleges, and/or institutes.

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Associated Content

• Academic Unit Name Change Approval Routing Chart
• Academic Unit Name Change Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.01.002

Dissolution of Academic Units

This policy should be followed for dissolution of academic departments, divisions, schools, colleges, institutes, or any other unit that offers academic courses or programs.

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Associated Content

• Dissolution of Academic Units Approval Routing Chart

Policy Number 01.01.003

Institutes

This policy should be followed for the establishment of a new institute or a significant change to the mission of an existing institute.

For the establishment, dissolution, or significant change of a center, the Centers policy should be referenced.

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Associated Content

• • • Institute Approval Routing Chart
    • Institute Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.01.004

Reorganization of Academic Unites

This policy should be followed for organizational structure changes of an academic unit. This includes reorganization, transfer of academic units, or any reassignment or transfer of a group of faculty for the purpose of academic restructuring.

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Associated Content 

• Reorganization of Academic Units Approval Routing Chart

Policy Number 01.04.026

Syllabus

This policy provides required elements for course syllabi.

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Policy Number 01.05.002

Certificates

This policy should be followed for the creation of new undergraduate and graduate certificate programs.

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Associated Content 

• New Certificate Approval Routing Chart
• New Certificate Proposal Form
• External Certificate Proposal Form
• Online Certificate Proposal Form
• List of Approved Certificates

Policy Number 01.05.003

Changing Names of Academic Programs

This policy should be followed for a name change of a major, minor, certificate, or area of emphasis.

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Associated Content

• Academic Program Name Change Approval Routing Chart
• Academic Program Name Change Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.05.004

Cultural Diversity Requirement

This policy outlines the University-Wide Cultural Diversity requirement and provides guidelines for establishing a new Cultural Diversity Implementation Plan or revising a current Cultural Diversity Implementation Plan.

Additional information and current Implementation Plans for each school/college are posted on the UGA Bulletin.

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Policy Number 01.05.005

Deactivation, Reactivation, or Termination of Academic Programs

This policy should be followed to temporarily suspend (deactivate) or permanently close (terminate) a major, minor, certificate, or area of emphasis. It should also be followed to reactivate a major, minor, certificate, or area of emphasis that was previously deactivated. Academic programs that were previously terminated cannot be reactivated.

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Additional Content

• Deactivation, Reactivation, or Termination Approval Routing Chart
• Deactivation or Termination Proposal Form
• Area of Emphasis Termination Form
• Reactivation Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.05.006

Dual Degree Programs

This policy should be followed for the creation of a new dual degree. Dual degrees are a combination of two separately approved majors, including undergraduate/undergraduate, undergraduate/graduate, undergraduate/professional, graduate/graduate, and graduate/professional. Upon completion of a dual degree program, students will be conferred with two separate degrees.

This policy should not be used to create or modify a Double Dawgs Pathway.

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Associated Content

• Dual Degree Approval Routing Chart

Policy Number 01.05.007

Establishing or Changing the Entrance Requirements or High-Demand Status of an Undergraduate Major

This policy should be followed when demand for an undergraduate major exceeds the capacity, or when completion of an undergraduate major requires special skills or abilities. Entrance Requirements establish criteria that must be met before enrollment in a major is permitted. High Demand Selection Criteria further refines Entrance Requirements.

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Associated Content 

• Establishing or Changing the Entrance Requirements or High-Demand Status of an Undergraduate Major Approval Routing Chart
• Establishing or Changing the Entrance Requirements of an Undergraduate Major Proposal Form
• Establishing or Changing the High-Demand Status of an Undergraduate Major Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.05.008

External Education

This policy should be followed when an academic unit wishes to offer more than 50% of a major, minor, or certificate at a physical location other than the Athens campus. This policy is designed for face-to-face instruction.

For online delivery, please see 01.05.013 – Online Education.

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Associated Content

• External Education Approval Routing Chart
• External Education Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.05.009

General Education Core Curriculum

This policy outlines the requirements of UGA’s General Education Core Curriculum.
Additional information and a list of courses that satisfy the General Education Core are posted on the UGA Bulletin.

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Associated Content

• General Education Core Curriculum Information

Policy Number 01.05.010

Institutional Competencies

This policy outlines the requirements of UGA’s Institutional Competencies.
More information about submitting courses to meet Institutional Competencies can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s website.

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Associated Content

• Submit Courses for Institutional Competencies in CAPA
• University of Georgia Institutional Competencies
• Institutional Competencies (IC)- General FAQ
• Comprehensive Learner Record

Policy Number 01.05.011

Minors

This policy should be followed for the creation of new undergraduate minors.

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Associated Content

• • New Minor Approval Routing Chart
  • New Minor Proposal Form
  • List of Approved Minors

Policy Number 01.05.012

New Degree or Major Programs

This policy should be followed for the creation of a new major or degree.

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Associated Content

• New Degree or Major Programs Approval Routing Chart
• New Degree or Major Programs Proposal Form (revised Fall 2025)
• New Degree or Major Programs Budget Form (revised 2022)
• Budget Form Instructions (revised 2022)
• Occupational Projections and Report Resources

Policy Number 01.05.013

Online Education

This policy should be followed when an academic unit wishes to offer more than 50% of a major through online delivery in either synchronous or asynchronous format.

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Associated Content

• Online Education Approval Routing Chart
• Appendix A: E-Suffix Policy
• Appendix B: Individual Course Syllabus
• Appendix C: Online Education Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.05.015

Undergraduate, Professional, and Graduate Areas of Emphasis

This policy should be followed for the creation of an area of emphasis or a specialization within a major.

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Associated Content

• Area of Emphasis Approval Routing Chart
• Area of Emphasis Proposal Form

Policy Number 01.06.005

Improvement and Documentation of Teaching Effectiveness

This policy outlines faculty evaluation guidelines.

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Policy Number 01.09.015

Experiential Learning Requirement

This policy outlines the University-Wide Experiential Learning requirement and provides guidelines for establishing a new Experiential Learning Implementation Plan or revising a current Experiential Learning Implementation Plan.

Additional information and a list of courses that satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement can be found on the Experiential Learning website.

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