About this Collection
This collection includes University Policies for Academic Affairs at Georgia Southern University. The Georgia Southern University policies included in this Georgia Southern Commons collection are produced by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Additional administrative documents are available at https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gasouthern-provost/
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Policies
Academic Assessment
Issued: December 2, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: July 21, 2024
Academic Convocations
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Academic Freedom Policy
Issued: August 6, 2024
Administrative Employees Returning to an Academic Appointment as a Faculty Member Policy
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018
Centers and Institutes
Issued: August 14, 2001; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: July 15, 2019
Class Meetings and Final Exams
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
College Bylaws Policy
Issued: February 17, 2011; Updated: August 10, 2018; Revised: June 8, 2011
Credit Hour Policy
Issued: November 4, 2013; Updated: May 31, 2018; Revised: July 8, 2024
Distance Education
Issued: March 3, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: July 17, 2024
Early Alert for Freshmen - 311
Issued: May 31, 2018; Updated: September 15, 2014
Educational Leave
Issued: October 25, 2005; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Emeritus/a Status Policy
Issued: May 1, 2019; Revised: August 20, 2024
Evaluation of Administrators
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: March 29, 2023
Evaluation of Faculty
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: March 8, 2019
Extension of Tenure Clock/Review Process
Issued: March 8, 2018; Updated: August 9, 2018
Faculty Absence from Professional Responsibilities
Issued: February 26, 2002; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 14, 2019
Faculty Evaluation Guidelines
Issued: June 1, 1981; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: March 29, 2023
Faculty Grievance Policy
Issued: March 3, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: January 28, 2019
Faculty Resignation Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Faculty Retirement Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: May 28, 2019
Faculty Senate Bylaws
Issued: January 22, 1996; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: May 2, 2019
Faculty Termination Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Faculty Tutoring Policy
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Graduate Faculty Policy
Issued: December 7, 2016; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Graduate Student Admissions Policy
Issued: August 1, 2024
Honorary Degrees
Issued: July 13, 2022
Institutional Effectiveness
Issued: February 24, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: July 24, 2024
Instructor of Record Policy
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018
Learning Support Program
Issued: March 17, 2014
Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Principal Lecturers Policy
Issued: April 15, 2010; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Membership on Committees, Task Forces, and Councils
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018
Non-Tenure Track Appointments
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Out-of-State Educational Activities, Physical Presence, and State Authorizations Policy
Issued: July 26, 2024
Outside Consulting Policy
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Part-Time Agreement Policy
Issued: August 1, 2011; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: August 11, 2014
Post-Tenure Review Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: July 15, 2019
Pre-Tenure Review Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Prior Learning Credit Policy
Issued: July 29, 2024
Promotion Guidelines
Issued: January 1, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: September 12, 2014
Salary Increase Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Scholarly Misconduct Policy
Issued: June 2, 1998; Updated: August 9, 2018
Shared Governance Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: July 12, 2019
Statement on Course Requirements
Issued: June 2, 1982; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Student Grade Appeal Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018
Student Ratings of Instruction Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: May 2, 2019
Substantive Change Policy
Issued: December 1, 2012; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: October 1, 2014
Summer Teaching Policy
Issued: May 23, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: February 13, 2019
Tenure Guidelines
Issued: March 5, 2013; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: March 5, 2013
Textbook Policy
Issued: August 9, 2018; Updated: August 9, 2018; Revised: October 18, 2022
