Chapter 3 sets forth policy affecting institutional accreditation, instructional program review, evaluation of higher education centers, preparing an academic calendar, improving education standards and evaluating proposals for new instructional programs. (Updated April 17, 2008)
For more information, see the Academic Affairs Procedures Handbook (PDF, 531k). This Handbook is designed to be used in conjunction with the official State Regents’ Chapter 3 Academic Affairs Policy Manual, state policies and regulations, and state laws. It should be noted that the section numbering within the manual is not in sequential order because procedure sections are derived from the official State Regents’ Policy Manual, Chapter 3 Policy.
3. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (entire chapter) pdf 1.34mb
3.1 Institutional Accreditation
3.2 Functions of Public Institutions
3.3 Function of Research in the State System
3.4 Academic Program Approval
3.5 Intensive English Program Approval and Review
3.6 Cooperative Agreements Between Higher Education Institutions and Career Technology Centers
3.7 Academic Program Review
3.8 Technical-Occupational Program Evaluation
3.9 Approval of Changes in Academic Structure and Nomenclature
3.10 Institutional Admission and Retention
3.11 Undergraduate Transfer and Articulation
3.12 Grading
3.13 Undergraduate Academic Course Load
3.14 Granting of Degrees
3.15 Undergraduate Degree Requirements
3.16 Credit for Extrainstitutional Learning
3.17 Electronically Delivered and Traditional Off-Campus Courses and Programs
3.18 Residence Status of Enrolled Students
3.19 Academic Calendars
3.20 Assessment
3.21 Remediation
3.22 Teacher Education
3.23 Teacher Professional Development Residency Program
3.24 Minority Teacher Recruitment Center
3.25 Instructors’ English Proficiency
3.26 Professional Programs
3.27 Ardmore Higher Education Program