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08/01/1984, Winter 2002, Fall 2007, 8/30/2021, 06/17/2024

Transfer Credit for Graduate Students Policy

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Transfer Credit for Graduate Students Policy

Prologue
This policy applies only to credits being transferred from regionally accredited institutions to any ��Ƶ graduate major.
Transfer of Prior Credits
1. The decision to accept transfer credits toward degree requirements is made by the academic advisor during the first semester of enrollment when the student study plan is developed. The student study plan will detail the requirements for the degree including the number of transfer credits accepted toward the requirements.
2. Transfer of graduate credit hours shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of credit hours required in any major. Only work from regionally accredited institutions completed with a grade of "B" or better or "P" or equivalent will be considered for transfer credit.
3. Transfer credits earned ten (10) or more years prior to the student's acceptance into a degree program will not be accepted toward the degree requirements unless approved by the respective academic dean.
4. No more than fifteen (15) credit hours taken as a graduate student-at-large shall be transferable towards the requirements of any graduate degree. Undergraduate students may elect to enroll for graduate credit but are limited to a maximum of nine (9) credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree requirements which may be applied toward graduate degree requirements.
5. Undergraduate students may enroll in graduate (only 5000-6000 level) courses only with written permission of the course instructor and the dean of the college in which the course is offered.
6. Credits earned and applied toward any degree previously earned may not be applied toward a second or additional degree.
Post-Admission Transfer Credits
1. After admission to a degree program, additional credit will not be accepted from another institution unless permission to apply such credits toward degree requirements was obtained from the Dean prior to taking courses at another institution.
2. Only courses with grades of "B" or better will be accepted in transfer after matriculation to a graduate degree program.
3. Collegial units may establish more stringent requirements subject to review by the Graduate Studies Council and approval by the provost prior to implementation.

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President Elaine P. Maimon

08/01/1983

10/09/2013

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��Ƶ's transfer credit policy for graduate students outlines requirements for accepting credits from regionally accredited institutions.

Transfer Credit for Graduate Students Policy (Policy 30)

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Policy For Protection of Human Research Subjects

08/01/1983, 08/01/1985, 10/9/2013

Research and Scholarship

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Research and Scholarship

Purpose
1. The purpose of this policy is to describe governing principles and responsibilities regarding research and scholarship conducted at ��Ƶ (��Ƶ).
Definitions [Not Applicable]
The Policy
1. Scope
  1. This policy applies to academic research and scholarship conducted at ��Ƶ.
2. General Principles
  1. The primary mission of ��Ƶ is teaching. Research and scholarship are essential to the success of the teaching mission. Scholarship is defined in broad terms to include not only the scholarship of discovery of knowledge but also the scholarship of integration of knowledge, the scholarship of application of knowledge, the scholarship on pedagogy, and creative activity as scholarship.
  2. Researchers assure quality and integrity in their scholarship primarily by self-regulation, adherence to individual ethical codes and professional standards, and by reference to the traditions and collegiality that characterize academic institutions. University staff members in leadership or supervisory positions have a special obligation to foster academic integrity in their relationships and in their work.
  3. Open scholarly exchange and academic freedom must be observed. It shall be the prime concern of all persons who implement the Research policy to protect academic freedom and tenure. Academic Freedom affords no license for academic misconduct as described below.
  4. The University will enter into only those grants, contracts, and agreements that support the freedom to disclose the proposed research results, the identity of any sponsors of the research, and the purpose and scope of the research, unless approved by the University President. The University will not accept research grants, contracts, or agreements for research that compromise the University’s pursuit of its educational mission or that violate the public interest.
3. All university community members are expected to observe high standards of academic integrity and ethical behavior in research and publication. Any practice or conduct by a member of the university community that seriously deviates from those ethical standards for proposing, conducting, and publishing research that are commonly accepted within the professional community constitutes academic misconduct in violation of university policy. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
  1. Fabrication or falsification of data, including intentionally misleading, selective or deliberately false reporting of results, credentials, or other academically related information;
  2. Unacknowledged appropriation of the work of others, including plagiarism, the abuse of confidentiality concerning unpublished materials, or misappropriation of physical materials;
  3. Evasion of, or intentional failure after notice by the university or federal, state or another appropriate agency to comply with research regulations or requirements, including but not limited to those applying to human subjects, laboratory animals, new drugs, radioactive materials, genetically altered organisms, and to safety; and
  4. Other conduct that seriously deviates from accepted ethical standards in scholarship. Differences of interpretation or judgment or honest error do not constitute academic misconduct.
4. Research conducted under the auspices of the university may be supported in whole or in part through funds provided by outside entities in the form of research gifts, research grants, or research contracts. A faculty member may conduct preliminary negotiations with prospective supporters of research with prior knowledge of the dean or unit head but neither has the authority to bind the university to enter into the contract.
5. Proposals for funded research projects at the university require the approval of the University President or his/her designee. The principal investigator has primary responsibility for the management of all expenditures under his or her sponsored project. The college shares the responsibility to ensure that the management of all expenditures is consistent with University policies and procedures and/or sponsor’s restrictions. The responsibilities for compliance with these policies rest with the principal investigator(s), the division/department chair, the dean of the academic college, and the directors of the relevant institute(s) and center(s), the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research, and the Provost, in the regular channels for review and authorization of grants, contracts, and agreements.
6. The Institutional Review Board, and any other body determined by university policy to have oversight for research, must review and approve all research proposals involving the use of human subjects.
7. Faculty Research Participation and Assignment of Duties
  1. The University encourages all its faculty members to participate in research projects, to disseminate the results of research, and to apply new knowledge and creative skills in the classroom and in the community.
  2. The University President (or designee) will foster faculty research opportunities by providing timely and resourceful information on grant opportunities to all faculty.
  3. The University, in consultation with the department/division faculties, develops Division Criteria for the evaluation of teaching and primary duties, research and creative activities, and service. These criteria provide the basis for decisions for retention, tenure, and professional advancement awards.
  4. The dean or unit head, upon approval of the Provost, will grant a faculty member reassigned time from teaching for research activities when he/she receives a grant, contract, and/or other agreement with appropriate funding. This reassigned time is separate from any reassigned time stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement.
  5. The University may provide the colleges with funds to support faculty members who present research findings at national and/or international conferences and meetings, contingent upon the availability of funding.
Acknowledgements [Not Applicable]

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President Joyce Ester

02/07/2001

12/10/2025

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��Ƶ research and scholarship policy establishes governing principles, ethical standards, and responsibilities for academic research.

Research Involving the Use of Animals

Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research and Scholarship (Policy 55)

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Academic Residency Requirements for Degree Program

3/14/2007

Academic Amnesty Policy

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Academic Amnesty Policy

PURPOSE

This policy establishes “academic amnesty” as a specific readmission condition for students seeking readmission to another academic program after having been academically suspended or placed on academic probation. Academic amnesty offers re-admitted students the opportunity to be readmitted to a new major, and for their grade point average to be reset from the point of readmission forward.
DEFINITIONS
1. Readmission is defined as the process through which any former student is granted reentry to GSU to complete their degree.
2. Academic Standing is defined by Policy 14.
3. Residency is defined by Policy 28 (Academic Residency Requirements for Degree Program).
ACADEMIC AMNESTY
1. The University’s Academic Amnesty policy allows students to have their grade point average calculated from the point of readmission forward (i.e., for the purpose of establishing academic standing).
2. Academic amnesty shall be granted only to students who have previously been suspended or placed on probation, and who have not been enrolled at GSU for at least three (3) consecutive terms (including summer session) prior to applying for readmission with academic amnesty.
3. Academic amnesty must be requested at the time of readmission through the special admissions process and be approved by the Office of Admissions.
4. Readmission with academic amnesty must be to a major other than the major in which the student was previously enrolled.
5. The student's academic record of courses and grades shall not be changed nor deleted from the transcript as a result of readmission with academic amnesty; additionally, the transcript shall indicate that academic amnesty has been granted.
6. Subject to approval by the appropriate division chairperson and dean, a student's prior completed course work with grades of "C" or better for undergraduates, or "B" or better for graduates, may be applied to the new degree requirements. However, these grades shall not be used in calculating the grade-point average from readmission forward.
7. All undergraduate students readmitted to the University with academic amnesty shall complete a minimum of thirty (30) graded credit hours after readmission, prior to graduation
8. Graduate students readmitted to the University under academic amnesty must complete at least one half of the number of credit hours required for the degree in the new major prior to graduation, in addition to other requirements of the new major.
9. A student shall be granted academic amnesty by ��Ƶ only one time.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY

The Provost is responsible for establishing procedures under this policy.

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President Paula Wolff

08/01/1983

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��Ƶ's academic amnesty policy allows suspended or academically probationed students to reset their GPA upon readmission to a new major.

Academic Standing

Academic Amnesty Policy (Policy 13)

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