Policies & Guidelines
For a complete list of policies visit the Academic Senate University Policies and CSU System-Wide Policy Library websites.
Consultation: The complexity of the curriculum development process requires consultation with departments that may be affected by curricular proposals and/or should be involved in the curriculum development process. View Consultation document for more information.
- General Curriculum Policies- 
                           
                           S93-14 [pdf] (1993) Curricular Priorities 
 S08-3 [pdf] (2008) Incorporating Accessibility into the Curriculum Process
 S18-10 [pdf] (2018) Resource Analysis required for Curricular Proposals
 
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- Courses Policies- 
                           
                           CSU Course Classification - C/S Number Definitions (Faculty Staffing Formula) [pdf] 
 F66-13 [pdf] (1966) Prohibition of Double-Numbering of Course; Lower Division/Upper Division Differentiation
 S66-12 [pdf] (1966) Transfer Credit for Extension and Correspondence Courses
 S67-31 [pdf] (1967) Standards for Awarding Academic Credit; Faculty appointments at SJSU; Discipline Specific Expertise of Faculty; Catalog Publication of Courses
 F67-11 [pdf] (1967) Graduate Experimental Courses; Individual Study and Special Topics (Course #'s)
 F68-24 [pdf] (1968) Guidelines for Experimental Undergraduate Courses
 S73-9 [pdf] (1973) Continuing Education Course Standards (400 level courses)
 S73-24 [pdf] (1973) Computing the GPA for "CR" Grades Given in Graduate Courses
 F77-2 [pdf] (1977) The Continue Education Unit (CEU)
 S79-4 [pdf] (1979) Campus Policy on Student Field Experiences During Campus Strikes
 S85-4 [pdf] (1985) Criteria for Upper Division Courses
 S00-6 [pdf] (2000) Course Offering and Enrollment Standards
 S02-3 [pdf] (2002) Designing Service Learning Courses
 S06-4 [pdf] Final Exam Evaluation or Culminating Activity Policy
 S09-4 [pdf] (2009) First-Year Experience (FYE) Courses
 F15-5 [pdf] (2015) Credit by Exam for Challenge Examinations
 S16-14 [pdf] (2016) Internships, Service learning, and Off-Campus learning Experiences
 F13-2 [pdf] (2016) Technology Intensive, Hybrid and Online Courses and Programs
 S17-5 [pdf] (2017) Required Enrollment for Culminating Graduate Students
 S17-7 [pdf] (2017) Graduate Course Revalidation
 S19-7 [pdf] (2019) Credit Hours and Maximum Unit Load during Summer and Intersession
 S20-3 [pdf] (2020) Graduate Credit Earned by SJSU Undergraduate Students
 
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- Course Syllabi Policies- 
                           
                           S16-9 [pdf] (2016) Syllabi 
 Accessible Syllabi Templates
 
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- Credit - Transfer / by Examinations Policies- 
                           
                           F68-9 [pdf] (1968) Maximum number of Junior College Transfer Units Allowed 
 F68-25 [pdf] (1968) Evaluation and Transfer of Credit; Recognition of Outside Degrees
 F75-6 [pdf] (1975) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Requirement for Resident Alien Students
 S77-6 [pdf] (1977) CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
 S77-8 [pdf] (1977) Transferability of Credit by Examination
 
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- Departments/Schools Organization Policies- 
                           
                           S18-14 [pdf] Department or School Name Change - Procedures for Name Changes 
 S13-9 [pdf] Recommendation, Merging, Dividing, Transferring, Eliminating Academic Units - Procedures for Reorganizations
 S20-5 [pdf] Administrative Reorganization of Selected Agencies
 S14-4 [pdf] University Policy, Naming of Campus Facilities and properties; And Colleges, Schools, and Other Academic Entities at San José State University
 
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- Assessment and Program Planning Policies- 
                           
                           S75-14 [pdf] (1975) Use of Consultants in Review of Academic Programs; Program Planning 
 S16-17 [pdf] (2016) Academic Certificate Programs: Review and Approval Process
 S17-12 [pdf] (2017) SJSU Graduate and Undergraduate University Learning Goals
 S17-11 [pdf] (2019) Organization of the Program Planning Process at SJSU
 
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- Certificates, Concentrations, and Minors Policies- 
                           
                           S13-10 [pdf] (2013) Modify the Review and Approval Process for Academic Certificates 
 S16-17 [pdf] (2016) Academic Certificate Programs: Review and Approval Process
 S14-9 [pdf] (2019) Guidelines for Concentrations
 
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- General Programs Policies- 
                           
                           F85-1 [pdf] (1985) Time Limit on Graduation Requirements 
 S99-4 [pdf] (1999) Degree Termination
 S04-3 [pdf] (2004) Substantive Change
 
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- Graduate Program Policies- 
                           
                           F77-1 [pdf] (1977) Requirements for a Second Master's Degree; Graduate Degree 
 F74-7 [pdf] (1974) Requirement of Graduate Record Exam (GRE) a Department Option
 F89-3 [pdf] (1989) Requiring Graduate Bibliographic Instruction
 S94-7 [pdf] (1994) Competency in Written English for Graduate Students
 S13-8 [pdf] (2013) Residency Requires for Masters Degrees
 S14-10 [pdf] (2014) Master’s Committee Structure and Thesis Embargoes
 F19-1 [pdf] (2019) Combined Bachelors and Masters Degree
 
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- Undergraduate Program Policies- 
                           
                           S69-25 [pdf] (1969) Minimum Number of Upper Division units for Bachelor’s Degrees 
 S73-4 [pdf] (1973) Guidelines for Secondary Baccalaureates
 S75-5 [pdf] (1975) Undeclared Undergraduate Category
 S81-11 [pdf] (1981) University Requirement: Oral Communication
 F88-9 [pdf] (1988) BA/BS Differentiation
 F99-7 [pdf] (1999) GE Related to LLD 98/99
 S01-5 [pdf] (2001) 120 unit Requirement for the Baccalaureate
 S13-3 [pdf] Temporary Accommodation for Degree Programs Reducing to 120 units
 S14-5 [pdf] (2014) Guidelines for General Education (GE), American Institutions (AI), and the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) GE Guidelines.pdf [pdf]
 S14-11 [pdf] (2014) Physical Education Requirement
 S16-12 [pdf] (2016) Restoring Options for Students with Quantitative Reasoning Disabilities Affecting Math Skills
 F18-1 [pdf] (2018) Rescinds Metropolitan University Scholars Experience (MUSE) New Student Seminar Program in Core General Education
 S18-9 [pdf] (2018) Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) Examination; Sanctions; Probation
 S19-3 [pdf] (2019) University Writing: Requirements/Guidelines, University Writing Committee
 
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- Registration / Grades Policies- 
                           
                           S79-7 [pdf] (1979) Advisor Signature Requirement on Registration Forms 
 S83-15 [pdf] (1983) Plus/Minus Grading System
 S99-6 [pdf] (1999) Grading on Skills Courses
 S11-5 [pdf] (2011) ABC/NC Grading
 F18-5 [pdf] (2018) Grading Policy System + Temporary Amendment to S20-7 [pdf]
 F20-1 [pdf] (2020) Adding Classes After Advance Registration (Amendment A to F20-1 [pdf])
 S20-9 [pdf] Instructor Drop Policy
 
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- Research Policies- 
                           
                           F17-1 [pdf] (2017) Human Subjects Research Amendment A [pdf], Amendment B [pdf]F69-12 [pdf] (1969) Prohibition of Classified Research; Academic Freedom 
 S14-6 [pdf] (2014) Humane Care and Use of Animals
 S18-5 [pdf] (2018) Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity: Advisor-Student Relationship, Sponsored Projects, and Proprietary and Confidential Information in RSCA
 S99-11 [pdf] (1999) Conflicts of interest for PIs
 S05-13 [pdf] (2005) Reporting of Organized Research and Training Units
 
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