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Academic Amnesty Policy (13)
Academic Grievance Policy and Procedures (5)
Academic Honesty (24)
Academic Reorganization (1)
Academic Residency Requirements for Degree Program (28)
Academic Standing (14)
Acceptable Use (64)
Administrative Policy Development (95)
Admission of Students to Programs in Which Licensure is Dependent Upon Accreditation (54)
Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (52)
Anti-Sex Discrimination (Title IX) Policy - Interim (78)
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (25)
Backup and Disaster Recovery (93)
Benefits for Retired Professors (42)
Campus Facilities Access and Security (45)
Certificates (58)
Constitution Examination (23)
Continuing Student Status (32)
Course Lifespan Policy and Procedure (3)
Curricular Requirements for Intra-University Status Change (7)
Curricular Requirements for Readmitted Students (8)
Curriculum and Course Approval/Change Policy (2)
Data Classification Policy (89)
Degree Audit for Undergraduate Students (29)
Demonstration and Public Protest Policy (79)
Display of Official Flags on Campus (96)
Email Use Policy (91)
Emeritus Faculty Status (35)
English Language Proficiency Policy (9)
Fair Use of Copyrighted Works for Education and Research (62)
Financial Aid Verification Policy (82)
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) in Externally Sponsored Research - Interim (68)
Freshman Placement (15)
Full-Time Status for Graduate Students (59)
Grading and Status Policy (26)
Graduate Admissions (33)
Graduate Readmissions and Special Admissions (19)
Graduate Student Assistantship Appointments (70)
Graduate Studies (16)
Honors Policy (21)
Identity Protection Policy (88)
Independent Study (17)
Information and Systems Access Policy (80)
Information Security (92)
Information Security Breach (75)
Interim Grading and Status Policy (26)
Junior Seminar and Undergraduate Capstone Requirements (72)
Key Policy (83)
Land Use Policy (40)
Materials on GSU Monitors and Cable Access Channel (66)
Media & Social Media Policy (49)
Motor Vehicle Parking and Ticketing Policy (84)
Open Access (74)
Payment Card Security (98)
Pest and Animal Control (97)
Policy on Credit for Prior Learning (36)
Policy on the Naming of University Property (90)
Policy Regarding The Revolving Door Prohibition Of The Illinois State Officials And Employees Ethics Act (87)
Posthumous Degree (69)
Privacy, Legal Notices, And Security Notification (61)
Professional Development Sequence (43)
Protection of Human Research Subjects (53)
Qualifications for Election to and Membership in the Student Senate (11)
Reasonable Accommodation for Students' Religious Observances (38)
Repeating Courses (47)
Requirements for a Subsequent Bachelor's Degree (27)
Research and Scholarship (55)
Research Involving Animals (57)
Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct (71)
Revenue Bonds and Certificates of Participation Continuing Disclosures Policy (81)
Salary Increases for Administrative and Professional Employees upon Completion of a Terminal or an Additional Graduate Degree (41)
Selection of Teleclasses and Telecourses (44)
Signatory and Contracting Authority (86)
Sponsored Project Application, Acceptance, and Administration Policy (46)
Student Conduct (4)
Student Evaluations of Instruction (SEI) (39)
Student Records (12)
Student Senate (11)
Technology Enhanced Classrooms Usage (63 - Deprecated)
Technology Outcomes for Students (56 - Deprecated)
Temperature Control Policy (85)
Transfer Credit for Graduate Students Policy (30)
Transfer Credit for Undergraduate Students (31)
Travel Policy (50)
Tuition Waiver for Senior Scholars (37)
Tuition Waivers and Fees (76)
Undergraduate Admission Policy (34)
Undergraduate Minor (60)
Undergraduate Readmissions and Special Admissions (19U)
University General Education Policy - Interim (51)
University Sponsored Educational Materials (20)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems on University Campus and Property (77)
Use of Generative AI (94)
Volunteer Emergency Worker (67)
Web-Based Publications (65)
Withdrawal (6)
Writing Across the Curriculum (48)