General Education

Policy No Subject Supersedes/
Amends
Status
F24-3 [pdf]

Organization of the 
Academic Planning Process at San José State 
University

 

Academic Planning Guidelines [pdf]

Rescinds: S17-11 [pdf]and S75-14 [pdf] 

 

F24-1 [pdf]

Adoption of Guidelines for General
Education (GE), American Institutions (AI), and Writing in the

Disciplines (WID)

 

GE Guidelines 2024 [pdf]

Rescinds S22-5 [pdf]

 

S24-1 [pdf] Credit for Prior Learning

Rescinds F15-5 [pdf], F15-11 [pdf], F73-8 [pdf] and F83-5 [pdf]

Current

S22-5 [pdf] Adoption oof Guideline for GE, AI, and GWAR

Rescinds S14-5 [pdf]

Supersedes 2014 GE Guidelines [pdf]

Amendment A to S14-5 (originally passed as S15-4) [pdf], Amendment B to S14-5 (originally passed as F15-4 [pdf],

Amendment C to S14-5 [pdf], Rescinded S01-14 [pdf], S05-8 [pdf], S09-2 [pdf], S11-3 [pdf], S12-9 [pdf]

S20-3 [pdf] Graduate Credit Earned by SJSU
Undergraduate Students
Rescinds S89-2 [pdf]  
S18-8 [pdf] Rescinds S66-11, College Reports to Selective Service Boards Rescinds S66-11 [pdf]  
F17-1 [pdf] Protection of Human Research Subjects Rescinds and replaces S08-7 [pdf]  
S17-13 [pdf] Undergraduate Student Honors at SJSU

Amendment A [pdf]

Rescinds and replaces F96-5 [pdf]

 
S17-12 [pdf] SJSU Graduate and Undergraduate University Learning Goals Rescinds and replaces S13-2 [pdf]  
S17-7 [pdf] Graduate Course Revalidation    
S17-5 [pdf] Required Enrollment for Culminating Graduate Students Rescinds and replaces F11-2 [pdf]  
S17-1 [pdf] Final Examinations, or Culminating Activities Policy Replaces S06-4 [pdf]  
S16-17 [pdf] Academic Certificate Programs:  Review and Approval Process Amendment A [pdf], Rescinds S12-5 [pdf], and S13-10 [pdf]  
S16-16 [pdf] Probation and Disqualification Rescinds S10-6 [pdf], S11-1 [pdf], and S15-5 [pdf]  
S16-14 [pdf] Internships, Service Learning, and Off-Campus Learning Experiences    
S16-12 [pdf] Restoring Options for Students with Quantitative Reasoning Disabilities Affecting Math Skills    
S16-9 [pdf] Course Syllabi Rescinds F06-2 [pdf]and S12-3 [pdf]  
S16-4 [pdf] Minimum Criteria for Undergraduate Minors Rescinds S75-4 [pdf] These criteria will apply to all minor programs by Fall 2018.
F15-13 [pdf] Updating the Board of General Studies Membership, Charge, and Responsibilities Rescinds S02-7 [pdf] and S96-9 [pdf]  
F15-4 [pdf] Rescinds S98-11, Related to the 1998 GE Guidelines Rescinds S98-11 [pdf], Amends S14-5 [pdf]  
F15-3 [pdf] Establishing a Committed Presence in a Class Amends S05-12 [pdf]  
S15-4 [pdf] Prerequisite for Writing Skills Test (WST) Amends S14-5 [pdf]  
S15-3 [pdf] Leaves of Absence for Students

Amendment B to S15-3 [pdf]

Amendment A to S15-3 [pdf]

Rescinds S88-1 [pdf], and S93-1 [pdf]

Effective March 18, 2015
S14-11 [pdf] Physical Education Requirement Amends S13-3 [pdf], Rescinds S73-5 [pdf]and F96-12 [pdf]  
S14-10 [pdf] Master's Committee Structure and Processes and Thesis Embargoes Rescinds S87-6 [pdf], Amends S94-8 [pdf] Effective Fall 2014
S14-9 [pdf] Guidelines for Concentrations   Effective Fall 2014
S13-8 [pdf] Residency Requirements for Masters Degrees Rescinds F91-3 [pdf]  
S13-5 [pdf] Evaluation of Effectiveness in Teaching for All Faculty Amends F12-6 [pdf]  
S13-3 [pdf] Temporary Accommodation for Degree Programs Reducing to 120 Units    
S13-2 [pdf] Adoption of University Learning Goals   AY 2013
F12-6 [pdf] Evaluation in Effectiveness in Teaching For All Faculty Replaces S91-1 [pdf], S06-6 [pdf], F83-2 [pdf], S08-1 [pdf], S83-12 [pdf], S08-6 [pdf], S89-6 [pdf], S73-8 [pdf], F12-1 [pdf] Effective 2013-2014 Academic Year
F11-4 [pdf] Frosh Housing Requirement at San Jose State University    
S10-4 [pdf] Guiding Principles for Enrollment Management    
F08-2 [pdf] Repetition of Courses; Academic Renewal Amends S04-2 [pdf] Rescinds F78-3 [pdf]S94-4 [pdf]S00-10 [pdf]  
SS-F06-2 [pdf] In Support of Revised Program Planning Guidelines    
SS-S05-5 [pdf] Sense of the Senate Resolution, Promoting Liberal Education    
S02-3 [pdf] Policies and Procedures for designating Service Learning Courses    
S01-5 [pdf] 120 Unit Requirement for Baccalaureate Degree    
S00-6 [pdf] Course Offering and Enrollment Standards replaces F66-3 [pdf], and F66-4 [pdf]  
F99-7 [pdf] GE Policy related to LLD 98/99 amends S98-11 [pdf]  
S99-6 [pdf] Grading on Skills Courses, replaced S90-9 clarifies S88-6 [pdf]  
S99-4 [pdf] Degree Termination replaced S79-12 [pdf], F79-3 [pdf], F79-2 [pdf], F83-3 [pdf]  
S95-5 [pdf] Competence in Written Communication; WST; Writing Requirements Committee, BOGS replaced S79-22 [pdf]  
S94-7 [pdf] Competency in Written English for Graduate Students replaced S87-7 [pdf]  
F89-3 [pdf] Required Graduate Bibliographic Instruction    
S89-2 [pdf] Graduate credit for Undergraduates    
F88-9 [pdf] BA/BS differentiation and definition    
F88-6 [pdf] Non-traditional grading, (credit/no credit)(pass/fail) clarified by S99-6 [pdf], replaced S73-12 [pdf]  
F85-1 [pdf] Time Limit on Graduation Requirements    
S85-4 [pdf] Criteria for Upper Division Courses    
F84-2 [pdf] Matriculated Students Registering in Open University    
F83-10 [pdf] Entry Level Mathematics Examination Sanctions, Probation    
S83-15 [pdf] Plus/Minus Grading System    
S81-11 [pdf] University Requirement Oral Communications    
S78-6 [pdf] Guidelines for CEU Courses    
F77-2 [pdf] The Continuing Education Unit    
F77-1 [pdf] Requirements for a Second Master's Degree    
S77-8 [pdf] Transferability of Credit by Examination    
S77-6 [pdf] CLEP    
S76-8 [pdf] Concurrent Enrollment    
F75-6 [pdf] Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Requirement    
S75-12 [pdf] Maximum Unit Load during Winter/Summer    
S75-5 [pdf] Undeclared as an Undergraduate Category replaced S71-8 [pdf]  
F74-7 [pdf] Requirement for Graduate Record Examination (GRE)    
S73-24 [pdf] Computing the GPA for CR grades in Graduate Courses    
S73-23 [pdf] Minimum Percentage of Courses with Letter Grades Required for Master's program    
S73-9 [pdf] Continuing Education Course Standards    
F72-8 [pdf] Grade Distribution Reports    
S69-25 [pdf] Minimum Number of Units for Baccalaureate Degree    
F68-9 [pdf] Maximum Number of Junior College Transfer Units Allowed    
S67-2 [pdf] Guidelines for Individual Studies and Special Studies    
F66-13 [pdf] Prohibition of Double Numbering of Courses Lower/Upper Division