Faculty Affairs

Academic Policy Manual

200 - Academic and Curricular Affairs

Policy Documents are linked to the section numbers, and informational summary memos (if available) are linked to the Last Updated date.

Policy groupings:

Undergraduate Education and Curriculum

Last Updated	Section	Description
Dec 2011	201	Undergraduate Policies and Procedures Majors and Minors
April 13, 2023	202	Degree Guarantee Program
March 22, 2021	203	Special Major for a Bachelor of Arts Degree/Bachelor of Science Degree
November 22, 2016	205	Policy on Undergraduate Student Academic Advising
April 13, 2023	214	Policy on Academic Undergraduate Program Discontinuance
July 16, 2021	215	General Education: Policies and Procedures
April 8, 2020	215 Assessment Policy	General Education: Assessment Procedures
Oct 2006	216	Standards for Writing Course Requirements
December 11, 2019	217	Multicultural / International (M/I) Graduation Requirement
April 27, 2021	218	American and California Government Graduation Requirement

Graduate Education and Curriculum

Last Updated	Section	Description
April 13, 2023	223	Standards for Continuation and Procedures for Termination of a Graduate Program
April 13, 2023	225	Teacher Education Policy
April 13, 2023	226	Policy on Graduate Faculty Groups for Master's Degree Programs
May 2003	227	Policy on Graduate Faculty Groups for Doctoral Degree Programs

Undergraduate and Graduate Education and Curriculum

Last Updated	Section	Description
Apr 2000	204	Policy on Student Outcomes Assessment Data and Information
April 2, 2018	206	Policies and Procedures on Technology-mediated Courses and Programs COVID-19 and APMs 206, 232, 237, and 338
Feb 2013	207	Dual-Listed and Co-Scheduled Course Policy
May 1982	212	Policy on Certificates
May 1985	213	Concurrent Enrollment
December 8, 2023	219	Academic Credit for Prior Leraning Policy
Oct 2006	220	Interim Policy on the Procedures and Guidelines for the Periodic Review of Academic Programs
October 11, 2013	221	Policy on Blended Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Aug 1993	222	Curriculum Change Procedures for California State University, Fresno Catalog, and Procedures for Implementing New Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
December 22, 2020	228	Policy on Student Internship

Academic Standards


Last Updated	Section	Description
November 28, 2022	231	Policy on Adding and Dropping Classes
October 12, 2023	232	Policy on Student Absences COVID-19 and APMs 206, 232, 237, and 338
December 2021	233	Policy on Repeating Classes
Oct 2004	234	Policy on the Sale of Course Packet Materials
April 13, 2023	235	Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism
		For additional information on Cheating and Plagiarism and how to report an incident - click here
April 13, 2023	236	Honor Code of Academic Integrity
April 2, 2018	237	Policy on the Faculty Responsibility for Accessible Instructional Materials

Grading

Last Updated	Section	Description
Mar 29, 2021	241	Policy on Course Syllabi and Grading
March 26, 2018	Grades Due Deadline: The new fall grades deadline is 8 a.m. on January 2, which is the latest grades could be posted to meet other campus functions. In the spring, the deadline will be 8 a.m. on the Tuesday following Memorial Day to give faculty more time for grading.
April 13, 2023	242	Policy and Procedures on Assignment of Grades
Mar 2013	243	Policies and Procedures for Student Academic Petitions Committee
July 16, 2021	244	Guidelines on Credit - No Credit Grading
Apr 1976	245	Guidelines for Granting Credit for Work Experience and Internship Courses
Jan 2006	246	Policy on Incomplete Grades
May 2003	247	Guidelines and Policies for Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Student Petitions/Appeals
April 13, 2023	248	Graduate Student Petitions Committee Policy and Procedures
April 13, 2023	249	Policy on Student Grade Notification

International Education

Last Updated	Section	Description
Apr 1986	276	Mission Statement - International Education
Mar 1994	277	Policy and Procedures for Implementing Tuition Waivers for Non-Resident U.S. Graduate Students
Mar 1994	278	Policy and Procedures for Implementing Tuition Waivers for International Students