Section 3.0: Academic AffairsTable of Contents3.1 General Policy on Academic Affairs3.2 Faculties3.2.1 Faculty Membership3.2.2 Regents’ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Student Success3.2.3 Faculty Meetings, Rules, and Regulations3.3 Curriculum3.3.1 Core Curriculum: Core IMPACTS3.3.2 Academic Approval for Off-Campus Instructional Sites3.3.3 Distance Education3.3.4 United States and Georgia History and Constitutions3.3.5 University System and Technical College System of Georgia Articulation Agreement3.3.6 Academic Credit Earned Through Extra-Institutional and Prior Learning3.3.7 Learning Support Programs3.4 Academic Calendar3.4.1 Semester System3.4.2 Uniform Academic Calendar3.4.3 Religious Holiday Schedule3.4.4 Exceptions3.5 Grading System3.5.1 Grade Point Average3.5.2 Symbols Not Included in Determining the Grade Point Average3.5.3 Grade Point Average Upon Academic Renewal3.6 Creation and Elimination of Academic Programs3.6.1 Creation of Academic Programs3.6.2 Termination of Academic Programs3.6.3 Comprehensive Academic Program Review3.7 Research3.8 Degrees3.8.1 General3.8.2 Associate Degrees3.8.3 Nexus Degrees3.8.4 Bachelor Degrees3.8.5 Master Degrees3.8.6 Ph.D. Programs3.8.7 Diplomas Earned at Institutions Under a Previous Name3.8.8 Honorary Degrees3.9 Academic Advisement3.9.1 Undergraduate Academic Advisement3.10 Academic Textbooks