Policy Reference Guide

Official policies dictate many procedures and processes in curriculum, assessment and accreditation. Below are links to PDFs of policies used for curriculum, assessment and accreditation at SDSU. This quick reference is not intended to be comprehensive, and additional policies may be found on the University Senate website, in the CSU Policy Library, and in Title 5 Educational Code.

Title	Source	Year
500 Level Course Proposal Justification	Grad Council
900 Level Courses	Grad Council	1991
Assessment	SDSU Senate	Extracted 2023
Competency and Proficiency in Written English and Mathematics	SDSU Senate	Extracted 2023
Computer Courses - Graduate	Grad Council	1985
Concentrations, Emphases, Minors	SDSU Senate
Concurrent Programs Leading to Two Graduate Degrees	Grad Council	1988
Conditions of Cross-Listed Courses	SDSU Senate	2010
Course Prerequisites	SDSU Senate	1978; revised 2023
Course Scheduling Guidelines for Short-Term, One-Unit Graduate Courses	Grad Council	1985
Courses Not Offered in Two Years (Undergraduate)	SDSU Senate	1973; revised 2023
Courses, Experimental and Interdisciplinary Limited-Duration	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Courses, Hours and Preparation	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Courses, Special Study	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Courses, Undergraduate Collaborative	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Credit by Examination	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Credit for Academically Related Work Experience	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Credit/No Credit Courses - Graduate	Grad Council	1977
Credit/No Credit Courses - Undergraduate	SDSU Senate	1977
Credits Earned by High School Students	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
CS Code Update for Supervision (EP&R 76-36)	CSU	1992
CSU Course Classification System	CSU
CSU Definition of Credit Hour (AA 2011-14)	CSU	2011; revised 2023
CSU General Education Breadth Requirements (EO 1100)	CSU	2017; revised 2024
CSU General Education Breadth Requirements (EO 1100 CO memo)	CSU	2024
CSU Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement Determination of Competence in English (EO 0665)	CSU	1997; revised 2023
Curriculum Changes, Minor Modifications	SDSU Senate	2022
Curriculum Changes, Undergraduate and Graduate	SDSU Senate	1970; revised 2022
Definitions of Graduate Level Instruction (EP&R 82-39)	CSU	1982; revised 2020
Degree Program Discontinuation	SDSU Senate	1981
Delegation of Authority to Approve Options, Concentrations, Special Emphases and Minors (EO 1071)	CSU	2017; revised 2022
Discontinuance of an Academic Program (EP&R 79-10)	CSU	1979
Distance Education Policy	SDSU Senate	2000; revised 2014
Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Programs	CSU	2011; revised 2023
Expedited Process for EO 1071 Program Concentrations to Stand Alone Programs	SDSU Senate	2021
Extended Education; Self-Supporting Instructional Courses and Programs (EO 1099)	CSU	2014; revised 2022
General Education	SDSU Senate	1982; revised 2010
General Education Courses - Frequency of Offerings	SDSU Senate	1983; revised 2020
Graduate Course Deletion Policy	Grad Council	1987; revised 1998
Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement	SDSU Senate	1978; revised 2022
Guidelines for Evaluating Course Proposals that include GE	SDSU Senate	2018
Hybrid, Online and Intercampus Classes: Definitions & Scheduling	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Implementation Guidance for EO 1110: Assessment of Academic Preparation & Placement (EO 1110)	CSU	2017
Implementation of New Degree Major Programs (Bachelors & Masters Levels)	CSU	1985; revised 2014
Joint Doctoral Degrees - General Procedures Programs with Independent Institutions	CSU
Joint Doctoral Degrees - Review Process for CSU & UC Joint Degree Programs	CSU	2001
Master's Degree Time Limitations	SDSU Senate	2022
Mirrored Program Process for Global Campus	SDSU Senate	2023
Mirrored Program Process for SDSU IV	SDSU Senate	1977; revised 2023
New Programs Process for Global Campus	SDSU Senate	2023
Offering Courses Rejected by the Curriculum Committee - Undergrad	SDSU Senate	1977
Policies & Application Guidelines for Centers and Institutes	SDSU Senate	1991; revised 2023
Policy for Establishing New Impacted Programs & for Changing Admission Criteria of Existing Impacted Programs	Enrollment Services	2006
Policy Guidelines for Breadth in New Bachelor's Degree Majors (EP&R 85-13)	CSU	1985
Policy on "Blended" Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs (AA 2012-01)	CSU	2012; revised 2022
Procedure for Processing Curricular Proposals from SDSU Imperial Valley	SDSU Senate	1977; revised 2023
Procedures for Fast-Track and Pilot Programs	CSU	1997
Procedures Governing Self-Supporting Programs Outside the State of California (EO 795)	CSU	2001; revised 2022
Procedures Pertaining to Submission of Proposals for Performance-Oriented Degrees in the Arts (AR&RP 73-37)	CSU	1973; revised 2020
Review of Departments, School or Programs	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Role of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee	SDSU Senate	1979; revised 1994
Service Learning & Community Engagement Curriculum Policy	SDSU Senate	revised 2023
Syllabus Design	SDSU Senate	2004; revised 2014
The Minor	SDSU Senate	1975; revised 1986
Time Limit on Completion of Requirements for the Major	SDSU Senate	1985
Title IV Roster Verification	SDSU Senate	2021
Topic and General Studies Courses	SDSU Senate	1976; revised 1988
Transfer Students	SDSU Senate	extracted 2023
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Guidelines for Evaluating New Course Proposals	SDSU Senate	2018
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Policy on Determining the Appropriate Level of Credit for Courses Using Computers	SDSU Senate	1989
Use of 496 & 499 Courses	SDSU Senate	1984; revised 1986
WSCUC Definition of Credit Hour	WSCUC	2011; revised 2020
X-01 through X-79, X-397, and X-997 Level Courses	SDSU Senate	SDSU Senate
Year-Round Planning Principles (Summer)	SDSU Senate	2000

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