Policies & Guidelines

For a complete list of policies visit the Academic Senate University Policies and CSU System-Wide Policy Library websites.

• General Curriculum Policies

  • S93-14 [pdf] (1993) Curricular Priorities
    S08-3 [pdf] (2008) Incorporating Accessibility into the Curriculum Process
    S18-10 [pdf] (2018) Resource Analysis required for Curricular Proposals

• Courses Policies

  • CSU Course Classification - C/S Number Definitions (Faculty Staffing Formula) [pdf]
    F66-13 [pdf] (1966) Prohibition of Double-Numbering of Course; Lower Division/Upper Division Differentiation
    S66-12 [pdf] (1966) Transfer Credit for Extension and Correspondence Courses
    S67-31 [pdf] (1967) Standards for Awarding Academic Credit; Faculty appointments at SJSU; Discipline Specific Expertise of Faculty; Catalog Publication of Courses
    F67-11 [pdf] (1967) Graduate Experimental Courses; Individual Study and Special Topics (Course #'s)
    F68-24 [pdf] (1968) Guidelines for Experimental Undergraduate Courses
    S73-9 [pdf] (1973) Continuing Education Course Standards (400 level courses)
    S73-24 [pdf] (1973) Computing the GPA for "CR" Grades Given in Graduate Courses  
    F77-2 [pdf] (1977) The Continue Education Unit (CEU)
    S79-4 [pdf] (1979) Campus Policy on Student Field Experiences During Campus Strikes
    S85-4 [pdf] (1985) Criteria for Upper Division Courses
    S00-6 [pdf] (2000) Course Offering and Enrollment Standards
    S02-3 [pdf] (2002) Designing Service Learning Courses
    S06-4 [pdf] Final Exam Evaluation or Culminating Activity Policy
    S09-4 [pdf] (2009) First-Year Experience (FYE) Courses
    F15-5 [pdf] (2015) Credit by Exam for Challenge Examinations
    S16-14 [pdf] (2016) Internships, Service learning, and Off-Campus learning Experiences
    F13-2 [pdf] (2016) Technology Intensive, Hybrid and Online Courses and Programs
    S17-5 [pdf] (2017) Required Enrollment for Culminating Graduate Students 
    S17-7 [pdf] (2017) Graduate Course Revalidation 
    S19-7 [pdf] (2019) Credit Hours and Maximum Unit Load during Summer and Intersession
    S20-3 [pdf] (2020) Graduate Credit Earned by SJSU Undergraduate Students

• Course Syllabi Policies

  • S16-9 [pdf] (2016) Syllabi
    Accessible Syllabi Templates
    Required Syllabi Information (linked on all syllabi)

• Credit - Transfer / by Examinations Policies

  • F68-9 [pdf] (1968) Maximum number of Junior College Transfer Units Allowed  
    F68-25 [pdf] (1968) Evaluation and Transfer of Credit; Recognition of Outside Degrees
    F75-6 [pdf] (1975) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Requirement for Resident Alien Students
    S77-6 [pdf] (1977) CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
    S77-8 [pdf] (1977) Transferability of Credit by Examination

• Departments/Schools Organization Policies

  • S18-14 [pdf] Department or School Name Change - Procedures for Name Changes
    S13-9 [pdf] Recommendation, Merging, Dividing, Transferring, Eliminating Academic Units - Procedures for Reorganizations
    S20-5 [pdf] Administrative Reorganization of Selected Agencies
    S14-4 [pdf] University Policy, Naming of Campus Facilities and properties; And Colleges, Schools, and Other Academic Entities at San José State University 

• Assessment and Program Planning Policies

  • S75-14 [pdf] (1975) Use of Consultants in Review of Academic Programs; Program Planning
    S16-17 [pdf] (2016) Academic Certificate Programs: Review and Approval Process
    S17-12 [pdf] (2017) SJSU Graduate and Undergraduate University Learning Goals
    S17-11 [pdf] (2019) Organization of the Program Planning Process at SJSU

• Certificates, Concentrations, and Minors Policies

  • S13-10 [pdf] (2013) Modify the Review and Approval Process for Academic Certificates 
    S16-17 [pdf] (2016) Academic Certificate Programs: Review and Approval Process
    S14-9 [pdf] (2019) Guidelines for Concentrations 

• General Programs Policies

  • F85-1 [pdf] (1985) Time Limit on Graduation Requirements
    S99-4 [pdf] (1999) Degree Termination
    S04-3 [pdf] (2004) Substantive Change

• Graduate Program Policies

  • F77-1 [pdf] (1977) Requirements for a Second Master's Degree; Graduate Degree
    F74-7 [pdf] (1974) Requirement of Graduate Record Exam (GRE) a Department Option 
    F89-3 [pdf] (1989) Requiring Graduate Bibliographic Instruction
    S94-7 [pdf] (1994) Competency in Written English for Graduate Students
    S13-8 [pdf] (2013) Residency Requires for Masters Degrees
    S14-10 [pdf] (2014) Master’s Committee Structure and Thesis Embargoes
    F19-1 [pdf] (2019) Combined Bachelors and Masters Degree

• Undergraduate Program Policies

  • S69-25 [pdf] (1969) Minimum Number of Upper Division units for Bachelor’s Degrees
    S73-4 [pdf] (1973) Guidelines for Secondary Baccalaureates
    S75-5 [pdf] (1975) Undeclared Undergraduate Category
    S81-11 [pdf] (1981) University Requirement: Oral Communication
    F88-9 [pdf] (1988) BA/BS Differentiation
    F99-7 [pdf] (1999) GE Related to LLD 98/99
    S01-5 [pdf] (2001) 120 unit Requirement for the Baccalaureate
    S13-3 [pdf] Temporary Accommodation for Degree Programs Reducing to 120 units 
    S14-5 [pdf] (2014) Guidelines for General Education (GE), American Institutions (AI), and the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) GE Guidelines.pdf [pdf] 
    S14-11 [pdf] (2014)  Physical Education Requirement 
    S16-12 [pdf] (2016) Restoring Options for Students with Quantitative Reasoning Disabilities Affecting Math Skills  
    F18-1 [pdf] (2018) Rescinds Metropolitan University Scholars Experience (MUSE) New Student Seminar Program in Core General Education
    S18-9 [pdf] (2018)  Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) Examination; Sanctions; Probation
    S19-3 [pdf] (2019) University Writing: Requirements/Guidelines, University Writing Committee 

• Registration / Grades Policies

  • S79-7 [pdf] (1979) Advisor Signature Requirement on Registration Forms
    S83-15 [pdf] (1983) Plus/Minus Grading System 
    S99-6 [pdf] (1999) Grading on Skills Courses
    S11-5 [pdf] (2011) ABC/NC Grading
    F18-5 [pdf] (2018) Grading Policy System + Temporary Amendment to S20-7 [pdf]
    F20-1 [pdf] (2020) Adding Classes After Advance Registration (Amendment A to F20-1 [pdf])
    S20-9 [pdf] Instructor Drop Policy 

• Research Policies

  • F17-1 [pdf] (2017) Human Subjects Research Amendment A [pdf], Amendment B [pdf]F69-12 [pdf] (1969) Prohibition of Classified Research; Academic Freedom
    S14-6 [pdf] (2014) Humane Care and Use of Animals
    S18-5 [pdf] (2018) Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity: Advisor-Student Relationship, Sponsored Projects, and Proprietary and Confidential Information in RSCA
    S99-11 [pdf] (1999) Conflicts of interest for PIs
    S05-13 [pdf] (2005) Reporting of Organized Research and Training Units