Faculty Handbook - Sources and Definitions

Source Documents are identified throughout as indicated below:
- Policy: The Policy Manual: Board of Regents: University System of Georgia, Third Edition, 1994; regularly amended.
- Statutes: Statutes of Georgia State University, Approved by the Faculty, November 10, 1975; regularly amended.
- Bylaws: Bylaws of the University Senate, Approved by the Faculty, November 17, 1978; regularly amended
- Catalog: Georgia State University general Catalog, current edition.
Definitions used throughout the Handbook:
- Department: As defined in the University Statutes (Article X, Section 1), the term "department" refers to departments within colleges, colleges which are not organized into departments, and divisions, schools, or academic units (including the University Library) which are not a part of a college. The term "departmental chair" includes the head of such units.
- College: As defined in the University Statutes (Article VIII, Section 1), the term "college" includes colleges, schools, institutes, or academic divisions which are not a part of another college or school. In addition, the University Library, functioning as a free-standing academic unit, is organized as a college. The term "dean" includes the head of such units.
The administrative head of the College of Law, the Counseling and Testing Center, and the University Library serve as both departmental chair and dean for their faculty.