Regulations and Policies
Testing
Constitution Exams
Examinations on the U.S. and Georgia State Constitutions are required of all students receiving a degree at the University, unless exempted by courses dealing with these constitutions. Approved courses for exemption are listed in the University of Georgia Bulletin. The exams are given once each semester. Contact the Testing Services for the date of the test. Students who fail the examination twice must satisfy the requirement with course work.
History Exam
An exam on U.S. and Georgia history is required of all students receiving a degree from the University, unless exempted by certain courses listed in the University of Georgia Bulletin. The exam is offered to first-year students during orientation and twice each semester. Contact the Testing Services for the date of the test. Reexamination is permitted.
Regents’ Testing Program
By a policy statement issued in 1972, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia instituted the requirement that each institution of the University System of Georgia ensure that every student obtaining a degree possess certain minimum skills of reading and writing. These skills are referred to as the Regents' Writing and Reading Skills.
Two System-mandated courses, in writing and reading, are designed to meet the Regents' Writing and Reading Skills requirement. Students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs leading to the baccalaureate degree must pass or exempt the Regents' Reading Skills and Regents' Writing Skills courses as a requirement for graduation.
For additional information about the requirement, see www.reg.uda.edu/or.nsf/html/regents_test