Constitution and History: US and Georgia
Georgia Code 32-171 states that “…no undergraduate student in any college or university shall receive a certificate of graduation or a degree without successfully completing course work or previously passing a satisfactory examination on the history of the United States and the history of Georgia, and upon the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.”
Pursuant to the above, all undergraduate students must satisfy four legislative requirements to graduate:
- United States History.
- Georgia History.
- United States Constitution.
- Constitution of Georgia.
These implementation requirements take effect with the 2023-2024 Catalog that is effective May 1, 2023. All incoming undergraduate students who first matriculate at Georgia Tech on or after May 1, 2023 will be required to follow these implementation requirements.
Completion of the legislative requirements is required for students to be eligible to graduate with Georgia Tech undergraduate degrees.
Below are options for satisfying these legislative requirements:
United States History
Course Credit. Receive credit for either of these courses taken at Georgia Tech or receive transferred credit for either course, or receive credit for either course awarded for a score on an Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) examination:
Examination. Earn a satisfactory score (60% or higher) on the United States History Non-Credit Canvas Course Examination. Students who elect to satisfy this legislative requirement by examination should do so before completing 90 or more credit hours. Information about this examination may be found at: https://oue.gatech.edu/glr-requirement.
Note: An examination taken to satisfy this legislative requirement does not carry any academic credit and does not satisfy any other requirement for graduation. Examination scores are used only to determine whether this legislative requirement is satisfied and are not noted or recorded on any transcript or other academic record.
Transfer Transcript. Submit a transcript for transfer from another accredited institution to Georgia Tech. If the transfer institution is within the University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia, submit a transcript that includes an indication of satisfaction of this legislative requirement, as determined by the Georgia Tech Registrar’s Office; Georgia Tech will honor indications of satisfaction of this legislative requirement by these institutions.
Georgia History
Course Credit. Receive credit for either of these courses taken at Georgia Tech:
Note: These Georgia Tech courses include study of Georgia History in addition to United States History; when completed at Georgia Tech, these courses satisfy both the United States History and the Georgia History legislative requirements.
Examination. Earn a satisfactory score (60% or higher) on the Georgia History Non-Credit Canvas Course Examination. Students who elect to satisfy this legislative requirement by examination should do so before completing 90 or more credit hours. Information about this examination may be found at: https://oue.gatech.edu/glr-requirement.
Note: An examination taken to satisfy this legislative requirement does not carry any academic credit and does not satisfy any other requirement for graduation. Examination scores are used only to determine whether this legislative requirement is satisfied and are not noted or recorded on any transcript or other academic record.
Transfer Transcript.
Submit a transcript for transfer from another University System of Georgia or a Technical College System of Georgia institution to Georgia Tech that includes an indication of satisfaction of this legislative requirement, as determined by the Georgia Tech Registrar’s Office; Georgia Tech will honor indications of satisfaction of this legislative requirement by these institutions.
Submit a transcript for transfer from any other accredited institution. If the transcripted course is transferable, the normal procedure for faculty review of transfer credit content will be followed to determine whether the course satisfies this legislative requirement.
United States Constitution
Course Credit. Receive credit for any of these courses taken at Georgia Tech or receive transferred credit for any of these courses:
- INTA 1200 American Government in Comparative Perspective
- POL 1101 Government of the United States
- PUBP 3000 American Constitutional Issues
Or receive credit for either of these courses awarded for a score on an Advanced Placement (AP) examination:
Examination. Earn a satisfactory score (60% or higher) on the United States Constitution Non-Credit Canvas Course Examination. Students who elect to satisfy this legislative requirement by examination should do so before completing 90 or more credit hours. Information about this examination may be found at: https://oue.gatech.edu/glr-requirement.
Note: An examination taken to satisfy this legislative requirement does not carry any academic credit and does not satisfy any other requirement for graduation. Examination scores are used only to determine whether this legislative requirement is satisfied and are not noted or recorded on any transcript or other academic record.
Transfer Transcript.
Submit a transcript for transfer from another accredited institution to Georgia Tech. If the transfer institution is within the University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia, submit a transcript that includes an indication of satisfaction of this legislative requirement, as determined by the Georgia Tech Registrar’s Office; Georgia Tech will honor indications of satisfaction of this legislative requirement by these institutions.
Constitution of Georgia
Course Credit. Receive credit for any of these courses taken at Georgia Tech:
- INTA 1200 American Government in Comparative Perspective
- POL 1101 Government of the United States
- PUBP 3000 American Constitutional Issues
Note: These Georgia Tech courses include study of the Constitution of Georgia in addition to the United States Constitution; receiving credit for either of these courses when taken at Georgia Tech satisfies both the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia legislative requirements.
Examination. Earn a satisfactory score (60% or higher) on the Constitution of Georgia
Non-Credit Canvas Course Examination. Students who elect to satisfy this legislative requirement by examination should do so before completing 90 or more credit hours. Information about this examination may be found at: https://oue.gatech.edu/glr-requirement.
Note: An examination taken to satisfy this legislative requirement does not carry any academic credit and does not satisfy any other requirement for graduation. Examination scores are used only to determine whether this legislative requirement is satisfied and are not noted or recorded on any transcript or other academic record.
Transfer Transcript.
Submit a transcript for transfer from another University System of Georgia or a Technical College System of Georgia institution to Georgia Tech that includes an indication of satisfaction of this legislative requirement, as determined by the Georgia Tech Registrar’s Office; Georgia Tech will honor indications of satisfaction of this legislative requirement by these institutions.
Submit a transcript for transfer from any other accredited institution. If the transcripted course is transferable, the normal procedure for faculty review of transfer credit content will be followed to determine whether the course satisfies this legislative requirement.
Social Science Attribute
Courses taken to satisfy Core Area E requirements (Social Sciences) can also be used to satisfy the legislative requirements, as specified above. The courses(s) can serve both purposes.
Note that, to satisfy Core Area E requirements, credit must be received for one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, INTA 1200, or PUBP 3000. When these courses are completed at Georgia Tech or at another University System of Georgia institution or at a Technical College System of Georgia Institution: