Georgia Legislative Requirements

Institutional Exams for Georgia Legislative Requirements

Institutional examinations on Georgia History and/or Georgia Constitution are used to satisfy the State of Georgia legislative graduation requirements for students receiving credit for HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 and/or POLS 1101 through AP, CLEP, or transfer credit from an out-of-state institution or non-approved Georgia institution. These institutional examinations for Georgia History and/or Georgia Constitution may be taken a maximum of three times each and must be completed prior to graduation. Transferring students who may have successfully completed college-level course work dedicated to Georgia History and the Georgia Constitution or who have taken HIST 3930: History of Georgia at Dalton State are exempt from these examinations.

Students who are awarded transfer credit for POLS 1101 and/or HIST 2111 or 2112 from most non-USG/non-TCSG institutions must pass the Georgia Constitution and/or Georgia History exams to satisfy the Georgia Legislative requirements. This is because these non-USG/non-TCSG institutions are not subject to the legislative mandate to include content in Georgia History and Georgia Constitution. Exemption tests are offered to students whose U.S. History and/or Political Science course(s) did not include Georgia History or Georgia Constitution. Some non-USG/non-TCSG institutions in Georgia do include Georgia History and Georgia Constitution content in their U.S. History and American Government courses, as documented in their catalog course descriptions. Students who are awarded transfer credit for these courses at specific Georgia institutions may also receive credit for Georgia History and Georgia Constitution requirements, as appropriate. A list of qualifying courses and institutions is provided in the linked table.