2020-21 Revised or New Academic Affairs Policies
All Academic Affairs policies are reviewed and revised (if necessary) at minimum every two years by the Academic Policy Committee and Council of Deans. Policies that were created or revised in 2020-21 are listed below. Policies reviewed with no changes are not listed. To view policies, please click here.
| Policy | New or Revised |
| 1.1.2 Accreditation and External Review of Academic Programs | Revision |
| 1.5.2 Public Health Emergency Student Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines | New |
| 2.1.1 Use of Social Networking Sites | Revision |
| 2.2.9 Student Formal Complaint Resolution | Revision |
| 2.2.10 Student Leave of Absence | Revision |
| 2.2.11 Determination of Student Location | New |
| 2.2.12 Incomplete and In-Progress Grades | New |
| 2.3.1 Initial Faculty Appointments and Changes | Revision |
| 2.3.3 Criteria and Procedures for UAMS Annual Faculty Reviews | Revision |
| 3.1.3 Designation of 100% Online Degree Plan for Tuition and Fee Charging Purposes | Revision |
| 3.3.2/b/c Border County Out of State Tuition Waiver and forms | Revision |
| 3.3.6/a Tuition and Fee Waiver for Arkansas Residents Aged 60 Years and Over | Revision |
| 3.3.9 Graduate Assistant, Master Lecturer, Graduate Fellows and Graduate Interns Residency Exceptions | Revision |
| 3.1.6 Tuition Calculation for Dual, Combined Degree Plans and Dual Enrollment | Revision |
| 3.5.2 Scholarships Awarded from UAMS License Plate Scholarship Fund | Revision |
To search UAMS Academic Affairs policies, follow the links below:
- UAMS Academic Affairs Policies – This resource will lead you to the Compliance 360 search engine for all UAMS Academic Affairs Policies.
- All institution-wide policies may be found in the UAMS Administrative Guide – This will lead faculty, staff and students to the Intranet policy portal.
- Board of Trustees Policies
- University of Arkansas Systemwide Policies and Procedures
For a list of new or revised policies in 2019-20, click here.
For questions or concerns about UAMS Academic Affairs Policies please contact the Department of Institutional Research, Policy, and Accreditation at 501-296-1275 or email at kmsterba@uams.edu.
Updated 5/26/2021