2023-24 Revised or New Academic Affairs Policies
All Academic Affairs policies are reviewed and revised (if necessary) at a minimum of every two years by the Academic Policy Committee and Council of Deans. Policies that were created or revised in 2023-24 are listed below. Policies reviewed with no changes are not listed. To view policies, please click here.
| Policy | New or Revised |
|---|---|
| 1.4.2/A Student Health Screening and form | Revised |
| 1.4.3 Deceased Student Policy | Revised |
| 1.4.4 For Cause Drug Testing | Revised |
| 1.5.1 Active Shooter | Revised |
| 2.1.2/A Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Policy and form | Revised |
| 2.1.5 Assignment of Credit Hours for Education Programs Policy | Revised |
| 2.1.6 Artificial Intelligence Generative Tool Use Policy | New |
| 2.2.7/A Service and Emotional Support Animals in Campus Housing and form | Revised |
| 2.2.7/A Service and Emotional Support Animals in Campus Housing and form | Revised |
| 2.2.8 UAMS Transfer Credit Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.12 Incomplete and In Progress Grades | Revised |
| 2.2.2 Registration of Recognized Student Organizations | Revised |
| 2.2.14 Student Code of Conduct | Revised |
| 2.3.1 Procedure for Approval of Initial Faculty Appointments and Changes in Faculty Status to the UA Board of Trustees | Revised |
| 2.3.2 Tenure Status and Part-time Appointments for Tenured Faculty Members | Revised |
| 2.3.3 Criteria and Procedures for UAMS Faculty Reviews | Revised |
| 3.1.5 Tuition and Fee Refunds for Students Withdrawing from UAMS | Revised |
| 3.1.7 Veteran Non-Resident Tuition Residency Exception | Revised |
| 3.3.2/B/C Bowie and Cass County Out of State Tuition Waiver and forms | Revised |
| 3.3.6/A Tuition and Fees Waiver for Arkansas Residents Aged 60 Years and Over and form | Revised |
| 3.3.9 Tuition Adjustments for Eligible Graduate Students | Revised |
| 3.5.1 UAMS Participation in the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC) Academic All-Star Program | Revised |
| 3.5.3 Southwestern Entergy Scholarship for Interprofessional Education | Revised |
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 2022-23, 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 5/30/2024