2018-19 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 2018-19 are listed below. Policies reviewed with no changes are not listed. To view policies, please click here and search by policy name.
| Policy | New or Revised |
|---|---|
| 1.3.1 UAMS Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lectureship Committee | Revision |
| 1.4.2 Student Health Screening | New and Revised |
| 2.1.2 FERPA Policy | Revision |
| 2.1.3 Non-discrimination Statement | Revision |
| 2.2.3 Student Health Insurance | Revision |
| 2.2.9 Formal Complaint Resolution Policy | New and Revised |
| 2.3.1 Procedure for Approval of Initial Faculty Appointments and Changes in Faculty Status to the UA Board of Trustees | Revision |
| 2.3.2 Tenure Status and Part-time Appointments for Tenured Faculty Members | Biennial Review |
| 2.3.3 UAMS Criteria and Procedures for Annual Faculty Reviews | New |
| 3.1.4 Tuition and Fee Refunds for Adding and Dropping Courses | Revised |
| 3.1.5 Tuition and Fee Refunds for Students Withdrawing from UAMS | Revised |
| 3.1.6 Tuition Calculation for Dual-Combined Degrees or Dual Enrollment | Revised |
| 3.3.1 Non-Resident Diversity Tuition Waiver Policy, Application, and Review Form | Biennial Review |
| 3.3.2 Border Counties Out of State Waivers | Revised |
| 3.3.4 Non-Resident Academic Tuition Waiver Policy and Application | Biennial Review |
| 3.3.5 Employee and Spouse/Dependent In-State Residency Exception for Tuition and Fee Purposes | New |
| 3.3.6 Age 60 Plus Tuition and Fees Waiver | Revised |
| 3.3.7 Non-Resident Tuition for Native Americans Residency Exception | New |
| 3.3.8 Active Military Non-Residency Exception | New |
| 3.3.9 Graduate Assistant, Master Lecturers, Graduate Fellows and Graduate Interns Residency Exception | New |
| 3.3.10 LULAC Tuition Waiver | New |
| 3.5.2 License Plate Scholarship | New |
| 3.5.3 Southwestern Energy Scholarship for Interprofessional Education | New |
| 5.1.1 GUS Security Policy | Revised |
To search UAMS Academic Affairs policies, follow the links below:
- UAMS Academic Policies – This resource will lead you to the Compliance 360 search engine for all UAMS 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 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.