2025-26 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 2025-26 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 Policy | Revised |
| 1.4.2 Student Health Screening Policy | Revised |
| 1.4.3 Deceased Student Policy | Revised |
| 1.4.4 For-Cause Student Drug Testing Policy | Revised |
| 2.1.2 UAMS FERPA Policy | Revised |
| 2.1.6 UAMS Artificial Intelligence Generative Use Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.1 Grievance Procedure for Students Alleging Discrimination Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.10\A Student Leave of Absence Policy and Form | Revised |
| 2.2.11 Determination of Student Location Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.12 Incomplete and In-Progress Grades Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.13 Administrative Withdrawal and Dismissal Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.14 Student Code of Conduct Policy | Revised |
| 2.2.15 Verification of Student Identity for Distance Education Policy | New |
| 2.3.2 Tenure Status and Part-Time Appointments for Tenured Faculty Members Policy | Revised |
| 2.3.6 Procedure for Approval on Initial Faculty Appointments with Tenure Policy and form | Revised |
| 3.1.3 Designation of 100% Online Programs of Study for Tuition and Fee Charging Purposes Policy | Revised |
| 3.1.5 Tuition and Fee Refunds for Students Withdrawing from UAMS Policy | Revised |
| 3.1.6 Tuition Calculation for Dual, Combined Degree Plans and Dual Enrollment Policy | Revised |
| 3.3.2\B\C Bowie and Cass Counties Out of State Tuition Waivers and Forms | Revised |
| 3.3.4\A Non-Resident Academic Tuition Waiver Policy and Form | Revised |
| 3.3.5 Employee and Spouse\Dependent In-State Residency Exception for Tuition and Fee Purposes | Revised |
| 3.3.6\A Tuition and Fee Waiver for Arkansas Residents Aged 60 and Over Policy and Form | Revised |
| 3.3.7 Non-Resident Tuition for Native Americans Residency Exception Policy | Revised |
| 3.3.8 Active Duty Military Non-Resident Tuition Residency Exception Policy | Revised |
| 3.3.9 Tuition Adjustments for Eligible Graduate Students Policy | Revised |
| 3.4.1 Student Emergency Loan Policy and form | Revised |
| 3.5.3 Southwest Energy Scholarship for Interpersonal Education Policy | Revised |
| 5.1.3 Workday Student Security Policy | New |
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 2024-25, 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 6/17/2026