Academic Policies
This section includes current university-wide academic policies. Additional academic policies related to specific degree programs and majors can be found by consulting information provided by the offering unit (link to academic unit home pages from the Catalog's college and department pages). Graduate students are advised to consult the
Graduate Catalog for additional graduate level policy.
Policy Updates and Additions
Date updated or added to General Catalog: Policy item effected: February 9, 2000
Acceptability of Transfer Credit May 1, 2000 Acceptability of Transfer Credit May 18, 2000 Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) June 1, 2001 Math Requirements May 23, 2003 Graduate Credit for Seniors June 26, 2003 Dean's List August 25, 2003 Graduation with Academic Distinction November 3, 2003 College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) December 5, 2003 Composition Requirement January 5, 2004 Minor Requirements April 27, 2004 Double Use of Majors (Double Dipping) May 26, 2004 Incomplete Grade May 16, 2006 APRRs and SAPRs June 14, 2007 Non-degree Seeking Students October 12, 2008 Military Leave of Absence
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Definitions of Key Terms Related Topics in the Current Catalog
- Academic Calendar
- Academic Distinction
- Academic Honors and Awards
- Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs) -- degree requirements
- Academic Progress Reports, Student (SAPRs)
- Academic Renewal
- Academic Standing, Progress, Probation, and Disqualification
- Acceptability of Transfer Credit
- Administrative Drop and Class Attendance
- Admissions -- Official UA Admissions Policies:
- Advanced Placement (AP) Program
- Application Deadlines -- Official UA Admissions Policy
- Application for Bachelor's Degree Candidacy and Related Information
- Arizona Community College Transfer Guides
- Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) -- for transfer students
- Calendar, Academic
- Change of Major or College
- Change of Registration from Credit to Audit
- Change of Schedule (drop/add)
- Choice of Catalog
- Class Attendance and Administrative Drop
- Class Registration
- Class Standing/Classification -- freshman, sophomore, 1st year, 2nd year, etc
- Code of Academic Integrity
- Collection of Fees Policy
- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- Continuous Enrollment
- Course Numbering System
- Course Registration
- Credit by Exam, Proficiency and Exemption Examinations
- Credit Definitions and Enrollment Policies
- Credits from Community Colleges
- Dean's List
- Definitions of Key Terms
- Degree Requirements, APRRs
- Disqualification
- Distinction, Academic
- Double Major
- Double Use of Courses (Double Dipping)
- Duplicate Credits
- Enrollment Policies and Credit Definitions
- Entrance Requirements -- Official UA Admissions Policy
- Examinations:
- General Education:
- General Education -- includes writing/composition, mathematics, second language, Tier One, Tier Two, and Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity or Non-Western area studies requirements
- Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) -- for transfer students
- General Education and Out-of-State Transfer Students
- Substitutions for Approved General Education Courses
- Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)
- Writing Emphasis Course
- Grade Appeal
- Grade-point-average Required for Continued Enrollment
- Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO) and Repeating a Course
- Grades and the Grading System -- regular and special grades, incompletes, withdrawals, change of grade, and academic renewal
- Graduate Credit for Seniors
- Graduate College -- Graduate students are subject to the university-wide academic policies, however, there are additional Graduate College policies that govern academic progress towards a graduate degree. Graduate students are advised to consult the Graduate Catalog for Official UA Graduate Policies:
- Graduation Policies:
- Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs) -- degree requirements
- Application for Bachelor's Degree Candidacy and Related Information
- Choice of Catalog
- Continuous Enrollment
- Graduation Averages and Credit Requirements
- Graduation with Honors or Academic Distinction
- Major Requirements, APRRs
- Minimum Units Required for Baccalaureate Degrees
- Minor Requirements
- Student Responsibility and Degree Requirements
- Time Limit for Obsolete Course Work
- Independent Study Course Credit
- Individual Studies Courses: Policies and Guidelines
- Individual Studies Course Types
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
- Internship Credit
- Late Payment and Late Registration Fees
- Leave of Absence
- Leave of Absence, Military
- Leaving the University
- Limitation of Registration
- Major, Double
- Major Requirements, APRRs
- Maximum Units Allowed Per Semester
- Military Leave of Absence
- Minimum Units Required for Baccalaureate Degrees
- Minor Requirements
- Multiple Majors
- Readmission to the University
- Registration Policies:
- Change of Major or College
- Change of Registration from Credit to Audit
- Change of Schedule (drop/add)
- Course Registration
- Late Payment and Late Registration Fees
- Limitation of Registration
- Non-Subsidized Registration Charges
- Registration Deadline
- Release of Information
- Retention of Student Records
- Statement of Financial Ineligibility
- Transfer to Less Advanced Course
- Release of Information
- Repeating a Course and the Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO)
- Residency Classification
- Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Retention of Student Records
- Reuse of Courses (Double Dipping)
- Second Major
- Semester Examinations
- Statement of Financial Ineligibility
- Student Academic Progress Reports (SAPRs)
- Student Responsibility and Degree Requirements
- Substitutions for Approved General Education Courses
- Time Limit for Obsolete Course Work
- Transfer Policies:
- Transfer to Less Advanced Course
- Traveling Scholars Program
- Triple Major
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