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.  Graduate students are advised to consult the Graduate Catalog for additional graduate level policy.

This Year's Policy Updates and Additions
Date updated or added to General Catalog:	Policy item affected:
May 1, 2000	Acceptability of Transfer Credit
May 9, 2000	Maximum Number of Units Allowed Per Semester
May 18, 2000	Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)
June 1, 2001	Math Requirements
November 19, 2002	Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)
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	First-Year Composition Requirement
January 5, 2004	Minor Requirements
April 27, 2004	Double Use of Courses (Double Dipping)
May 26, 2004	Incomplete Grade
May 16, 2006	APRRs and SAPRs
June 14, 2007	Non-degree Seeking Students

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Definitions of Key Terms   Related Topics in Current Catalog

A

• 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
• Accreditations
• Administrative Drop and Class Attendance
• Admissions
  • Application Deadlines
  • Entrance Requirements
  • Readmission to the University
• Advanced Placement (AP) Program
• Application Deadlines
• Application for Bachelor's Degree Candidacy and Related Information
• Arizona Community College Transfer Guides
• Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) -- for transfer students
• Attendance and Administrative Drop
• Averaging of Grade for Final Non-university Credit Course

C

• 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)
• Complete Withdrawal from the University
• Composition/Writing Requirements:
  • First-year Composition Requirement
  • Upper-division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)
  • Writing Emphasis Course
• Continuous Enrollment
• Correspondence and Credit by Examination Credit Maximums
• Course Numbering System
• Course Registration
• Credit by Exam, Proficiency and Exemption Examinations
• Credit Definitions and Enrollment Policies
• Credits from Community Colleges

D

• Dean's List
• Definitions of Key Terms
• Degree Requirements, APRRs
• Disabilities, Resources for Students with
• Disqualification
• Distinction, Academic
• Double Major
• Double Use of Courses (Double Dipping)
• Drop/Add (Change of Schedule)
• Duplicate Credits

E

• Enrollment Policies and Credit Definitions
• Entrance Requirements
• Examinations:
  • Advanced Placement (AP) Program
  • College-level Examination Program (CLEP)
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
  • Proficiency and Exemption Examinations, Credit by Exam
  • Semester Examinations
  • Final Examinations
  • Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)

F

• Final Examinations
• Full-time Student Status
• First-Year Composition Requirement
• Foundations:
  • First-Year Composition Requirement
  • Mathematics Requirements
  • Second Language Requirements

G

• General Education:
  • General Education -- includes 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
• Grade Appeal
• Grade-Point-Average -- how to calculate your GPA
• Grade-Point-Average Required for Continued Enrollment
• Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO)
• Grades and the Grading System -- calculate your GPA, regular and special grades, incompletes, withdrawals, change of grade, 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:
  • Graduate Admissions Requirements
  • Graduate Expenses, Fees, and Financial Assistance
  • Graduate Registration, Grading, and Academic Policies
  • Requirements for Master's Degrees
  • Requirements for Specialist Degrees
  • Requirements for Doctoral Degrees
• Graduation Policies:
  • Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs) -- degree requirements
  • Application for Bachelor's Degree Candidacy and Related Information
  • Averaging of Grade for Final Non-university Credit Course
  • Choice of Catalog
  • Continuous Enrollment
  • Correspondence and Credit by Examination Credit Maximums
  • Graduation Averages and Credit Requirements
  • Graduation with Honors or Academic Distinction
  • Major Average
  • Major Requirements, APRRs
  • Minimum Units Required for Baccalaureate Degrees
  • Minor Requirements
  • Second Bachelor's Degree
  • Student Responsibility and Degree Requirements
  • Time Limit for Obsolete Course Work
  • University Credit Requirement
  • Upper-Division Unit Requirement
  • Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)

H

• Honors and Awards
• House-Numbered Courses - independent study, colloquium, internships, etc

I

• Incomplete Grade
• Independent Study Course Credit
• Individual Studies Courses: Policies and Guidelines
• Individual Studies Course Types
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
• Internship Credit

L

• Late Payment and Late Registration Fees
• Leave of Absence
• Leaving the University
• Limitation of Registration

M

• Major Average
• Major, Double
• Major Requirements, APRRs
• Major, Time to Declare
• Mathematics Requirements
• Maximum Number of Units Allowed Per Semester
• Minimum Units Required for Baccalaureate Degrees
• Minor Requirements
• Multiple Majors

N

• Non-degree Seeking Students
• Non-subsidized Registration Charges
• Non-transferable Courses

O

• Obsolete Course Work Time Limit

P

• Pass/Fail Grading Option
• Petitions
• Proficiency and Exemption Examinations, Credit by Exam
• Probation, Academic

R

• Readmission to the University -- Official UA Admissions Policy
• 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
• Religious Observance and Practice, Accommodation of
• Repeating a Course
• Residence Credit
• Residency Classification
• Resources for Students with Disabilities
• Retention of Student Records
• Reuse of Courses (Double Dipping)

S

• Second Bachelor's Degree
• Second Language Requirements
• Second Major
• Semester Examinations
• Statement of Financial Ineligibility
• Student Academic Progress Reports (SAPRs)
• Student Responsibility and Degree Requirements
• Substitutions for Approved General Education Courses

T

• Time Limit for Obsolete Course Work
• Transfer Policies:
  • Acceptability of Transfer Credit
  • Arizona Community College Transfer Guides
  • Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)
  • Choice of Catalog
  • Continuous Enrollment
  • Credits from Community Colleges
  • General Education and Out-of-state Transfer Students
  • Non-transferable Courses
• Transfer to Less Advanced Course
• Traveling Scholars Program
• Triple Major

U

• Undecided/No Major Declared
• Unit of Credit
• Units in Residence
• University Composition:
  • First-Year Composition Requirement
  • Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)
  • Writing Emphasis Course
• University Credit Requirement
• Upper-division Unit Requirement
• Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE)

W

• Withdrawal from the University
• Writing Emphasis Course