- 4.1060 Accommodations under the ADA
This policy acknowledges that 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥) adheres to federal laws and regulations under the Americans with Disability Act and identifies related procedures. The Office of Accessibility Services offers accommodations for students with chronic illness, temporary medical conditions/sports injury, pregnancy/nursing or a disability.- 4.1065 ADA Fundamental Alteration Review
萝莉原创 adheres to federal laws and regulations under the Americans with Disability Act and uses a set of procedures to provide such accommodations to students.- 4.1070 Records Management and Retention Policy.docx
This policy defines the Records Management and Retention practices for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥) 萝莉原创 requires that University records be retained for specific periods of time and has designated official repositories for their maintenance. These records must be managed according to the procedures outlined in this document.The University is committed to effective records retention to preserve its history, meet business and legal needs and standards, optimize the use of space, minimize the cost of record retention, and ensure that outdated and useless records are destroyed. All records created, received, or maintained by University departments during their operations belong to the University and are retained and disposed of according to this policy. University records must be kept until the stated minimum retention period has elapsed.
- 4.1140 Scheduling and Managing Events in the Francis Hall Theatre
The Francis Hall Theatre (the 鈥淭heatre鈥) is a shared University space that provides a venue for educational, cultural, and co-curricular events. The Theatre is also used as a classroom space for a variety of performing arts courses. Faculty, staff, students, recognized student clubs/organization and outside groups are welcome to reserve and use the space through the ASTRA Scheduling system on campus. Outside groups without ASTRA access must work with their contact within
萝莉原创 to schedule on ASTRA.- 4.4020 Non-Participation in Academic Coursework Policy and Procedure
This policy establishes the process through which students who do not begin to participate in a course in which they are registered (regardless of course format) will be administratively dropped due to non-Academic Engagement.
- 4.4201 Teach Out Policy
萝莉原创 regularly reviews each of its major and minor degree programs and certificate programs (鈥淥ffering鈥) to ensure that they meet student and University expectations. This policy defines 鈥渢each out鈥 of an Offering for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥).- 4.4204 Online Course and Education Policy
Regulatory and educational standards for online education have evolved and this policy is necessary to ensure that 萝莉原创 practices meet these standards. The 萝莉原创 Online Course and Education Policy provides the framework for the institution's online education courses and programs, and by extension student learning in this modality. This policy applies to all 萝莉原创 Online courses and Hybrid courses, other than Face-to-Face Web Enhanced courses, as well as to all 萝莉原创 faculty teaching online or hybrid courses, other than Face-to-Face Web Enhanced courses, or in online educational programs.
- 4.4210 Prior learning Assessment
This policy recognizes that students may acquire knowledge equivalent to that obtained through completion of courses through their professional experience or other methods of instruction. Prior knowledge may be demonstrated in three ways: standardized examinations by nationally recognized external testing organizations; examinations administered internally by 萝莉原创 departments; and portfolio
assessment.Prior learning assessment is a student-centered and faculty-driven process for awarding students college credit for demonstrated knowledge. 萝莉原创's Prior Learning Assessment program will be administered through the 萝莉原创 Division of Academic Affairs.
- 4.4220 Faculty Professional Development
This policy governs the sponsorship of individuals who are not United States citizens for employment by 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥).- 4.4240 Institutional Animal Care and Use
This policy defines Institutional Animal Care and Use for 萝莉原创.- 4.4260 Faculty Sabbatical Policy
This policy defines the purpose and procedure for Sabbatical leaves for faculty.
- 4.4310 Intellectual Property Policy
This Policy is intended to address the need of 萝莉原创, including the O鈥橮ake Institute, (the 鈥淯niversity鈥) to address issues related to the use and development of intellectual property at the University, its ownership and the respect that the University expects its faculty, staff and students to afford to the intellectual property of the University and of others.- 4.4320 Verify Student Identity
This policy applies to all credit-bearing distance education courses or programs offered by 萝莉原创, beginning with the application for admission and continuing through to a student鈥檚 graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from study. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that 萝莉原创 operates in compliance with the provisions of the United States Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) concerning the verification of student identity in distance education.- 4.4350 Honor Code Policy and Procedures
Students and professors both desire to have students operating on a high code of moral integrity when it comes to their academic work. Having a visible Honor Code, and putting constant reminders in front of students, will both serve as a touchstone for conversations about the importance of academic integrity, and allow professors to understand that there is institutional support for demanding academic integrity when accepting student work. It will also send a clear and oft-repeated message to students about the importance of acting with integrity and upholding expectations of honesty.- 4.4570 Concussion Return to Learn Policy and Procedure
This policy defines return to learn policy and procedures for concussions for 鈥嬄芾蛟粹 (鈥溾婣U鈥嬧). The policy is intended to provide the framework to support students through accessibility resources for course accommodations to enhance student success and student learning.This policy applies to any 萝莉原创 student who seeks student accommodations as a result of a concussion. Concussions incurred by students may impact their ability to participate in course requirements, inhibiting success and learning. Appropriate diagnosis and accommodations assist students in bridging recovery from concussion to classroom and course engagement.
- 15.1000 Credit Hour policy
This policy defines the credit hour policy for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥). The policy is intended to ensure all prospective and current AU students and staff are aware of how credit hours are determined. This policy:
鈥 Defines roles and responsibilities regarding course credit hours.
鈥 Identifies the standards and best practices used by the Registrar鈥檚 Office related to assignment of credit hours and course modes.
鈥 Lists the related AU policies which provide more detailed guidance on credit hours.
鈥 Specifies the different modes of coursework and the application of credit hours to each mode.
This policy applies to all AU students and its scope includes students enrolled in AU programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.- 15.1130 Student Records Access Policy
This policy defines the student records and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA guidelines for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥). The policy is intended to ensure all AU students are aware of their rights under UFERPA.- 15.4230 Incomplete Grade policy
This policy defines the Incomplete (鈥業鈥) grade process and requirements for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥). The policy is intended to ensure all AU students have the ability to request an incomplete due to extenuating circumstances. This policy:鈥 Defines roles and responsibilities with respect to assigning Incomplete grades.
鈥 Outlines the procedure for requesting and resolving Incomplete grades.This policy applies to all AU students and its scope includes students enrolled in AU programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- 15.4280 Registration Priority
This policy defines student roles for registration priority during course registration periods.- 15.4300 Academic Scheduling
The primary goal of the Academic Scheduling Policy & Process is to maximize the probability that all students receive their choices of courses required for graduation on a timely basis (within the prescribed number of semesters). This also maximizes efficiency and effectiveness and minimizes operating and capital costs.- 15.4450 Posthumous Degrees and Certificates
萝莉原创 seeks to extend sympathy and compassion to the families of students who pass away near the completion of their degrees and to recognize the academic achievement of students who were in good academic standing at the time of death. Conditions specified below must be met in order to receive recognition.- 15.4460 Graduation Policy
This policy defines the graduation process and requirements for 萝莉原创 (鈥淎U鈥). The policy is intended to ensure all AU students are graduated in a timely manner once degree requirements are met.- 15.4470 Lived Name and Gender Recognition
This policy promotes and supports an open and inclusive environment through the establishment of a lived name, gender identity, name prefixes, pronouns, and sexual orientation for use within University systems, where feasible. Not all University information systems, databases, and processes may be able to store or display these identifiers, and there may be situations that require use of the Legal Name or Legal Sex. Therefore, individuals who utilize a Lived Name or Lived Gender within University systems should always be prepared to reference their Legal Name and Legal Sex, as well and to provide corresponding identification when necessary. This policy applies to all students, faculty, staff and administrators.- 萝莉原创 Written Information Security Program (WISP)
The objective of 萝莉原创 in the development and implementation of this comprehensive written information security program (鈥淲ISP鈥), is to create effective administrative, technical and physical safeguards to ensure the protection and integrity of all information received, maintained, and created by 萝莉原创. The WISP sets forth our procedure for evaluating and addressing our electronic and physical methods of accessing, collecting, storing, using, transmitting, and protecting all information received, maintained, and created by 萝莉原创.(萝莉原创 login needed)
- Academic Standards for Participation in Athletics and Organizations
.- Faculty Handbook
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Additional policies can be found in the Course Catalog, Student Handbook and International Student Handbook.
