Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS2.6—GENERAL ACADEMIC ISSUES2.6.1—DENIAL OF ADMISSIONAny person who is otherwise academically qualified, meets all University admissions requirementsand is denied admission for any reason may appeal that denial by requesting a hearing before theCommittee on Academic Regulations within 15 University business days of postmark. The Committeeshall proceed as quickly as possible to hear the matter so that one who has been wrongfully deniedadmission will not be prejudiced in his or her ability to perform the academic work required of him or herin that semester. (RM, 4-12-73, pp. 12125-26; 1-27-2004, p. 28924)2.6.2—ACADEMIC APPEALS BOARDSIn each college of the University there shall be established an Academic Appeals Board consisting ofan equal number of students and faculty. Faculty members of the Board will be chosen by the faculty ofthe college for a term determined by the faculty. Student members of the Board will be appointed for aterm of one year by the dean of the college upon recommendations from the UOSA Student President.The responsibility for academic evaluations of students rests with the faculty. If a student feelswrongfully and unfairly treated by an instructor and if he or she is unable to resolve the matter inconference with the instructor or the departmental chair/director of the academic unit, an appeal may bemade with the Academic Appeals Board of the college offering the course. Any thesis and dissertationappeals shall be heard by the Graduate College appeals board.The Health Sciences Center and Norman Campus Faculty Handbooks and the student handbooksinclude the policy on academic appeals.Each Academic Appeals Board will hear cases in which the issue to be resolved is that of prejudiced orcapricious evaluation, or alleged inability to speak the English language to the extent necessary toadequately instruct students.Except for those cases which arise in the College of Law, the following procedures shall apply. (For theprocedures in the College of Law, refer to the College of Law Code of Academic Responsibility).An Academic Appeals Board will hear a case only after the student has notified an instructor of a disputeover an academic evaluation and after the student has made an unsuccessful attempt to resolve differenceswith the instructor, if necessary in consultation with the department chair. In cases of end-of-termevaluations, a student must notify an instructor of a dispute over an academic evaluation and must attemptto resolve differences no later than February 15 for the previous fall semester or winter intersession, andno later than September 15 in cases of end-of-term evaluations for the previous spring semester, springintersession, or summer term. In cases of an evaluation made known to a student during the term, thestudent must notify an instructor of a dispute over an academic evaluation and must attempt to resolvedifferences no later than 15 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and University holidays fromclasses) after the results of evaluation are made known to the student. If a student fails to notify aninstructor or fails to attempt resolution within the appropriate time limit, the Academic Appeals Boardshall deny any request for a hearing on the claim unless, in the view of the Academic Appeals Board, theTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 85