Academic Policies and Procedures Review Schedule
The following policies and procedures are maintained by the Office of Academic Affairs and reviewed by the Faculty Council. Most academic policies are reviewed on a seven-year schedule unless otherwise noted. Please note: review of University policies are conducted by the Office of Legal Affairs, and review of Academic Affairs procedures are conducted by the Office of Academic Affairs.
Policy Review Schedule: By title
Policy Name | Review |
Academic Advising | 2012-2013, 2019-2020, 2026-2027 |
Academic Appeal and Grievance | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Academic Calendar | 2011-2012, 2016-2017, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Academic Credit Hour | 2014-2015, 2022-2023, 2029-2030 |
Academic Department/School: Establishment, Name Change, or Relocation | See Academic Affairs |
Academic Distinctions | 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Academic Load and Time Status for All Graduate Students | 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Academic Proficiency and Placement | See Academic Affairs |
Academic Program Review | 2031-2032 |
Academic Records and Transcripts | 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Academic Standing [Undergraduate] | 2015-2016, 2021-2022, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Academic Standing [Graduate] | 2021-2022, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Academic Support Review | See Academic Affairs |
Access and Use of Academic Analytics Data | See Academic Affairs |
Admission to the University | See Legal Affairs |
Baccalaureate Degree Progression | 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2027-2028 |
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements | 2015-2016, 2018-2019, 2025-2026 |
Bilateral Articulation Agreements: Establishment and Review | See Academic Affairs |
Catalogs | See Academic Affairs |
Chancellor’s Professor Designation | 2014-2015, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
CIP Code Revision | See Academic Affairs |
Class Scheduling Guidelines and Classroom Utilization | See Academic Affairs |
Code of Student Academic Integrity | See Legal Affairs |
Code of Student Responsibility | See Legal Affairs |
College Name Change | See Academic Affairs |
Continuous Registration and Leave of Absence | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Course, Curriculum, and Catalog Review | See Academic Affairs |
Course Attendance and Participation | 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Course Numbering and Status | 2013-2014, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Death of a Student | See Legal Affairs |
Declaring Undergraduate Majors and Minors | 2014-2015, 2020-2021, 2027-2028 |
Definition of Undergraduate Majors, Minors, Concentrations, and Certificates | 2012-2013, 2018-2019, 2025-2026 |
Degree Programs: Part I: Request for Preliminary Authorization | See Academic Affairs |
Degree Programs: Part II: Request to Establish | See Academic Affairs |
Degree Name or Type Revision | See Academic Affairs |
Degree Program Delivery Method Revision | See Academic Affairs |
Graduate Certificate: Establishment | See Graduate School |
Master’s Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
DBA Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
EdD Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
DNP Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
PhD Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Graduate Certificate Degree Requirements | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Disciplinary Suspension | See Student Affairs |
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Equivalency | See Academic Affairs |
Evaluation of Academic Administrators | See Academic Affairs |
Evaluation of Distance Education and Online Offerings | See Academic Affairs |
External Dual Degree and Joint Degree Establishment | See Academic Affairs |
Faculty Attendance at Commencement | 2012-2013, 2020-2021, 2024-2025, 2031-2032 |
Faculty Fulbright | See Academic Affairs |
Faculty Illness | See Academic Affairs |
Faculty Roles and Responsibilities | See Academic Affairs |
Faculty Workload* | 2028-2029, 2033-2034 |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Notification | 2011-2012, 2017-2018, 2020-2021, 2027-2028 |
Final Course Grades: Policy and Procedures for Student Appeals of Final Course Grades | See Legal Affairs |
Final Examinations: Policy and Procedure | See Legal Affairs |
Flexible Work | See Academic Affairs |
General Education Program | 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2022-2023, 2029-2030 |
Grading [Undergraduate] | 2015-2016, 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Grading [Graduate] | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Graduate Certificate Establishment | See Graduate School |
Graduate Student Parental Leave | 2019-2020, 2026-2027 |
Graduation | 2011-2012, 2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Honors Programs | 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2021-2022, 2024-2025, 2031-2032 |
Immunization Policy Reinstatements | See Office of the Registrar |
Independent Study | See Academic Affairs |
Name Changes: To a College; To a Department; To a Degree | See Academic Affairs |
One-Time Course Approvals | See Academic Affairs |
Open Access Policy | See J. Murrey Atkins Library |
Posthumous Degrees and Degrees in Memoriam: Policy and Procedure | 2014-2015, 2018-2019, 2025-2026 |
Post-Tenure Review* | 2026-2027 |
Priority Registration (Entrance to the Registration Process) | 2011-2012, 2016-2017, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Procedures for Resolving Faculty Grievances (arising under Section 607(3) of The Code of The University of North Carolina) | See Legal Affairs |
Professional/Scholarly Leave | 2031-2032 |
Readmission of Former Students | 2014-2015, 2018-2019, 2025-2026 |
Reassignment of Duties | See Academic Affairs |
Registration [Undergraduate] | 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Registration [Graduate] | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
Religious Accommodation for Students | See Legal Affairs |
Residence Status for Tuition Purposes | See Academic Affairs |
Reverse Transfer | See Academic Affairs |
Schedule Interruption Guidelines | See Academic Affairs |
School/Department: Establishment, Name Changes, or Relocation | See Academic Affairs |
Second Degrees [Graduate] | 2018-2019, 2025-2026 |
Special Faculty Appointments | See Academic Affairs |
Student Complaint Resolution Log | See Academic Affairs |
Student Concerns about Courses and/or Faculty | 2022-2023, 2029-2030 |
Student Feedback for Instructors | 2013-2014, 2024-2025, 2031-2032 |
Student Grievance Procedures | See Legal Affairs |
Student Involuntary Protective Withdrawal | See Legal Affairs |
Substantive Change Compliance | See Legal Affairs |
Syllabus: Suggested Standard Syllabus Policies | See Legal Affairs |
Teaching Effectiveness | 2031-2032 |
Termination of Enrollment | 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2023-2024, 2030-2031 |
Textbook and Educational Material Adoption (Textbooks and Instructional Materials) | See Legal Affairs |
Transfer Credit and Advanced Academic Standing | 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2024-2025, 2031-2032 |
Transfer Credit and Credit by Examination | 2021-2022, 2028-2029 |
University Continuing Education Activities | See Legal Affairs |
University Marshal | 2012-2013, 2020-2021, 2027-2028 |
Vacant Faculty Positions, Lapse Salary, & Return of Faculty Positions to Colleges | See Academic Affairs |
Withdrawal | 2015-2016, 2019-2020, 2026-2027 |
*Faculty Workload Policy requires review every 5 years
*Post-tenure review policy review schedule is determined by the UNC System Office
Faculty Council Policy Review Schedule: By year of review
2025-2026 |
Definition of Undergraduate Majors, Minors, Concentrations and Certificates |
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements |
Readmission of Former Students |
Second Degrees [Graduate] |
Posthumous Degrees and Degrees in Memoriam |
2026-2027 |
Academic Advising |
Graduate Student Parental Leave |
Post-Tenure Review |
Withdrawal |
2027-2028 |
Declaring Undergraduate Majors and Minors |
University Marshal |
Baccalaureate Degree Progression |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Notification |
2028-2029 |
Academic Appeal and Grievance |
Academic Distinctions |
Academic Load and Time Status for All Graduate Students |
Academic Records and Transcripts |
Academic Standing [Graduate] |
Chancellor’s Professor Designation |
Continuous Registration and Leave of Absence |
Course Attendance and Participation |
Faculty Workload |
Master’s Degree Requirements |
DBA Degree Requirements |
EdD Degree Requirements |
DNP Degree Requirements |
PhD Degree Requirements |
Graduate Certificate Degree Requirements |
Disciplinary Suspension |
Grading [Undergraduate] |
Grading [Graduate] |
Immunization Policy Reinstatements |
Registration [Undergraduate] |
Registration [Graduate] |
Transfer Credit and Credit by Examination |
2029-2030 |
Academic Credit Hour |
Course Numbering and Status |
Student Concerns about Courses and/or Faculty |
General Education Program |
2030-2031 |
Academic Calendar |
Academic Standing [Undergraduate] |
Academic Standing [Graduate] |
Course Numbering and Status |
Graduation |
Priority Registration (Entrance to the Registration Process) |
Termination of Enrollment |
2031-2032 |
Academic Program Review |
Faculty Attendance at Commencement |
Honors Programs |
Professional and Scholarly Leave |
Student Feedback for Instructors |
Teaching Effectiveness |
Transfer Credit and Advanced Academic Standing |