ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

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REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

University Core Requirements

The University of Arkansas has adopted a "State Minimum Core" of 35 semester-credit-hours of general education courses that are required of all baccalaureate degree candidates. This is in compliance with Arkansas Act 98 of 1989 and the subsequent action of the Arkansas State Board of Higher Education. Beginning in the fall semester of 1991, all state institutions of higher education in Arkansas have a 35-hour minimum core requirement with specified hours in each of six academic areas. The U of A has identified those courses that meet the minimum requirement and they are listed in the table following.

Students should consult the requirements for specific colleges and programs when choosing courses for use in the U of A University Core.

University Courses that Qualify for the "State Minimum Core"¹

Areas	Minimum Hours	University Courses
English	6	ENGL 1013, Composition I ENGL 1023, Composition II
Mathematics2	3	MATH 1203, College Algebra Any higher-level mathematics course required by major
Science3 (Students admitted under this catalog or later are required to take corresponding lecture/lab combinations as listed.)	8	ASTR 2003/2001L, Survey of the Universe BIOL 1543/1541L, Principles of Biology BOTY 1613/1611L, Plant Biology CHEM 1023/1021L, Basic Chem/Health Science CHEM 1053/1051L, Chem in Modern World CHEM 1074/1071L, Fundamentals of Chemistry CHEM 1103/1101L, University Chemistry I CHEM 1213/1211L, Chemistry for Majors I/Lab CHEM 1223/1221L, Chemistry for Majors II/ Lab GEOL 1113/1111L, General Geology GEOL 1133/1131L, Environmental Geology PHYS 1023/1021L, Physics and Human Affairs PHYS 1044, Phys for Architects I PHYS 1054, Phys for Architects II PHYS 2013/2011L, College Physics I PHYS 2033/2031L, College Physics II PHYS 2054, Univ Physics I PHYS 2074, Univ Physics II ZOOL 1613/1611L, Principles of Zoology ZOOL 2213/2211L, Human Physiology ZOOL 2443/2441L, Human Anatomy
Fine Arts, Humanities4 (Select 3 hours each from two of these four categories)	6	a) Fine Arts: ARCH 1003, Architecture Lecture ARHS 1003, Art Lecture ARTS 1003, Art Studio COMM 1003, Film Lecture DANC 1003, Basic/Movement & Dance DRAM 1003, Theater Lecture HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics LARC 1003, Basic Course in the Arts: The American Landscape MLIT 1003, Music Lecture b) Humanities: PHIL 2003, Intro to Philosophy PHIL 2103, Intro to Ethics PHIL 2203, Logic PHIL 3103, Ethics and the Professions c) Humanities: CLST 1003, Intro Classical Studies: Greece CLST 1013 Intro Classical Studies: Rome ENGL 2113, English Lit to 1798 ENGL 2123, English Lit 1798 to Present HUMN 1114H, Roots/Cultures to 500 CE HUMN 1124H, Equilibrium of Cultures, 500 to 1600 WLIT 1113, World Lit I WLIT 1123, World Lit II d) Humanities: Any Foreign Language 20035 HUMN 2003
U.S. History	3	HIST 2003, History of Amer. People or Government to 1877 HIST 2013, History of Amer. People 1877 to Present PLSC 2003, American National Government
Social Sciences6 (Select from at least two different fields of study)	9	AGEC 1103, Intro to Agri Economics AGEC 2103, Prin of Agri Economics ANTH 1023, Intro to Cultural Anth ECON 2013, Prin of Macroeconomics ECON 2023, Prin of Microeconomics ECON 2143, Basic Economics: Theory & Practice GEOG 1123, Human Geography GEOG 2023, Economic Geography GEOG 2103, Emerging Nations GEOG 2203, Developed Nations HESC 1403, Life Span Development HESC 2413, Family Relations HIST 1113H, Honors World Civilization I HIST 1123H, Honors World Civilization II HIST 2003, History of Amer. People to 18777 HIST 2013, History of Amer. People 1877 to Present7 PLSC 2003, American National Government7 PLSC 2013, Intro to Political Science PLSC 2203, State & Local Gov PSYC 2003, General Psychology RSOC 2603, Rural Sociology SOCI 2013, General Sociology SOCI 2033, Social Problems WCIV 1003, Western Civilization I WCIV 1013, Western Civilization II

1 Arkansas Common Course Index for "State Minimum Core". Listed below are courses that have been indexed in the Arkansas Common Course Index System (ACCIS). The University Course number is listed first followed by the ACCIS number. English: ENGL 1013-ENGL 1301, ENGL 1023-ENGL 1302. Science: BIOL 1543/1541L-BIOL 1408, BOTY 1613/1611L-BIOL 1411, CHEM 1103/1101L-CHEM1411, CHEM 1123/1121L-CHEM 1412, GEOL 1113/111L-GEOL 1403, GEOL 1133/1131L-GEOL 1404, PHYS 2013/2011L-PHYS 1403, PHYS 2033/2013L-PHYS 1404, PHYS 2054, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2074, PHYS 2426, ZOOL 1613/1611L-BIOL 1413. Fine/Arts: ARHS 1003-ARTS 1301, DRAM 1003-DRAM 1310, HUMN 1003-HUMA 1301, MLIT 1003-MUSI 1306, PHIL 2003-PHIL1301, PHIL 2103-PHIL 2306, PHIL 2203-PHIL 2301, ENGL 2113-ENGL 2322, ENGL 2123-ENGL 2323, WLIT 1113-ENGL 2332, WLIT 1123-ENGL 2333. U.S. History: HIST 2003-HIST 1301, HIST 2013-HIST 1302, PLSC 2003-POLS 1302. Social Sciences: ANTH 1023-ANTH 2351, ECON 2013-ECON2301, ECON 2023-ECON 2302, GEOG 1123-GEOG 1301, HIST 2003-HIST 1301, HIST 2013-HIST 1302, PLSC 2003-POLS 1302, PSYC 2003-PSYC 2301, SOCI 2013-SOCI 1301, SOCI 2033-SOCI 2303, WCIV 1003-HIST 2311, WCIV 1013-HIST 2312

2 Some students majoring in math, engineering, science and business may be required to take a higher math as part of the State Minimum Core.

3 Some students majoring in math, engineering, science, education and health-related professions may be required to take higher or specific science courses as part of the State Minimum Core.

4 Some students majoring in engineering may be required to take either six hours of humanities or social sciences at the junior/senior level or substitute an additional six hours of higher math and/or additional science as part of the State Minimum Core.

5 Students may choose any intermediate-level foreign language course numbered 2003. See Foreign Languages.

6 Some students majoring in engineering may be required to take either six hours of humanities or social sciences at the junior/senior level or substitute an additional six hours of higher math and/or additional science as part of the State Minimum Core.

7 If not selected to meet the first three hours of the social sciences requirement.

Freshman Composition

Every undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas is required to submit six hours of freshman composition for graduation. Freshman English courses taken at other universities will satisfy this requirement only if they are courses in composition. Students whose ACT scores in English are 18 or below must enroll in the sequence of courses ENGL 0003, ENGL 1013, and ENGL 1023. Students whose ACT scores in English are between 19 and 27 should enroll in ENGL 1013-1023. Students with English ACT scores of 28 or above may enroll in Honors English (1013H-1023H) or regular English (1013-1023). Students with English ACT scores of 30 or above may take 1013H-1023H or elect exemption. Students electing exemption must fill out forms in the English Department office. Some programs require credit in composition, and students should confer with their advisers before choosing exemption.
American History and Civil Government

Under Arkansas law, no undergraduate degree may be granted to any student who has not passed a college course in American history and civil government. Courses offered by the University of Arkansas, any one of which will meet this requirement, are HIST 2003 (History of the American People to 1877), HIST 2013 (History of the American People, 1877 to Present), and PLSC 2003 (American National Government).

Advanced Composition

Every undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas is also required to take and pass ENGL 2003, a three-hour course in composition, unless exemption can be gained in one of the following ways: (1) by demonstrating a satisfactory writing ability on the Advanced Composition Exemption Examination, (2) by completing ENGL 2013 (Essay Writing), or (3) by achieving a grade of "A" or "B" in ENGL 1013 and a grade of "A" in ENGL 1023 in courses taken at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

ENGL 2003 will not count as part of the total number of hours required for a degree in the College of Engineering or School of Architecture or the Food, Human Nutritional Hospitality curriculum in the School of Human Environmental Sciences in the College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

Students must satisfy the requirement of ENGL 1013 and ENGL 1023 and complete 30 credit hours before taking the Advanced Composition Exemption Exam. The exam must be taken before the student has acquired 96 credit hours. The English requirement applies to all transfer students regardless of nonfreshman composition courses taken at other schools. The examination must be taken by junior and senior transfer students at the time they enter the University of Arkansas.

Students not gaining exemption from ENGL 2003 must register for the course before the last semester of their senior year.

The examination will be graded in the following categories: (1) pass, (2) fail, and (3) borderline. The students whose papers are in the third category (borderline) will be eligible to submit a second writing sample at the regularly scheduled Junior English Exemption Exam in the following semester. Students who take and do not pass the Exemption Exam must take ENGL 2003. Students who meet the Advanced Composition Requirement also will have met the writing requirement of the Rising Junior Exam (AAGE). See page 37.

Residence

The full senior year must be completed in residence except that a senior who has already met the minimum residency requirement will be permitted to earn not more than 12 of the last 30 hours in extension or correspondence courses or in residence at another accredited institution granting the baccalaureate degree. No more than six of these 12 hours may be correspondence courses. The minimum residence requirement is 36 weeks and 30 semester hours. Residency for the senior year is defined as a period during which the student must be enrolled in courses offered on the campus in Fayetteville. This is intended to provide adequate contact with the University and its faculty for each student who is awarded a degree. Colleges and departments have the authority to prescribe residence requirements that exceed those described here.

Minimum Credit Hours

All students awarded a baccalaureate degree must have a minimum of 124 credit hours. Individual programs may require additional hours.

Minimum Grade-Point Average

No student will be allowed to graduate if the student has "D" grades in more than 25 percent of all credit earned in this institution and presented to meet the requirements for a degree. No student will be allowed to graduate if on probation.

Application for Graduation

Students who plan to graduate must file an official application to do so. Applications should be filed for the term in which degree requirements will be completed A graduation fee will be required at the time of application.

Students intending on completing requirements during the spring semester should file their applications by the priority consideration deadline published in the schedule of classes. This will help ensure their names will be listed in the commencement program and receive priority when diplomas are mailed.

Students completing requirements during fall or summer terms must file an application by the deadlines established for those terms.

A student who fails to complete the degree during the intended semester must renew the application and pay a renewal fee for the term in which the degree requirements will be completed.

Other Graduation Requirements

Individual colleges and schools may have special graduation

requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Consult the college or school section in this catalog for statements of additional requirements.

Degree Program Requirements

A student's degree program requirements are normally those specified in the catalog for the student's first year of enrollment. Students may choose to meet the program requirements specified in a catalog for a later year. Students may be required to meet degree program requirements incorporated into the curriculum at a level beyond that at which the student is enrolled.

Students who transfer from institutions with articulation agreements with the University may also be allowed to meet the University program requirements in effect during their first year of enrollment in those institutions, subject to the time limits described below and the availability of course work. Students who transfer to a different degree program may be required to meet the program requirements specified in the catalog for the year of entry into that program. Students who are not enrolled for a period of two years or longer may be required to reenter under program requirements in the current catalog. Students who wish to be granted a degree on the basis of requirements specified in a catalog more than seven years old may be required to petition the college or school to be allowed to do so.

Students are expected to keep themselves informed regarding program requirements and changes.

GRADUATION HONORS

The faculty of each college will recommend for graduation with honors or with high honors those students it considers to be eligible for such distinction under its own regulations with the following general
restrictions:

1. A student to be eligible for graduation honors must have completed at least one-half of his or her degree work at the University of Arkansas.

2. No student shall be eligible for graduation honors whose cumulative grade-point average is below 3.125.

3. A college should not be expected to recommend more than 10 percent of its graduating class for graduation honors except under unusual circumstances.

4. It is recommended that in determining graduation honors the faculty consider the whole of a student's record but give greater weight to the last half of the record than to the first half.

ADDITIONAL BACHELOR'S DEGREE

A person with a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, or from any other institution, may not receive another bachelor's degree without completing in residence at least 30 hours of additional, not necessarily subsequent, courses selected from the courses leading to a degree for which the person is a candidate.

More than 30 hours of coursework may be required. In addition to the college or school requirements, the candidate must also meet all University requirements as stated in the catalog, including graduation and core requirements, except when coursework for the first degree satisfies requirements for the second.

GRADUATION RATES

In accordance with the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, the following is a summary of the institution's six-year graduation rates:

Fall 1995 Graduating, Bachelor, Degree-Seeking Freshmen

	Men	Women	Overall
Total Graduates	461	545	1006
Percent of Total	42%	48%	45%

Fall 1995 Graduating Student Athletes Who Received Athletically Related Aid - Percent of Total 35%

ANNUAL NOTICE OF STUDENT RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are as follows:

1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records, with some exceptions under the Act, within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access. Students should submit to the Registrar's Office written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The appendix to Universitywide Administrative Memorandum 515.1 provides a list of the types and locations of education records, the custodian of those records, and copying fees for each individual campus. The University official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.

2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading. Students should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. A sample form, which may be used in making this request, is contained in the appendix to Universitywide Administrative Memorandum 515.1.

If the University decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the University will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing and is also contained in the Universitywide Administrative Memorandum 515.1

3. The right to withhold consent of disclosure of directory information, which information: the student's name; address; telephone number; date and place of birth-; religious preference; major field of study; classification by year; number of hours in which enrolled and number completed; parent's or spouse's names and addresses; marital status; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; dates of attendance including matriculation and withdrawal dates; degrees, scholarships, honors, and awards received, including type and date granted; most recent previous education agency or institution attended; and photograph.

This information will be subject to public disclosure unless the student informs the Registrar's Office in writing each semester that he or she does not want his information designated as directory information. To prevent publication of name in the printed student directory, written notice must reach the Registrar's Office by August 31 of the Fall semester

4. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent): a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an educational record to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.

Upon request, the University also discloses education records without consent to officials for another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.

5. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the university to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is as follows:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20202-4605

6. University wide Administrative Memorandum 515.1 is available on request in the main library on campus.

PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO IMAGES

The University is proud to publish and display photographic and video images of UA students, their activities and accomplishments. Any student who does not wish to be represented in such photographic and video images by the University should notify the Office of the Registrar, Hunt 146, in writing before the end of the first week of classes each semester. The request will be honored for all publications and communications undertaken during the remainder of any semester when notification has been received.

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