USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 44
The Academic Regulations Committee (ARC) meets regularly to review petitions submitted by undergraduate students to waive University academic regulations. Students must petition and secure approval of the committee to return to the University after having been academically dismissed or to waive academic deadlines.
Effective Fall, 1998, the University has implemented a statute of limitations on student petitions for retroactive adds, drops, withdrawals, and registration. A student will be limited to two calendar years (six academic semesters/terms) for such appeals whether the student is in attendance or not.
The committee normally meets once a week on Tuesday. To petition the committee, a student must secure the appropriate form from the Office of the Registrar and consult with the ARC representative from his/her college prior to submitting the petition form. Completed forms should be returned to the Office of the Registrar no later than the preceding Thursday, to be reviewed at the next week’s meeting. Students will receive notification of the committee’s action the following week.
Student academic grievance procedures exist at USF to provide students the opportunity for an objective review of facts and events pertinent to the cause of academic grievances. Such review is accomplished in a collegial non-judicial atmosphere rather than an adversary one and allows the parties involved to participate.
An Academic Grievance Committee, composed of an equal number of faculty and student members, exists in each undergraduate college for the general purpose of considering student academic grievances and making recommendations based on these considerations to the dean of the college in which the alleged grievance occurred.
For information, contact the dean of the college in which the cause of the academic grievance occurred.
Please send questions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2001
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