Academic Policies

Courses & Classes 

• Appropriate Student Use of Class Notes and Course Materials
• Class Scheduling
• Community-Engaged Learning
• Course and Class Section Requirements 
• Course Enrollment Limits and Cancellation
• Course Numbering Definitions and Requirements
• Credit Standards for Instruction and Student Work
• Enrolling in Overlapping or Back-to-back Classes
• Establishing, Enforcing, and Waiving Prerequisites
• Exams Outside of Regular Class Time 
• Excused Absences and Makeup Work 
  • Procedure: Excused Absences for University-Approved Activities Other Than Intercollegiate Athletics 
• Faculty Qualifications 
• Final Examinations
• Grade Accountability
• Maintaining Course Records
• Mid-Term Grade Alerts for Academic Performance
• Student Academic Integrity
• Syllabus Policy  
  • Recommended Syllabus Statements 
  • Generative AI Syllabus Statement Examples
• Teaching and Learning: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools 
• Teaching and Learning: Instructor Responsibilities  
• Teaching and Learning: Student Responsibilities

Enrollment & Records 

• Academic Standing
• Complete Withdrawal from the University
• Credit for Nationally Recognized Exams: Undergraduate Students 
• Credit for Prior Learning
• Departmental Exams for Proficiency or Credit: Undergraduate Students
• Grading and Transcripts 
• High School Preparation Guidelines
• Holds on Records and Registration (UMN)
• Leave of Absence and Readmission for Undergraduates 
• Managing Student Records (UMN)
• Retroactive Withdrawal and Academic Restoration for Undergraduate Students (UMN)
• Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory (S/N) Grading Policy: Undergraduate Degrees 
• Transfer of Undergraduate Credit
• Undergraduate Admission
• Withholding Diplomas and Official Transcripts from Students (UMN)

Student Life

• Addressing Student Academic Complaints (UMN)   
  • Procedure: Student Academic Complaint Resolution
• Resolving Alleged Student Conduct Code Violations (UMN)
• Student Travel and Education Abroad: Health and Safety (UMN)
• Using Email as Official Student Communication (UMN) 

Curriculum

• Academic Unit Authority over the Curriculum and Major (UMN)
• Adding, Changing, or Discontinuing Academic Plans (UMN) 

Undergraduate Degrees, Minors, and Certificates

• Credit Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees and Majors, Minors, and Certificates 
• Degrees with Honors and Degrees with Distinction: Undergraduate 
• Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees, Minors, and Certificates 

Additional Graduate School Policies