This page is the repository for Academic Policies. An Academic Policy is a policy that is created by the Office of Academic Affairs and that governs areas including student academic status and progress, student and faculty leaves, academic grounds for student dismissals, transcripts, advising, teaching, classroom assignments, enrollment, faculty (re)appointments, promotions, roles, and responsibilities, dean and department chair/school director selection and review, and policies governing the conduct of research. Academic Policies also include the Academic Rules section of the Undergraduate and Graduate Course Catalogs and policies found on the website of the Office of Academic Affairs.