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Academic Information
student handbook
Academic Advisors
Upon acceptance to the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton an academic advisor will be assigned based on the major
area you have indicated on your application.
Students who do not declare a major at the time of acceptance will be assigned an academic advisor and will be considered “undeclared”
concerning a major. The assigned advisor will advise the student until the student notifies the Registrar’s Office concerning his/her selection
of a major field of study. At that time a new advisor will be assigned from the major field. A major should be selected by the middle of the
freshman year.
Academic Appeals (Changing Grades)
Students wishing to appeal a grade they have received must contact the Registrar within 30 days of the end of the term/semester in which the
grade in question was recorded. The appeal must be submitted to the Registrar in writing, stating the nature of the complaint.
When the Registrar has verified that the grade was correctly reported by the instructor, the appeal will be referred to the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Services, who will review the complaint with the instructor who reported the grade within 15 working days. The Vice Chancellor
for Academic Services will report the findings to the Registrar in writing. The Registrar will notify the student of the decision regarding the
grade in question.
Academic Clemency/Forgiveness
Academic clemency/forgiveness is a provision designed to help students who, because of personal crisis, immaturity, or other exceptional
circumstances, have not demonstrated their true abilities in performing college work. Academic clemency allows the calculation of grade
point average and credit hours to be based upon work completed after a prolonged separation from college. This provision is available to
students who demonstrate acceptable academic performance following their return.
The following conditions must be met for a student to receive academic clemency/forgiveness:
• n Separation from ALL academic institutions for a period of at least three years.
• n Completion of a minimum of 12 hours of college level courses taken at University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton after reentry
with a 2.00 or better grade point average.
• n Formal written request to be submitted to the Registrar which should include the semester(s) for which academic clemency/forgiveness is
requested. (Selected courses in a given semester may not be excluded.)
• n Academic clemency/forgiveness can only be requested one time for up to four semesters.
Upon approval by the Registrar, the student will be granted academic clemency on credit earned as a UACCM student.
The student’s permanent record will retain a record of all work; however, the student will forfeit the use for certificate or degree purposes at
the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton of credit earned for the semester(s) for which clemency was granted.
The permanent record will note that academic clemency/forgiveness was granted and that the prior courses are not used for credit and the
quality points are not used in calculating grade point average after the date academic clemency/ forgiveness was granted.
Academic clemency/forgiveness may or may not affect a student’s financial aid eligibility.