{"id":1090,"date":"2025-10-20T11:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?page_id=1090"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:37:32","slug":"academic-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/resources\/resources-for-instructors\/academic-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Academic Affairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See the main page for faculty\/staff resources<\/a> and\/or the policy page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Policies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Add Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>This policy is detailed in\u00a0SAAP 1-3<\/a>. Beginning in fall 2024, adding a course after the fifth day of instruction will require permission; the previous policy allowed unrestricted adds until the tenth day of instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drop\/Withdrawal\/Repeat Policies:<\/strong>\u00a0These policies are detailed in\u00a0SAAP 1-8<\/a>.\u00a0Provide early feedback to your students AND encourage students to talk to you (the instructor) before dropping a course.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Exam Schedule:<\/strong>\u00a0SAAP 1-9<\/a>\u00a0outlines the scheduling, change in scheduling, and exemption for final examinations. The Registrar\u2019s Office posts the\u00a0Final Exam Schedule<\/a>, which lists the pre-determined time of each final exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grading and Grade Records:<\/strong>\u00a0SAAP 1-11<\/a>\u00a0outlines the policies on grading and grade records. CETL has provided\u00a0additional information on F-grades<\/a>. The Incomplete Policy can be found in\u00a0SAAP 1-13<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 use it sparingly. Find\u00a0information on grading functionality within PAWS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online Contingency Options in the Event of Cancellation of In-Person Classes: <\/strong>Faculty Document 3490 (PDF)<\/a> prescribes the options that are available to instructors in the event that in-person classes are cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prohibition of Class Recess Due Dates:<\/strong> Faculty Document 3492 (PDF)<\/a> prohibits instructors from setting course due dates that occur during class recesses or on legal holidays; this includes Thanksgiving recess in fall and spring break in spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress Reports:<\/strong> Use early notifications to help struggling students. Notifying both these students and their advisors can help prevent drops! Watch for the Progress Reports campaign email notification during weeks 4-9 of the semester. Use Navigate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selecting Textbooks:<\/strong> Compare\/contrast options for using Open Textbooks, Open Educational Resources (OER), and Library digital content at this Guide to Course Materials selection<\/a> from the Division of Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canvas Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canvas policies:<\/strong> (from Faculty Document 3504 (PDF)<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n