Committee on Academic Standards (CAS)

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Letters of decisions will be made available for pick up in 300 White Hall. If students indicate they are not picking up the letter we will mail it to the address given on the cover sheet in individual petitions. Also if students indicate they will pick up their letter and are unable to do so we will mail these to the address provided in the petition.

PETITIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DATES SPECIFIED TO BE HEARD AT THE UPCOMING MEETING. Refer to Fall 2008-Spring 2009 schedule listed below.

Statement of Purpose

The Committee on Academic Standards (CAS) is a College-wide body composed of student representatives and faculty from each division of the College. Generally the Committee meets to hear student appeals twice a semester, once in early fall and again before the close of the fall semester. The same holds true for the spring semester.

The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) reviews courses submitted by academic departments for approval into the General Education Requirements (GERs). The Committee on Academic Standards does not exist to overrule the EPC process by approving requests for substitutions or waivers in the General Education Requirements.

The purpose of the Committee is to uphold the academic standards of the College. If exceptions to academic rules and regulations are to be made, this body will adjudicate the case.

Students who wish to appeal to CAS for exceptions to academic rules and regulations should put their request in writing, and must follow the guidelines enumerated in the following. These guidelines should serve as your checklist for preparing your petition packet to the Committee. It is incumbent upon the student petitioner to present a compelling case for an exception to the academic rules and regulations of Emory College. The written request is the only acceptable form of appeal. Students may not appear before the Committee in person.

CAS Student Petition Checklist

Students are responsible for gathering all materials necessary to support their appeal to the Committee. The materials should include:

___ 1. A written narrative stating the grounds for the appeal. The heading of the narrative must include your current contact information (full legal name, mailing address, ID number, email, and telephone number). We strongly suggest that you consult with a faculty member or Associate Dean Meggan Arp in the Office for Undergraduate Education for help in preparation of the narrative.

___ 2. A current transcript (available from OPUS)

___ 3. If requesting a retroactive medical withdrawal, you must include a statement from the physician or physicians who treated the medical condition. The statement should explicitly address the ways in which the illness impacted your ability to perform normal academic tasks.

___ 4. If requesting an exception or substitution for a General Education Requirement, or a waiver of other academic regulations, you must include a statement from an appropriate faculty member, academic advisor or administrator supporting the reasons for the request.

For the purpose of confidentiality, letters from physicians, faculty or administrators may be submitted in sealed envelopes. Envelopes should have student’s name and the name of the writer clearly identifiable on the face. You should assemble these materials in a packet and submit them by the deadline. You must submit 17 individual sets of your petition stapled and in date order; double-sided copies are acceptable. YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE COVER SHEET (PDF); ATTACH A COPY TO EACH SET.

*Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files.

Submit all petition packets to Dr. Meggan Arp, c/o Ms. Brenda Nix, Emory University, College of Arts and Sciences, Office for Undergraduate Education, 300 White Hall, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Incomplete packets will not be accepted.

There is a deadline for submitting petitions. Refer to Fall 2008-Spring 2009 schedule listed below for the date of the meeting and the deadline for submitting petitions. If you miss one deadline, your petition will be held over for the next meeting. If your case is time sensitive, be sure to submit on or prior to the deadline.

For further information contact:

Dr. Meggan Arp
Assistant Dean
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
300 White Hall
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-4074

Petitions received by the student petition due date will be heard on the day the meeting convenes. Refer to the semester calendar below. Requests must be received in 215 White by the date specified. Any request received after the specified date will not be heard until the next scheduled meeting. For example, if a petition is received August 26, it will be held over until the November 13 meeting.

We anticipate updates to the below calendar for the academic year fall 2008-spring 2009 prior to end of July. Please check the web site often.

Individual letters of the decision made for each petition on the agenda will be provided by the Chair of the Committee. Students may pick up their letters in 300 White Hall (check this web page for updates).

Important: Appeals must contain students' full legal name, student ID number, email and complete mailing address. Students should also date and sign the letter. If an appeal is missing any of these details, the case will not be heard.

NOTE: As a general guideline, the Committee normally will not allow students to withdraw retroactively from only one course. If circumstances warrant a withdrawal, it would be granted for the entire term. Please keep this in mind if you appeal to the Committee.

Submit all requests to Dr. Meggan Arp, Assistant Dean, Emory University, College of Arts and Sciences, Office for Undergraduate Education, 300 White Hall, Atlanta, GA 30322.