In support of the Committee on Academic Policy, the Office of Academic Programs, Policy and Accreditation is responsible for:

• coordinating the development and maintenance of policies and procedures relating to academic affairs and student life.
• providing oversight of school and/or academic unit level policies and procedures.
• recommending university-wide policies and procedures as appropriate.

Many stakeholders within the OHSU education mission participate in the development and revision of academic policies. Policies are presented to the Committee on Academic Policy (CAP) for review and approval every other month. CAP consists of faculty, academic administrators, a faculty senator, a student, members from the Office of the Provost and the Office of General Counsel. 

The Office of Academic Programs, Policy and Accreditation is responsible for reporting policy activity to the Provost and to the Policy Advisory Committee. 

Policy Development Process

To suggest a policy concept or revision for CAP consideration, individuals or academic units should contact Anna Teske, Associate Vice Provost. Each request will be reviewed in accordance with the Academic Policy Process Map. 

For additional information please see the section below on Policy Resources.

Policy Resources

• Academic Policy Development and Approval Policy
• Academic Policy Process
• OHSU Code of Conduct
• OHSU Policy manual

Approved Academic Policies

Policies contained on this site may be modified or discontinued from time to time. Every effort will be made to keep them up-to-date and notices will be provided of proposed policy changes.  However, it is the responsibility of OHSU members to keep current on all applicable policies and to request clarification you might need from appropriate OHSU staff. 

All academic policies reviewed and approved by CAP can be found here.

In addition, Student Affairs policies and definitions can be found here on O2 in Chapter 2 of the OHSU Policy Manual.