Policies and Procedures
The AAU “Policies and Procedures”, through which the University functions as an institution, are composed based on the requirements of the “Standards for Licensure and Accreditation 2011” - Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) - UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) and grouped according to the CAA 11 Standards.
The “Policies and Procedures”, does not represent a contract between AAU and any employee, student, or other person. However, these policies, along with the University Catalog and all Handbooks, constitute a good-faith effort to outline normal policies including rules, regulations, and procedures currently in force at the AAU.
For more information about the AAU Policies and Procedures, please contact quality@aau.ac.ae
| CAA Standards | AAU Policies & Procedures |
|---|---|
| 1. Mission, Organization, and Governance | 1.a Mission Development, Approval and Review |
| 1.b Organization | |
| 1.c Standing Committees | |
| 1.d AAU By-laws of the governing body | |
| 1.e Policy on Board Appointments | |
| 1.f Multiple Campus Coordination Policy | |
| 1.g Development of Policies | |
| 1.h Advisory Policy | |
| 1.i Co-education policy | |
| 2. Quality Assurance | 2.a Quality Assurance-Institutional Effectiveness. |
| 2.b Planning Policy | |
| 3. The Educational Programs | 3.a Undergraduate and graduate Diploma Degree Completion Requirements |
| 3.b Master Degree Completion Requirements | |
| 3.c Independent Study | |
| 3.d Academic Regulations | |
| 3.e Grading and Assessment | |
| 3.f Examinations Policy | |
| 3.g Curricula Approval and Revision | |
| 3.h Internship | |
| 3.i Course File | |
| 3.j Class Size | |
| 3.k eLearning online Exams | |
| 3.l Weeding Courses Policy | |
| 3.m Academic Periodic Review | |
| 3.n English Language Center | |
| 4. Faculty and Professional Staff | 4.a Faculty and Professional Staff Role |
| 4.b.1 Faculty Appointment | |
| 4.b.2 Staff Appointment | |
| 4.b.3 Faculty Promotion | |
| 4.b.4 Staff Promotion | |
| 4.b.5 Faculty and Staff Renewal contract | |
| 4.c Compensation and Benefits | |
| 4.d Faculty-Staff Personnel Records | |
| 4.e Professional Development Policy for Faculty and Staff | |
| 4.f Faculty Work Load | |
| 4.g Policy on Professional Requirements for Teaching | |
| 4.h.1 Faculty Evaluation | |
| 4.h.2 Staff Evaluation | |
| 4.i.1 Faculty Disciplinary | |
| 4.i.2 Staff Disciplinary | |
| 4.j.1 Faculty Appeals | |
| 4.j.2 Staff Appeals | |
| 4.k.1 Faculty Grievances | |
| 4.k.2 Staff Grievances | |
| 4.l Graduate Assistants Policy | |
| 5. Students | 5.a Under Graduate Admission |
| 5.b Master Admission | |
| 5.c Transfer Admission | |
| 5.d Advanced Standing | |
| 5.e Recognition of Prior Learning | |
| 5.f Students records | |
| 5.g Information Release | |
| 5.h Career Services | |
| 5.i Residential Life | |
| 5.j.1 Tuition and Fees | |
| 5.j.2 Refunds | |
| 5.j.3 Grants and Financial Aid | |
| 5.k Student Disciplinary (cheating and misconduct) | |
| 5.l Students Activities | |
| 5.m Students Publications. | |
| 5.n Students Rights and Responsibility | |
| 5.o Students Council | |
| 5.p Health Services | |
| 5.q Academic Advising | |
| 5.r Student Academic Integrity | |
| 5.s Students Appeals | |
| 5.t Students Grievances | |
| 5.u Student Work | |
| 5.v. Admission to the Professional Diploma in Teaching Degree Standards | |
| 6. Learning Resources | 6.a.1 Library Policy Procedures and Regulations - Collection Development |
| 6.a.2 Library Policy Procedures and Regulations - Circulation of the Library Collections | |
| 6.b Equipment and Software Technical Support | |
| 6.c Textbooks Updating Policy | |
| 6.d Weeding Library Policy | |
| 7. Physical Resources | 7.a. Equipment and Software Replacement |
| 7.b Health and Safety Policy | |
| 7.c Data Security | |
| 7.d Policy on Appropriate Use of Technology Resources | |
| 8. Fiscal Resources | 8.a External Audit |
| 8.b Financial Policy | |
| 8.c Purchasing and Inventory Control | |
| 8.d Cash Management and Billing | |
| 8.e Risk Management | |
| 8.f Auxiliary Enterprises | |
| 9. Public Disclosure and Integrity | 9.a Conflict and Interest |
| 9.b Copy Right and Intellectual Property | |
| 9.c Teach-Out Policy | |
| 9.d Publications | |
| 9.e Institutional Relations | |
| 10. Research and Scholarly Activities | 10.a Ethical Issues Policy |
| 10.b Research Support Policy | |
| 11. Community Engagement | 11.a Community Engagement |