Academic Affairs Division

The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for providing central administration and services in support of the teaching, learning missions of UAMS. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is the Chief Academic Officer and works with the Deans other cabinet-level officials to maintain and improve the university's education pnrograms as well as the general intellectual environment of the campus. The Vice Chancellor represents UAMS in external relations involving academic programs, such as the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, accrediting bodies, regulatory agencies and other colleges and universities.

The division includes the academic and administrative departments, listed below and with links to department sites.

Departments within the Academic Affairs Division

• Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence
• Office of Academic Services
• Clinical Skills Center
• Office of Educational Development
• Office of Student Financial Services
• Partners for Inclusive Communities
• Simulation Center
• Student Activities and Housing
• UAMS Library

Division Services

New Students -- Entering students must certify that they are residents in order to quality for the resident rate on student tuition. For out-of-state residents, a higher tuition rate will apply. While tuition and fees vary and are established by the individual colleges, the resident status form is used by all UAMS students (all colleges). Find both the form and the policy explaining its use below. For questions concerning either, please contact Barb Coker, Office of the Vice Chancellor, at (501) 686-5672 or at cokerbarbaral@uams.edu.

     Certificate of Resident Status Form, 2010-11

     Student Residency Status for Fee Purposes -- University of Arkansas

     Board Policy # 520.8

Diplomas -- UAMS Academic Affairs verifies graduates and orders for replacement diplomas for graduates who have lost the original diploma or whose diplomas has been destroyed. Graduates should contact their college registrars directly in order to apply for a replacement diploma.

College of Medicine: Dwana McKay, 686-5356

College of Nursing: Samantha Lambert, 686-5224

College of Pharmacy: Kathy Orear, 686-6499

College of Health Related Professions: Phyllis Lloyd, 686-5730

College of Public Health: Marie Walker, 526-6612

Graduate School: Patricia Hamilton or Pam McCullough at 686-5454

For more information or to make comments about this page, please contact: Elizabeth Bard at ebard@uams.edu or (501) 296-1275

This site last modified 10-142011