Academic and Public Formal Grievance Procedures and Student Complaint Policy
Academic Grievance Procedures
These Student Academic Grievance Procedures define an administrative process through which students may seek resolution of complaints or Grievances regarding academic standing during their enrollment at UIC.
Public Formal Grievance Procedures
These procedures have been implemented to address complaints of discrimination on the basis of age and/or disability in any activity, policy, rule, standard, or method of administration that is related to the operation of University's programs.
Student Complaints Policy (about ACPE Accreditation Standards)
The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) is the agency that oversees the accreditation of U.S. schools of pharmacy. It has recently mandated that all schools create a mechanism whereby students can file complaints against one or more of the standards and guidelines that ACPE uses to accredit schools, and that those complaints be transmitted to ACPE as well as kept in a file at the school. This file must be available for review by the ACPE accreditation team when they make their site visit.
To comply with this mandate, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has put into place the following procedures:
- The ACPE Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation have been posted on the Office of Student Affairs web page.
- Students should submit their complaints in writing to the Office of Student Affairs (Rm 154).
- The Office of Student Affairs will work with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Dean to resolve complaints.
- The Office of Student Affairs will forward unresolved complaints to ACPE and retain a copy of the complaints in a separate file at the College.
- This file will be open for review by ACPE personnel when they visit the College.