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Academic Appeals

Bates supports fairness and consistency in academic matters and the Academic Appeal Process affords students an opportunity to have certain significant decisions affecting their academic work and status reviewed, while respecting established academic standards, faculty members’ autonomy under principles of academic freedom, and students’ accountability and responsibility.

• Academic Appeals Process

Advising Resources

• Academic Advising Portal (for Faculty)
• Student Advising Portal (for Students)
• Pre-Health Support & Resources
• Recommended Entry Courses – This web page offers recommended entry courses for every major and minor field of study offered at Bates, including information on which Mode of Inquiry requirements these courses fulfill as well as information on the field of study itself.

Curriculum

• Curriculum Information – With over 1,000 courses from 32 departments and programs, there is a lot to know about Bates’ curriculum. Find information on how and when changes to majors and minors can be made, as well as the structure of and guidelines for the Bates curriculum and General Education requirements.

FYS Pedagogy Portal

• FYS Pedagogy Portal – important dates, syllabus templates, and materials from past Pedagogy Workshops
• FYS Overview

Graduation Requirements

• General Education Requirements Summary
• Degree Requirements and Advising Handout
• Writing-Attentive Curriculum
• Race, Power, Privilege, and Colonialism Requirement

Placement Tests

• Languages, Math, and Chemistry Placement Test information

Post-Graduate Resources

• Pre-Health Support and Resources

Recommended Entry Courses

• Recommended Entry Courses for First-Year Students – information from each department and program