on matters relating to the academic affairs of students, collectively and/or individually. Among the student matters considered by the Committee are the following: • Deferral of registration • Cancellation of registration • Fee refunds • Leave of absence • Permanent withdrawal from programmes • Re-admission • Re-instatement • Programme completion • Deferral of examinations • Inter-faculty transfers. The scope of its responsibilities, as indicated in the “Terms of Reference” of the FSAAC, is as follows: “The Committee shall consider requests from students submitted to the Dean of the Faculty copied to the Student Relations Officer. (See “Schedule of College/Faculty Meetings” on page 16). – Requests that are within policy shall be decided on by the Committee and the decisions forwarded to the Student Relations Office for dispatch. – Requests that are outside of policy shall be referred to the Faculty Board for a resolution or to the Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUS) or the Board of Graduate Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship (BGSRE), if not resolved by the Faculty Board. – On matters that require Academic Board’s review or approval, the Committee shall refer those matters to the BUS or BGSRE for submission to the Academic Board Student Affairs Review Panel. – In discharging its duties, the Committee shall be guided by the appropriate University Policies and Regulations, as well as the relevant Faculty Regulations.” UTECH ACADEMY The UTech Academy is the newest academic unit of the University of Technology, Jamaica. It is the Open Learning, Open Access entity charged with serving the needs of communities across Jamaica and the Caribbean, utilizing a range of delivery modalities and through centres locally and regionally. Learners with limited access to higher education as a result of inadequate secondary preparation and other challenges should be able to find opportunities to access centres of continuous learning. A significant recruiting agent within the university, it is charged with the responsibility for preparing future students for the Colleges and Faculties as well as facilitating professional courses and continuing education for personal and professional development. It is also the conduit for introducing the established College/Faculty programmes to distant locations where the possibilities exist. “EXC E L L E NC E THROUGH KNOWL E DG E ” GOV E RNANC E 31
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