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Home > Offices of the Dean > OSA > Academic Handbook : School Policies

School Policies

(Approved by the Curriculum Coordinating Committee on June 27, 1995)  

The following policies relate directly to medical students. The UMB Campus has additional policies governing religious holidays, library material, disclosure of student records, academic integrity, human rights and sexual harassment. Many of these are described in detail in the UMB Answer Book.

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