Bumpers College Forms -- Download in PDF
The following forms may be utilized by students, advisors, instructors, and departments.
Student Forms
This form is completed by the student when his/her major is declared and an advisor is assigned. It must be signed by both advisor and student. The carbon copy form can be obtained from the advisor or department.
AFLS Overload Petition (19-21 hours) 
The student completes the student information, Proposed Schedule of Classes, and Reason for Overload sections. The advisor completes the Recommendations of Advisor section and signs the form. The student takes the form to the Dean’s office for processing.
These forms are available online, in the Dean’s office, and in the departments. Applications must be returned to the Dean’s office by 4:30 PM February 15th. The student must attach a one page typed academic resume that includes a brief statement indicating his/her career objectives and why a scholarship is important for him/her to achieve his/her goals, a list of honors, awards, scholarships, work experience, and extracurricular activities.
The student must complete this form in the Dean ’s office.
The signed and completed form is returned to the Dean’s office. The student and advisor are notified by email if the substitution has been approved.
This form allows the student to choose what information may be released and to whom it may be released. The student completes this form and turns it in at the Dean’s office.
The student completes the Student Aid Appeal Cover Page, writes an appeal letter to the Student Aid Committee detailing the circumstance, and includes any supporting documents. The student’s advisor completes the appeal form. The student takes the form and other documents to the Dean’s office for processing.
Minor Form for non-AFLS minors
This form is available in the Dean’s office. Student and advisor signatures are needed. The student must check the catalog to see if a signature of the Department Head granting the Minor is required. A completed and signed form should be in the student’s folder before applying for graduation.
Various sections are completed depending on the out-of-career course in which the student wishes to enroll. This form may require the signatures of the instructor, advisor or department chair, or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Director, Program in Agricultural Law. Copies are given to the Registrar’s Office, the Graduate Dean or Law Office, Financial Aid, and Treasurers Office.
Petition for Acceptance of "D" Grades for Transfer Credit
After the student completes and signs this form, it is returned to the Dean’s office for recommendation. This form and all required materials should be submitted at least one month prior to the term for which admission is being requested.
Petition to Academic Standards Committee
Students complete Parts A and B; part C by the student’s academic dean who will forward the petition to the Office of the Registrar. Petitions should reach the Registrar’s Office by 4:00 PM three working days preceding the meeting of the Committee. The Academic Standards Committee calendar can be found online.
Petition to Take Coursework at Another Institution
The student may pick up this form from the Dean’s office. To check for the Off-campus Equivalencies, see the Transfer Equivalency Guide available online. The student, advisor, and Dean’s office must sign the form.
Request to use Grade Forgiveness Policy
The advisor or departmental representative completes this form specifying the criteria and need for the student list. The Dean’s office will provide the list but all personally identifiable information for each student will be omitted.
UA Overload Petition (22+ hours)
Students who wish to carry more than 21 hours per semester must first request and receive favorable action from the Academic Standards Committee. The Dean’s office has these forms.
Administrative Forms
Students may drop/add courses on ISIS during the schedule-adjustment period or during the first five class days of a major semester. Students who drop classes by the end of the first week of classes in the fall and spring will have their fees adjusted. A course dropped during the first 10 days of class of a major semester will not show on the official academic record. After the first 10 class days and before the drop deadline, a student may drop a course but a “W” will be recorded. Students may not drop a full-semester course after the Friday of the tenth week of classes in a semester. Check the form for correct student ID, College (AFLS or GRAD), Career (UGRD or GRAD), course ID, credit hours, and a reason for the drop/add. Drop/Add forms must have the signature of the instructor, the advisor, and department head. Form should be sent to the Dean’s office for processing.
Evaluation Procedures for Administrators of Bumpers College and Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Description of Special Problems
This form is completed and signed by the instructor. It must be returned to the Dean’s office within the first three weeks of the semester.
Graduate Faculty Application Form
Nonclassified Support/Program Personnel Annual Performance Review Form and Rating Form 
Program Change Form Instructions
Request for Special Topics class
This form requires the signature of the instructor, department head, and Dean’s office. It must be presented to the College Curriculum Committee with a course outline to include a description, objectives, and a topical outline at least one semester prior to class instruction.
Request for student information
The advisor or departmental representative completes this form specifying the criteria and need for the student list. The Dean’s office will provide the list but all personally identifiable information for each student will be omitted.
Report Templates
Annual Report: suggested text and template RAR Report – coming soon FAEIS Report – coming soon