The bulletin of each school and college at Duke University is considered to be the official statement of academic policy, both of the individual school and of the university. Each school at Duke is required to produce a bulletin annually. The bulletins are designed, edited, and published in digital form by the Office of the University Registrar. While the overall content can vary between schools, it is Duke's policy that all of its official bulletins have the same general design and format. In addition, all bulletins must include:
- the school's academic calendar
- information about admissions policies and practices
- financial aid information
- tuition and fees information
- academic information, regulations, and policies, including grading, registration and continuation requirements
- judicial conduct information
- degree and program offerings and requirements
- information about the faculty in those schools
- school administration listing
- general Duke information, including:
- the Mission of Duke University
- nondiscrimination and harassment policy statement
- accreditation statement
- email policy statement
- Student Right to Know statement
- student records policy statement
- university administration listing
The following stipulations apply to all bulletins:
- The bulletin will still be produced annually or biennially, as it is now.
- The official copy posted on the web will be a static copy. No changes will be made until the next year's edition is posted. This is critical since the bulletin provides official notification to both incoming and continuing students of the policies applicable to the students for that particular academic year. It is also critical that we have a static copy that can be used for archival purposes.
- Since the bulletin will be in PDF format, if a school or any user wishes to print a copy it will be printable.
- All bulletins will be produced in the same basic format with a standard design and will include all of the required items indicated in the policy statement above.
- Archival copies of previous PDF editions will continue to be made available on the Office of the University Registrar's website. Indexed PDF versions of all university bulletins are available dating back to at least the 2000-2001 academic year.