Policies and Guidelines

The Office of Academic Affairs formulates a variety of policies and guidelines to help faculty improve academic life at the university. Explore the information listed below:

Policies and Procedures

• Assessment Flowchart
• SCAP Criteria for New Program Proposals, Periodic Program Reviews and Program Discontinuance
• SCAP Criteria for Centers and Institutes
• Emergency Plan for Academic Affairs
• Faculty Handbook
• Phased Retirement Plan for Tenured Faculty Renewal (effective November 16, 2010)
  • Election Form
  • Halftime Workplan Form
  • Phased Retirement Release Form
• Phased Retirement Plan for Tenured Faculty (ended November 15, 2010)
• Decision Paths: Policy Issues, Curricular Proposals, and Budgetary Process
• Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Microsoft Word Version
• Salary Equity Model for Faculty
• Study Abroad Programs: Policies, Procedures, Criteria for Approval and New Programs Application
• Syllabus Template and Policy (Undergraduate and Non-Law Graduate Courses) 
• Syllabus Template and Policy (Law Courses)
• Sabbatical and Academic Leave Application Instructions

Guidelines

• Calendar Schedule of Faculty Emloyment Processes
• Dux Academicus Award
• Hiring Guidelines for Faculty and Academic Affairs Administrative Staff (Campus Only)
• Hiring International Faculty, Study Abroad, and International Students
• Minutes of Meetings Guidelines for College and Departmental Meetings
• Tenure, Promotion, Probationary Review, or Multi-Year Appointment Requests Submitted to Provost
• Faculty Outside Employment, Sabbatical and Academic Leave, Endowed Professorships, Contracts, Separations, and Retirements, and Faculty Hiring Requests Submitted to Provost

Forms

• Curricular Forms
  • Approval/Routing Form for College Curricular Proposals
  • Interdisciplinary Program Proposals: Description and Flow Chart of Interdisciplinary Program Approval Process
  • Interdisciplinary Program Proposal Form
  • Interdisciplinary Program Approval Form
• Faculty Hiring Forms
• Faculty Request to Review Personnel File form must be submitted to the Provost in advance of reviewing a faculty personnel file.
• Outside Employment, Faculty Request to Conduct
• Request For Academic Personnel Action Form must be completed and included with materials for tenure, promotion, probationary review, and multi-year appointment applications submitted to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs according to the annual calendar.
• Tenure Review Extension Form -- Parental Leave
• Transcript Release Form

Student Academic Grievances

• Student Academic Grievances Policy