Policies and Procedures Organized Numerically

The policies listed below are grouped numerically. Click on the links below to access the policies. Note that some policies have corresponding procedures located directly below the policy.

• 1.01: Bylaws of the Board of Trustees (PDF)
• 1.03: Evaluation of President (PDF)
• 1.04: Honorary Degree (PDF)
• 1.05: Investment (PDF)
• 1.06: Participation by Electronic Communication (PDF)

• 2.04 Faculty Professional Leaves (PDF)
  • Procedure: 2.04:1 Faculty Professional Leaves (PDF)
• 2.06: Approval of Graduates (PDF)
• 2.08: Academic Program Review (PDF)
  • Procedure: 2.08:1 Academic Program Review (PDF)
• 2.10: Copyright, Patents, and Research for University Personnel (PDF)
  • Procedure: 2.10:1 Administration of Inventions, Discoveries, and Patents for University Personnel (PDF)
• 2.11: Faculty Workload (PDF)
• 2.15: University Promotion and Tenure System (PDF)
• 2.16: Intellectual Property Rights for Students (PDF)
• 2.17: Credit Hour Assignment (PDF)
• 2.18: Textbook Selection (PDF)
• 2.19 Transfer Credit (PDF)

• 3.00: Admission & Degree Requirements (PDF)
• 3.04: Student Education Records Privacy and Release (PDF)
  • Procedure: 3.04:1 Student Education Records Privacy and Release (PDF)
• 3.17: Student Conduct Code (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.17:1 Student Conduct Code (PDF)
• 3.19: Alcohol on Campus (PDF)
  • Procedure: 3.19:1 Alcohol-On-Campus Events and Conferences (PDF)
• 3.20: University Housing (PDF)
• 3.21: Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (PDF)
  • Procedure: 3.21:1 Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (PDF)
• 3.22: Student Service Members and Veterans (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.22:1 Attendance and Participation While Awaiting VA Tuition and Fee Payments (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.22:2 Military Leave of Absence (PDF)
• 3.23: Academic Forgiveness (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.23:1 Academic Forgiveness (PDF)
• 3.24: Student Medical Leave of Absence (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.24:1 Student Medical Leave of Absence (PDF)
• 3.25: Anti-Hazing (PDF)
  • Procedure 3.25:1 Anti-Hazing Reporting, Investigation, and Training (PDF)

• 4.00: Purchasing Authority (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.00:1 Procurement Services and Selection of Vendors (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.00:2 Bidding, Minority Vendors & Waivers (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.00:3 Purchasing Card (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.00:4 Surplus Property (PDF)
• 4.02: Asset Management (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.02:1 Asset Management (PDF)
• 4.10: Travel Authority and Driving Rules (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.10:1 Travel Authority-Business Rules (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.10:2 Driving Rules (PDF)
• 4.13: Meeting Expenditures (PDF)
• 4.21: Cash Management (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:1 Basic Cash Management Information (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:2 Department Cash Handling Responsibilities (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:3 Collection and Receipt of Cash, Checks & Credit Cards (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:4 Deposit Requirements (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:5 Petty Cash Funds and Change Funds (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.21:6 Cash Control within Departments (PDF)
• 4.22: University Reserves or Allocated Fund Balances - UNDER REVIEW
• 4.40: Access to University Buildings (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.40:1 Building Access and Key Control (PDF)
• 4.44: Use of University Facilities & Reservation of Space (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.44:1 Use of University Facilities & Reservation of Space (PDF)
• 4.51: Administrative Employees - Employment Status and Other Employment Actions (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.51:1 Performance Evaluations and Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), Term Notice (PDF)
• 4.52: Leaves of Absence, Paid and Unpaid (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.52:1 Furlough Procedure (PDF)
• 4.53: Compensation for Administrative Employees (PDF)
• 4.54: Administrative Staff Development Tuition Reimbursement Off-Campus (PDF)
• 4.64: Relocation Expense Reimbursement (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.64:1 Relocation Expense Reimbursement (PDF)
• 4.69: Concern Resolution for Administrators (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.69:1 Concern Resolution (PDF)
• 4.73: On-Campus Education Benefits for Adjunct Faculty (PDF)
• 4.75: Use of University Resources (PDF)
• 4.77 Retirement and Re-employment (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.77:1 Post-Retirement Re-Employment of Retiring Administrators or Administrative Technical Support Staff (ATSS) (PDF)
• 4.78: Identity Theft Policy: Red Flag Rules (PDF)
• 4.79: Department of Public Safety/Employment Status and Other Employment Actions (PDF)
• 4.82: Department of Public Safety Leaves of Absence (PDF)
• 4.90: Tuition, Academic Fees, Other Student Fees, and Fines and Charges (PDF)
  • Procedure 4.90:1 Course Fees - Management and Use (PDF)
  • Procedure 4.90:2 Program Fees - Management and Use (PDF)
• 4.91: Naming of University Buildings and Campus Areas (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.91:1 Naming of University Buildings and Campus Areas (PDF)
• 4.92: Student Enrollment: Business Functions (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.92:1 Business Functions (PDF)
• 4.93: Controlling Infectious and Communicable Diseases (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.93:1 Infectious and Communicable Disease (PDF)
  • Procedure: 4.93:2 Masking, Testing & Reporting COVID-19 Vaccination Status for Employees (PDF)
• 4.94: Electronic Signatures (PDF)

• 5.00: Policies and Procedures (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.00:1 Policy and Procedure System and Review Process (PDF)
• 5.01: Non-Discrimination/Sexual Harassment (PDF)
  • Interim Procedure: 5.01:1 Affirmative Action Hiring Guidelines (Under Review)
  • Procedure: 5.01:2 Reporting & Investigating Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct & Other Forms of Discrimination (PDF)
  • Interim Procedure: 5.01:3 Affirmative Action for Vietnam Era and Disabled Vets (Under Review)
  • Procedure: 5.01:5 Accommodation for Employees with Disabilities (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.01:6 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
• 5.06: Drug Free Campus & Workplace (PDF)
• 5.08: Smoking (PDF)
• 5.09: Cancellation of Classes and Closing the University (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.09:1 Closing and Cancellation (PDF)
• 5.10: Freedom of Expression (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.10:1 Solicitations, Distribution of Material, and Outdoor Demonstrations (PDF)
• 5.11: Media, Social Media, & Web Sites (PDF)
• 5.13 Grants Application Approval and Management (PDF)
  • 5.13:1 Grants Application Approval and Management (PDF)
• 5.16: President's Authority to Appoint Personnel and Manage Positions (PDF)
• 5.18: Emeritus Faculty (PDF)
• 5.19: Public Records (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.19:1 Public Records (PDF)
• 5.21: Bloodborne Pathogens (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.21:1 Bloodborne Pathogens-Exposure Control Plan (PDF)
• 5.22: Chemical Hazards (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.22:1 Chemical Hazard Communication Program (PDF)
• 5.24: Vernal G. Riffe, Jr. Founder’s Medal (PDF)
• 5.25: Research Involving Human Subjects (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.25:1 Research Involving Human Subjects (PDF)
• 5.27: Signature Authority for Contracts (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.27:1 Signature Authorization (PDF)
• 5.28: University Parking (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.28:1 University Parking (PDF)
• 5.30: Campus Computer and Network Use (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.30:1 Conditions for use of University Computing Resources (PDF)
• 5.31: Solicitation of Gifts and Private Funds (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.31:1 Fundraising Guidelines & Processes (PDF)
• 5.32: Ethics: Conflicts of Interest and Nepotism (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.32:1 Senior Management Participation on For-Profit Boards (PDF)
• 5.33: Emeritus Administrator (PDF)
• 5.34: Records Management, Retention and Disposal (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.34:1 Records Management, Retention and Disposal (PDF)
• 5.35: Emergency Management (PDF)
• 5.36: Banning Individuals from University Property (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.36:1 Circumstances & Processes to Ban Individuals from University Property (PDF)
• 5.37: Suicide Prevention Program (PDF)
• 5.38: Equal Opportunity Policy (PDF)
  • Procedure 5.38:1 Recruitment & Selection - Employees (PDF)
• 5.39: Marketing and Branding (PDF)
• 5.40: Protection of Minors on Campus (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.40:1 Camp Registration, Background Checks, Training & Reporting (PDF)
• 5.41: Complaint Review & Resolution (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.41:1 Complaint Review Process (PDF)
• 5.42: Facial Covering (Mask Policy) (PDF)
• 5.43: Animals on Campus (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.43:1 Animals on Campus (PDF)
• 5.44: Microcredentialing and Non-Credit Certificates (PDF)
  • Procedure: 5.44:1 Microcredentialing and Non-Credit Certificates (PDF)