Policies and Procedures

This page will be helpful to College of Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty and staff and students to better answer questions and understand the CLAS policies and procedures. Below is a list of several documents that are asked for on a regular basis by individuals in the College. Please take the time to look at and review some of the policies and procedures in the CLAS.

Academic

• Guidelines on Academic Appointments ->
• Advising Policy
• Guidelines for Faculty on Faculty Evaluation and Merit Salary Matters ->
• Grading System for CLAS Courses ->
• Graduate Curricular Change Form
• Graduate Program Change Form
• Committee on Graduate Studies Change Form Deadlines
• Guidelines for Employing Lecturers on Multi-Term Contracts
• Lecturer Fund FY09
• Lecturer Salary Guidelines
• Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
  • Statement On Promotion and Tenure ->
  • Dean's memo on external reviewers, April 2008
  • Information for Promotion and Tenure for 2008-2009 ->
  • Candidate Response to Negative Recommendation or Marginal/Poor Evaluation Rating from the Initial (Unit) Review Committee
  • Guidelines for Faculty on Progress Toward Tenure Review ->
  • Other promotion and tenure policies including third year review can be found on the Provost web site
• Research Intensive Semester for Junior Faculty
• Sabbatical Leave Information
• Student Academic Misconduct Policy

Administration

• Academic Journals and Journal Editors Support Policy
• Bylaws of the College Assembly ->
• Chair/Director Travel Funds
• College-Wide Instructional Commitments Policy
• Faculty Travel Fund
• Grant or Contract Related Redistribution of Effort
• General Research Fund Information
• Grievance Procedure ->
• Immigration Cost Estimates Allowable Expenses
• Nepotism Policy ->
• Official Hospitality Fund: Policy FY09
• Official Hospitality Fund: Form FY09 (Excel file)
• Supplemental Salary Fund (SSF) Policy Agreement Form
• Supplemental Salary Fund (SSF) Approved Agencies
• Teaching Assignment Policy
• University Support Staff - New Hire Guidelines

Personnel

• Domestic Partner Accommodation ->
• Guidelines for Faculty on Faculty Evaluation and Merit Salary Matters ->
• Faculty Retention Guidelines
• Guidelines for Employing Lecturers on Multi-Term Contracts
• Immigration Cost Estimates Allowable Expenses
• Nepotism Policy ->
• Phased-Retirement Guidelines
• University Support Staff - New Hire Guidelines