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University Policies

University Policies

NameNumberCategory
Research Security407Vice Provost for Research
Institutional Accreditation Policy051Academic Affairs-Provost
Academic Calendar and Student Registration303Academic Affairs – Students
Academic Freedom and Responsibility201 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Academic Misconduct312 Academic Affairs – Students
Access Control960Information Technology
Access to Education Records318 Academic Affairs
Accessibility028Governance and Compliance
Acquisition and Disposal of Real Property622 Business and Finance
Adjunct Faculty Compensation222 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Administration of Sponsored Projects401 Research
Administrative, Professional, and Faculty Grievance or Complaint852 Personnel
Admissions301 Academic Affairs – Students
Alcoholic Beverages755 Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Allocation of Maintenance Fees for University Athletics617 Business and Finance
Alternate Work Arrangements813 Personnel
Animal Care and Use in Research and Testing403 Research
Animals on University Property102 General
Appeals and Appearances before the Board060 Governance and Compliance
Appointment of Graduate Assistants225 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Approval of Academic Programs, Units, and Modifications251 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Approval of Agreements – Delegation of Authority/Signature Authorization600 Business and Finance
Articulation with Proprietary College307 Academic Affairs – Students
Assignment of Motor Pool Vehicle to the President606 Business and Finance
Athletic Tickets and Admissions656 Business and Finance
Athletics Integrity and Conduct of Athletics Staff090Governance and Compliance
Automated External Defibrillators780 Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Auxiliary Enterprises-Classification and Operation655 Business and Finance
Awarding Honorary Degrees316Academic Affairs – Students
Awarding of Credits Earned through Extra-Institutional Learning308Academic Affairs – Students
Budget Principles615Business and Finance
Budgetary Accounting Controls616Business and Finance
Building Access745Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Calendar Conversion292 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Campus Commemoratives161 General
Campus Crisis and Emergency Management730 Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Campus Master Plan620 Business and Finance
Cases Heard Pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act110 General
Cash Purchases and Petty Cash Funds637 Business and Finance
Cash Receipts and Deposits636Business and Finance
Charitable Solicitations170 General
Class Attendance311 Academic Affairs – Students
Classification and Compensation Plan for Classified and Administrative Positions807 Personnel
Classification of Awards as Gifts or Grants/Contracts137 General
Classified Grievance or Complaint853 Personnel
Collection of Accounts Receivable646 Business and Finance
Compensation Reporting and Approvals808 Personnel
Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and Employment of Minors806 Personnel
Components of Articulation Agreements257Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Computer Software950 Information Technology
Conflict of Interest012 Governance and Compliance
Conflict of Interest for Externally Funded Projects404 Research
Consensual Relationships817Personnel
Cost Transfers Guide for Sponsored Projects665 Business and Finance
Credit Hours294Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Criteria for the Evaluation of Bureaus, Centers, and Institutes258 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Debt Management612Business and Finance
Defaulted Student Loans645 Business and Finance
Deferred Compensation Plans842 Personnel
Deposit and Investment of Funds635 Business and Finance
Determining Faculty Workload and Instructional Staffing208 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Disciplinary Policy for Administrative and Classified Personnel851 Personnel
Discrimination and Harassment Based on Protected Categories Other Than Sex026 Governance and Compliance
Disposal of Surplus Property685Business and Finance
Distance Education254Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Diversity020Governance and Compliance
Drug-Free Workplace760Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Education Abroad271Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Education Abroad Financial Procedures663Business and Finance
Educational Adjustment for Pregnant and Parenting Students321Academic Affairs – Students
Educational Assistance: MTSU Employee Tuition Waiver829Personnel
Educational Assistance: Student Fee Discounts for Spouses and Dependent Children of MTSU Employees831Personnel
Educational Assistance: Veterans’ Dependents, State Retirees, Disabled, and Elderly Persons Programs643Business and Finance
Educational Leave826Personnel
Educator Preparation Program Standards Identified by the State of Tennessee Operational Guidelines293Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Electronic Mail Acceptable Use930Information Technology
Emergency Notification and Timely Warnings715Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Emeritus Status210Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Employee Attendance during Inclement Weather828Personnel
Employee Compensation under Sponsored Projects224 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Employment Classification804 Personnel
English Proficiency-Faculty207 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Environmental Health and Safety735 Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Nondiscrimination025 Governance and Compliance
Equal Opportunity: Internal Audit and Reporting Systems021 Governance and Compliance
Equipment/Movable Property Inventory Control686 Business and Finance
Ethics and Code of Conduct010 Governance and Compliance
Exit Interview – Checkout Procedures for Terminating Regular Employees860 Personnel
Expenditure of State Funds for Paid Advertising 151 General
Expenditures for University-Owned Residence of the President607 Business and Finance
Export Control080 Governance and Compliance
Facilities Planning and Design 621 Business and Finance
Faculty and Academic Staff Abroad272Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Faculty and Staff Support for Educational Expenses830 Personnel
Faculty and Student Participation in Development of Campus Policies and Programs031 Governance and Compliance
Faculty Compensation during Summer Session221 Academic Affairs – Institution and FacultyAcademic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Faculty Compensation for Teaching Credit Courses as an Overload223 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Faculty Definition, Roles, Responsibilities, and Appointment Types202Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Faculty Development203Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Faculty Sick Leave Bank854Personnel
Family, Medical, and Servicemember Leave827Personnel
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress320Academic Affairs – Students
Financial Exigency040Governance and Compliance
Financial Performance Review611Business and Finance
Fire Alarm Notification for Persons with Disabilities765Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Fire Safety in On-Campus Student Residential Housing770Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Food and Beverages661Business and Finance
Foundations130General
Free Speech on Campus103General
General Education Requirements and Degree Requirements304Academic Affairs – Students
General Personnel800Personnel
Gifts, Prizes, and Awards659Business and Finance
Hazardous Waste Reduction740Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)085Governance and Compliance
Holiday, Administrative, and Emergency Closings803Personnel
Hours of Work802Personnel
Human Resources Emergency Procedures859Personnel
Identity Theft Prevention650Business and Finance
Implementation of Secure Passwords925Information Technology
Inclement Weather725Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Information Security920Information Technology
Information Technology Resources910Information Technology
Installment Payment Plan644Business and Finance
Intellectual Property Policy140General
Inter-Institutional Relationships255Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Internal Audit070Governance and Compliance
Learning Support306Academic Affairs – Students
Lease Standards 623Business and Finance
Leave Policies825Personnel
Legislative Proposals015Governance and Compliance
Letterhead Stationery153General
Limitations on Enrollments310Academic Affairs – Students
Limited English Proficiency305Academic Affairs – Students
Litigation Holds125General
Longevity Pay843Personnel
Membership and Subscriptions660Business and Finance
Minors Participating in University Sponsored Programs or Programs Using University Facilities101General
Misconduct in Research and Other Scholarly Activity211Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Misconduct, Discrimination, and Harassment Based on Sex including Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity/Expression027Governance and Compliance
Missing Residential Student Notification720Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Modified Fiscal Year Contracts856Personnel
Motor Pool Services687Business and Finance
MTSU Articulation with Community Colleges within the Tennessee Board of Regents System and the State Universities256Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Naming of Facilities and Building Plaques160General
Nepotism816Personnel
Notification Requirements in the Event of an Employee Death858Personnel
Operation and Use of University Aircraft180General
Outside Employment, Extra Compensation, and Dual Services Agreement814Personnel
Oversight of Dual Use Research Concern405Research
Payment of Student Fees and Enrollment640Business and Finance
Payrolls657Business and Finance
PCI DSS Information Security652Business and Finance
Performance Evaluations810Personnel
Permanent or Semi-Permanent Off-Campus Instructional Facilities253Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Personnel Records811Personnel
Personnel Transactions801 Personnel
Policy Development and Review030 Governance and Compliance
Post-Retirement Service Program for Tenured Faculty209 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Posthumous Degrees315 Academic Affairs – Students
Preventing and Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse071 Governance and Compliance
Privacy of Information121 General
Procurement and Contract Policy630Business and Finance
Procurement and Contract Standards631Business and Finance
Professional Licensure Disclosures317Academic Affairs – Students
Promotion of Tenured and Tenurable Faculty205 Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Promotions of Classified, Executive, and Administrative Employees812 Personnel
Protection of Human Subjects in Research402 Research
Public Records-Inspecting and Copying120General
Publications154 General
Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program632Business and Finance
Purchasing Educational and Administrative Mobile Applications955Information Technology
Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing for Child Care Workers761Personnel
Records Management and Disposal of Records129General
Reporting and Resolution of Institutional Losses610Business and Finance
Reports of Expenditures by the President605Business and Finance
Research Participant Payments664Business and Finance
Residency Classification319Academic Affairs – Students
Residential Life and Housing Policy541Student Affairs
Responsible Conduct of Research406Research
Retirement840 Personnel
Retirement Plans841 Personnel
Return to Work850 Personnel
Reverse Transfer309 Academic Affairs – Students
Safeguarding Nonpublic Financial Information651 Business and Finance
Salary Increase for Attaining Certified Administrative Professional Status809 Personnel
Social Networking and Media150 General
Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts135 General
Staff Sick Leave Bank855 Personnel
Student Conduct540 Student Affairs
Student Employment805 Personnel
Student Fees-Incidental Charges and Refunds641 Business and Finance
Student Grade Appeals313 Academic Affairs – Students
Student Organization Registration and Recognition560Student Affairs
Student Rights and Freedoms302Academic Affairs – Students
Sustainable Campus Fee Program688Business and Finance
Taxability of Employee Benefits608Business and Finance
Telephone Service970Information Technology
Tenure204Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Tenure and Promotion Appeals206Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
Timely Reporting of a Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the SACSCOC 050Governance and Compliance
Title IX Compliance029Governance and Compliance
Tobacco-Free Campus750Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Traffic, Parking and Safety Enforcement775Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Travel658Business and Finance
Unclaimed Property Uniform Disposition668Business and Finance
Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards314Academic Affairs – Students
Unemployment Compensation815Personnel
University Bookstore/Textbooks, Course Materials, and Course Supplies291Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
University Catalogs252Academic Affairs – Institution and Faculty
University Committees032Governance and Compliance
University Police Department700Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Unmanned Aircraft Systems785Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Use of Campus Property and Facilities Scheduling100General
Use of Electronic Signatures940Information Technology
Use of MTSU Names, Marks, and Trademarks152General
Violence on Campus710Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Weapons on Campus705Campus Health, Safety, and Security
Wireless Telephone and Data Service667Business and Finance
Withdrawals from the University322Academic Affairs – Students
Worker’s Compensation and Tort Claims857 Personnel
Instructional and Assignment Use of Artificial Intelligence323Academic Affairs – Students