University Policies A-Z
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been approved by the ETSU Board of Trustees or its President, type in the search box
below the word or words you believe to be in the title of the policy or rule . Please
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only searches the titles of the policies or procedures.
Academic Agreements
Academic Calendar
Academic Chair Appointment and Stipend
Academic Freedom & Responsibility
Academic Integrity and Misconduct
Academic Retention Standards: Undergraduate
Acceptable Use
Access Control Data Security
Access to Financial Records
ADA and Section 504 Grievance Procedure
Advanced Degree Study for Full-Time Faculty Members
Advertising and Hiring Employees
Advisement for Undergraduate Students
Annual Leave
Anti-Nepotism Policy
Approval of Academic Programs, Units, and Modifications
Approval of Fees
Asbestos Management Policy
At Risk Salary for Faculty
Attendance Policy
Authorization for Use of Electronic Signatures
Awarding Honorary Degrees
Background Checks
Bereavement Leave
Board of Trustees
Budget Control
Budget Principles
Calendar of Events
Campus Alcohol
Cash Receipts, Deposits, and Petty Cash
Cellular Phone Policy
Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) & Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) Examinations
Charitable Giving
Clery Act Compliance Policy
Closed Captioning
Collection of Accounts Receivable
Compensation Plan
Compliance Policies
Computer Policy for Post-Retirees
Conflicts of Interest and Committment
Consensual Relationships Policy
Contractor Workplace Health and Safety Policy
Contracts and Signature Authority
Copyright Compliance
Cost of Textbooks
Course Load: Undergraduate
Credit Card Policy
Curriculum Proposals
Definition of Credit
Definition of Faculty and Types of Faculty Appointments
Delegation of Authority
Deposits and Investment of Funds
Digital Research Data Storage and Backup
Direct Deposit
Disaster Relief Service Leave
Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy
Disposal of Surplus Personal Property
Distance Education
Educational Leave
Electronic Courses
Electronic Mail Privacy
Emotional Support Animals
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Code of Conduct Policy
Employee Performance Evaluation
Employment of Minors
Endowment Amounts
Enterprise Information Systems Updates
Equipment/Movable Property Inventory Control
Experimental Courses
Exterior Temporary Signage Policy
Extra Compensation
Facilities and Operations
Facilities Planning and Design Policy
Facility Use Policy
Faculty Awards
Faculty Development
Faculty Emeritus
Faculty Progressive Discipline Policy
Faculty Ranks and Promotion
Faculty Standards of Conduct
Faculty Teaching Credentials
Financial Accounting System
Financial Exigency Policy
Fitness for Duty
Flex Time
Flowers, Business Meals, and Recognition Events
Foundation Expenditures
General Education
General Investigations Policy
General Policy on Student Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions
General Purchasing
General Purchasing. Receipt of Materials, and Payment of Invoices
General Receipt of Materials and University Surplus Property
General Travel
GPA Calculation-Undergraduate
Graduate Leave of Absence
Graduate School Grade Appeal
Graduate School Grading
Graduate School Policies
Grievance/Complaint
Guests on Campus
Hazardous Materials Transportation Policy
Hazardous Waste Management Policy
Health and Safety Program
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Compliance
Holidays
Identity Theft Prevention Policy
Inclement Weather Policy for Online Courses
Indoor Air Quality Policy
Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus Policy: Platinum Level
Information Security
Information Security Awareness Training
Institutional Financial Conflicts of Interests
Instructional Development Grants
Instructor Access to Course Sites
Intellectual Property
Interim SARS
Internal Investigations Policy
Keys to University Buildings and Facilities
Laboratory Chemical Fume Hoods
Laboratory Inspection Policy
Laboratory Closeout Policy
Learning Support
Leave of Absence
Leave Policy - Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
Leave Transfer Between the University and State Agencies
Legislative Mandates Restricting the Use of Federal Grant Funds
Limited English Proficiency
Longevity Pay
Memberships and Subscriptions
Military Leave
Modified Fiscal Year Appointments
Name, Image, and Likness (NIL)
Non-Exempt Employees Who Also Teach as Adjunct Faculty
Non-Faculty Sick Leave Bank
Non-Instructional Assignments for Faculty
Non-Student Minors Policy
Numbering of ETSU Publications
Off-Campus Instructional Sites
Outside Employment
Parental Leave
Part-Time Instruction
Passenger Van
Payment of Student Fees and Enrollment
Payroll Procedures
Periodic Review of Administrators
Personal Information Security Breach Notification
Personally Identifiable Information
Personnel Records
Personal Use of University Assets and Services Policy
Policy Development and Administrative Rulemaking
Postdoctoral Recruitment and Education (Basic and Clinical Sciences)
Posthumous Degrees
Presidential Grant-in-Aid
Preventing and Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Promotion Policy for Lecturers
Property Acquisition and Disposal
Progressive Discipline
Promotion Policy for Lecturers
Public Records Policy
Reasonable Drug Testing
Records Disposal
Reduction-in-Force
Refund
Research Data Ownership and Retention
Research Development Committee Grants
Resignation
Retirement
Risk Assessment and Management of Education Abroad Programs Policy
Risk Management
Security Camera Policy
Service Animals
Sexual Misconduct
Sick Leave
Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts
Specialized Accreditation and Licensing
Sponsored Program Management
Strong Password Requirement
Student Fees and Charges
Student Records and FERPA
Student Scholarships, Grants, Loans, & Financial Aid Programs
Students' Rights and Freedoms
Student Trustee Selection
Student Trustee SelectionStudy Abroad
Substantive Change
Summer and Winter Sessions
Technology Transfer
Telecommunications Policy
Telecommuting*
Please see Temporary Telecommuting policy
Temporary Telecommuting Policy
Tenure
Termination of Student Employment
Third Party Contracts & Agreements
Time Clock Policy
Tobacco-Free Policy
Transcript Policy
Transfer and/or Acceptance of Credit for Undergraduate Students
Transfer of Sick Leave Between Employees
Uncompensated Personnel
Undergraduate Admissions Policies
Undergraduate Advisement
Undergraduate Degree and Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate Grade Appeal Policy
Undergraduate Grading Policy
Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Second Bachelor’s Degree (Domestic Applicants)
Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Second Bachelor’s Degree (International Applicants)
Undergraduate Reverse Transfer
Uniform Procedures for Cases Subject to UAPA
University Catalogs
University Computing Standards
University Free Speech
University Libraries
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Volunteers
Voting Leave
Web-Based Courses
Web Design and Publishing
Winter and Summer School Compensation
IT 102 Wireless Networking
Withdrawals from the University
Workers' Compensation
Workload, Reporting, and Evaluating Full-Time Faculty
Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
ETSU is in the process of updating its Policies. Prior to the establishment of the ETSU Board of Trustees, ETSU was subject to the policies of the Tennessee Board of Regents. Policies which have been approved through the Policy Development and Rulemaking process to date can be found using the search box above. TBR policies which ETSU adopted during the transition and which are currently under review can be found here.