University Policies A-Z
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Academic Agreements
Academic Calendar
Academic Chair Appointment and Stipend
Academic Freedom & Responsibility
Academic Integrity and Misconduct
Academic Retention Standards: Undergraduate
Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
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
Asbestos Management Policy
At Risk Salary for Faculty
Attendance Policy
Authorization for Use of Electronic Signatures
Awarding Honorary Degrees
Background Checks
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
- ETSU Board of Trustees Bylaws
- ETSU Board of Trustees Code of Ethics
- Policy on Appearances before the ETSU Board of Trustees
- Policy on Appeals before the ETSU Board of Trustees
- Policy on Professional Development for ETSU Board of Trustees
- Policy on ETSU Board of Trustees Self-Evaluation
- Policy on Policy Development and Administrative Rule Making
Budget Control
Budget Principles
Building Access Control Policy
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
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safey
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
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
Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy
Disposal of Surplus Personal Property
Distance Education
Drug-Free Campus
Educational Leave
Electronic Courses
Electronic Mail Privacy
Electronic Waste Management
Emotional Support Animals
Employee Code of Conduct Policy
Employee Performance Evaluation
Employment of Minors
Endowment Amounts
Enterprise Information Systems Updates
Enterprise Resource Planning System Backup
Equipment/Movable Property Inventory Control
Experimental Courses
Exterior Temporary Signage Policy
Extra Compensation
Facilities and Operations
Facilities Planning and Design Policy
Faculty Development
Faculty Emeritus
Faculty Non-Instructional Assignments
Faculty Progressive Discipline Policy
Faculty Ranks and Promotion
Faculty Standards of Conduct
Faculty Teaching Credentials
Fee for Facilities Improvement Fund
Financial Accounting System
Financial Exigency Policy
Fire Protection and Life Safety Policy
Fitness for Duty
Flex Time
Flowers, Business Meals, and Recognition Events
Foundation Expenditures
General Education
General HIPAA Policy and Hybrid Entity Designation
General Investigations Policy
General Policy on Student Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions
General Purchasing
General Receipt of Materials and University Surplus Property
General Travel
Graduate School Policies
Graduate School Admissions Policies
- Graduate School Admissions for Degree Seeking Students Policy
- Graduate School Admissions for Non-degree Seeking Students Policy
- Graduate School Admissions for Second or Subsequent Graduate Degree or Certificate Policy
- Graduate School Academic Fresh Start Policy
- Graduate School Admissions Classification Policy
- Graduate School Admissions Appeals Policy
- Deferral of Admission to Graduate Program
Graduate School Enrollment and Graduation Policies
- Graduate School Enrollment Policy
- Graduate School Reduction and/or Substitution of Credits for Subsequent Graduate Degree Policy
- Graduate School Transfer and/or Acceptance of Graduate Credit Policy
- Graduate School Graduation and Transcript Requirements Policy
- Graduate Leave of Absence Policy
Graduate School Grading and Retention Policies
- Graduate School Grading Policy
- Graduate Grade Appeal Policy
- Graduate School Retention Standards Policy
Graduate School Program Policies
Grievance/Complaint
Guests on Campus
Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout/Tag-Out)
Hazardous Materials Transportation Policy
Hazardous Waste Management Policy
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Compliance
Holidays
Hot Work Permit Policy
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
Involuntary Separation from Employment
Laboratory Chemical Fume Hoods
Laboratory Inspection Policy
Laboratory Closeout Policy
Learning Support Policy
Leave of Absence
Leave Policy - Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
Leave Policy - American Red Cross Disaster Relief Service
Leave Policy - Bereavement
Leave Policy - Civil
Leave Policy - Leave Transfer
Leave Policy - Voting
Leave Policy - Volunteer Firefighter Service
Legislative Mandates Restricting the Use of Federal Grant Funds
Limited English Proficiency
Longevity
Memberships and Subscriptions
Mercury Management
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-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
Progressive Discipline
Promotion Policy for Lecturers
Property Acquisition and Disposal
Public Records Policy
Reasonable Drug Testing
Records Disposal
Reduction-in-Force
Refrigerant Management
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
Leave Policy - Sick Leave
Smoking and Tobacco Use
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
Transcript for Employment Purposes Policy
Transfer and/or Acceptance of Credit for Undergraduate Students
Transfer of Sick Leave Between Employees
Undergraduate Admissions Policies
Undergraduate Admissions Policies
- Undergraduate Admissions Appeals Policy
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for First-time Freshmen
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for High School Credit Pilot Program
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for International Applicants
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Non-degree Seeking Students
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Transfer Applicants
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy on Readmissions
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Second Bachelor’s Degree (Domestic)
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Second Bachelor’s Degree (International)
Undergraduate Advisement
Undergraduate Degree and Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate GPA Calculation and Grading Policy
Undergraduate Grade Appeal Policy
Undergraduate Reverse Transfer
Uniform Procedures for Cases Subject to UAPA
University Catalogs
University Computing Standards
University Free Speech
University Libraries
Utility Cart Safe Operation
University Commons and Associated Greenspaces
Use of Campus Property and Facilities
Verification of Students’ Eligibility for Tennessee Benefits
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Voluntary Separation from Employment
Volunteers
Web-Based Courses
Web Design and Publishing
Workplace Accommodations for Disabilities (employees and applicants)
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.