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University Policies

University Policies

Policy NamePolicy Number
Academic Calendar and Student Registration303
Academic Freedom and Responsibility201 
Academic Misconduct312 
Access Control960
Access to Education Records500 
Accessibility28
Acquisition and Disposal of Real Property622 
Adjunct Faculty Compensation222 
Administration of Sponsored Projects401 
Administrative, Professional, and Faculty Grievance or Complaint852 
Admissions301 
Alcoholic Beverages755 
Allocation of Maintenance Fees for University Athletics617 
Alternate Work Arrangements813 
Animal Care and Use in Research and Testing403 
Animals on University Property102 
Appeals and Appearances before the Board060 
Appointment of Graduate Assistants225 
Approval of Academic Programs, Units, and Modifications251 
Approval of Agreements – Delegation of Authority/Signature Authorization600 
Articulation with Proprietary College307 
Assignment of Motor Pool Vehicle to the President606 
Athletic Tickets and Admissions656 
Athletics Integrity and Conduct of Athletics Staff90
Automated External Defibrillators780 
Auxiliary Enterprises-Classification and Operation655 
Awarding Honorary Degrees316
Awarding of Credits Earned through Extra-Institutional Learning308
Budget Principles615
Budgetary Accounting Controls616
Building Access745
Calendar Conversion292 
Campus Commemoratives161 
Campus Crisis and Emergency Management730 
Campus Master Plan620 
Cases Heard Pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act110 
Cash Purchases and Petty Cash Funds637 
Cash Receipts and Deposits636
Charitable Solicitations170 
Class Attendance311 
Classification and Compensation Plan for Classified and Administrative Positions807 
Classification of Awards as Gifts or Grants/Contracts137 
Classified Grievance or Complaint853 
Collection of Accounts Receivable646 
Compensation Reporting and Approvals808 
Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and Employment of Minors806 
Components of Articulation Agreements257
Computer Software950 
Conflict of Interest012 
Conflict of Interest for Externally Funded Projects404 
Consensual Relationships817
Cost Transfers Guide for Sponsored Projects665 
Credit Hours294
Criteria for the Evaluation of Bureaus, Centers, and Institutes258 
Debt Management612
Defaulted Student Loans645 
Deferred Compensation Plans842 
Deposit and Investment of Funds635 
Determining Faculty Workload and Instructional Staffing208 
Disciplinary Policy for Administrative and Classified Personnel851 
Discrimination and Harassment Based on Protected Categories Other Than Sex026 
Disposal of Surplus Property685
Distance Education254
Diversity020
Drug-Free Workplace760
Education Abroad271
Education Abroad Financial Procedures663
Educational Adjustment for Pregnant and Parenting Students504
Educational Assistance: MTSU Employee Tuition Waiver829
Educational Assistance: Student Fee Discounts for Spouses and Dependent Children of MTSU Employees831
Educational Assistance: Veterans’ Dependents, State Retirees, Disabled, and Elderly Persons Programs643
Educational Leave826
Educator Preparation Program Standards Identified by the State of Tennessee Operational Guidelines293
Electronic Mail Acceptable Use930
Emergency Notification and Timely Warnings715
Emeritus Status210
Employee Attendance during Inclement Weather828
Employee Compensation under Sponsored Projects224 
Employment Classification804 
English Proficiency-Faculty207 
Environmental Health and Safety735 
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Nondiscrimination025 
Equal Opportunity: Internal Audit and Reporting Systems021 
Equipment/Movable Property Inventory Control686 
Ethics and Code of Conduct010 
Exit Interview – Checkout Procedures for Terminating Regular Employees860 
Expenditure of State Funds for Paid Advertising 151 
Expenditures for University-Owned Residence of the President607 
Export Control080 
Facilities Planning and Design 621 
Faculty and Academic Staff Abroad272
Faculty and Staff Support for Educational Expenses830 
Faculty and Student Participation in Development of Campus Policies and Programs031 
Faculty Compensation during Summer Session221 
Faculty Compensation for Teaching Credit Courses as an Overload223 
Faculty Definition, Roles, Responsibilities, and Appointment Types202
Faculty Development203
Faculty Sick Leave Bank854
Family, Medical, and Servicemember Leave827
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress502
Financial Exigency040
Financial Performance Review611
Fire Alarm Notification for Persons with Disabilities765
Fire Safety in On-Campus Student Residential Housing770
Food and Beverages661
Foundations130
Free Speech on Campus103
General Education Requirements and Degree Requirements304
General Personnel800
Gifts, Prizes, and Awards659
Hazardous Waste Reduction740
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)085
Holiday, Administrative, and Emergency Closings803
Hours of Work802
Human Resources Emergency Procedures859
Identity Theft Prevention650
Implementation of Secure Passwords925
Inclement Weather725
Information Security920
Information Technology Resources910
Installment Payment Plan644
Intellectual Property Policy140
Inter-Institutional Relationships255
Internal Audit070
Learning Support306
Lease Standards 623
Leave Policies825
Legislative Proposals015
Letterhead Stationery153
Limitations on Enrollments310
Limited English Proficiency305
Litigation Holds125
Longevity Pay843
Membership and Subscriptions660
Minors Participating in University Sponsored Programs or Programs Using University Facilities101
Misconduct in Research and Other Scholarly Activity211
Misconduct, Discrimination, and Harassment Based on Sex including Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity/Expression027
Missing Residential Student Notification720
Modified Fiscal Year Contracts856
Motor Pool Services687
MTSU Articulation with Community Colleges within the Tennessee Board of Regents System and the State Universities256
Naming of Facilities and Building Plaques160
Nepotism816
Notification Requirements in the Event of an Employee Death858
Operation and Use of University Aircraft180
Outside Employment, Extra Compensation, and Dual Services Agreement814
Oversight of Dual Use Research Concern405
Payment of Student Fees and Enrollment640
Payrolls657
PCI DSS Information Security652
Performance Evaluations810
Permanent or Semi-Permanent Off-Campus Instructional Facilities253
Personnel Records811
Personnel Transactions801 
Policy Development and Review030 
Post-Retirement Service Program for Tenured Faculty209 
Posthumous Degrees315 
Preventing and Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse071 
Privacy of Information121 
Procurement and Contract Policy630
Procurement and Contract Standards631
Professional Licensure Disclosures317
Promotion of Tenured and Tenurable Faculty205 
Promotions of Classified, Executive, and Administrative Employees812 
Protection of Human Subjects in Research402 
Public Records-Inspecting and Copying120
Publications154 
Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program632
Purchasing Educational and Administrative Mobile Applications955
Records Management and Disposal of Records129
Reporting and Resolution of Institutional Losses610
Reports of Expenditures by the President605
Research Participant Payments664
Residency Classification319
Residential Life and Housing Policy541
Responsible Conduct of Research406
Retirement840 
Retirement Plans841 
Return to Work850 
Reverse Transfer309 
Safeguarding Nonpublic Financial Information651 
Salary Increase for Attaining Certified Administrative Professional Status809 
Social Networking and Media150 
Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts135 
Staff Sick Leave Bank855 
Student Conduct540 
Student Employment805 
Student Fees-Incidental Charges and Refunds641 
Student Grade Appeals313 
Student Organization Registration and Recognition560
Student Rights and Freedoms302
Sustainable Campus Fee Program688
Taxability of Employee Benefits608
Telephone Service970
Tenure204
Tenure and Promotion Appeals206
Timely Reporting of a Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the SACSCOC 050
Title IX Compliance090
Tobacco-Free Campus750
Traffic, Parking and Safety Enforcement775
Travel658
Unclaimed Property Uniform Disposition668
Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards314
Unemployment Compensation815
University Bookstore/Textbooks, Course Materials, and Course Supplies291
University Catalogs252
University Committees032
University Police Department700
Unmanned Aircraft Systems785
Use of Campus Property and Facilities Scheduling100
Use of Electronic Signatures940
Use of MTSU Names, Marks, and Trademarks152
Violence on Campus710
Weapons on Campus705
Wireless Telephone and Data Service667
Withdrawals from the University505
Worker’s Compensation and Tort Claims857