New and updated policies originating at the UM System level or in the Office of Academic Affairs are posted on this page. Please check back often to ensure that you have up-to-date information.
Policies and Information for Faculty:
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Defines categories of instructors, including primary instructor, secondary instructor, course director, graduate instructor, graduate teaching assistant and course administrator to ensure an accurate record of the teaching assignments of faculty delivering instruction |
UMSL Academic Affairs/ Approved by Faculty Senate Academic Advisory Committee |
October 2023 |
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Describes faculty member’s obligations to verify students’ attendance at the beginning of each semester to help with the distribution of financial aid and to keep UMSL in compliance with federal financial aid guidelines. |
Recommended by University Assembly Recruitment, Admissions, Retention and Student Financial Aid Committee (RARFSA); approved by the Faculty Senate |
3/22/2016 |
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Describes guidelines regarding maintaining the ability to receive emergency notifications for all class-related activities and gatherings |
Approved by the Faculty Senate |
2/23/2016 |
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Defines student integrity and explains what a faculty member should do if they suspect a student of academic dishonesty |
Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Office |
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Describes policies regarding when a Dean or Department Chair can or should visit a class |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
9/22/1999
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Describes expectations that faculty will be available to meet with students outside of regular class time |
Approved by the Council of Deans |
November 2001 |
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Describes expectations regarding faculty members’ absences during the semester |
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Describes expectations for faculty regarding supporting students who miss class to take part in university-sanctioned activities such as intercollegiate athletics, music ensembles, etc. |
Faculty Senate Academic Advisory Committee; Approved by Faculty Senate |
3/17/2009 |
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Describes acceptable ways for faculty to notify students of their grades. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
2024 |
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| Describes the policy regarding when faculty may schedule final exams and how students may ask to reschedule them. |
Approved by Faculty Senate |
2/18/2003 |
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Describes what occurs if a faculty member fails to report a course grade. |
Approved by the Council of Deans |
11/2016 |
Course and Program Development
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Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes the procedures to create/update/change a course or program; provide a list of the approved course/program proposals |
Faculty Senate |
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Promotion and Tenure Documents
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes how units should have revisions to their promotion standards approved and expectations regarding how these policies relate to UM System, campus, and college guidelines. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
1/2024 |
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UMSL Campus Tenure and Promotion Guidelines (including NTT Promotion) |
Resource page for Promotion and Tenure and UMSL, including campus-level guidelines, timelines, and instructions on using MyVita and finding unit standards. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
NA - Various |
| UM System Policies and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure | Describes the UM System Guidelines and Procedures Regarding Tenure and Promotion for Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty. | UM System Board of Curators | 9/8/2020 |
| Extensions on the Probationary Period for Tenure-Track Faculty | Describes the rules and criteria for extending the tenure clock for tenure-track faculty. | UM System Board of Curators | 5/13/2018 |
Faculty Hiring Policies
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes who may sign immigration documents for employees who need work authorization and provides information on who to consult about employee immigration questions. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
April 2024 |
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Link to HR’s Hiring Toolbox, with information regarding processes for hiring full-and part-time faculty, post-docs, position advertising, reference checks, hiring international scholars etc. |
UMSL Human Resources |
NA - Various |
Special Faculty Appointments (e.g., Department Chair, Curators’ Professors, Endowed Professors, etc.)
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes the standard components of support and compensation for Department Chairs |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
Spring 2022 |
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Nomination Procedures for Curators’ Professorships and Curators’ Teaching Professorships |
Procedures and deadlines to nominate UMSL faculty to Curators’ Professor appointments |
UMSL Academic Affairs / UM System Board of Curators |
Fall 2022 |
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Describes UMSL’s process for reviewing Curators’ Professors every five years for potential reappointment as specified in the UM System Collected Rules. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
Fall 2022 |
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Describes UMSL’s process for reviewing Endowed Professors every five years for potential reappointment. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
Fall 2022 |
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Describes the criteria and process through which retiring faculty may request a part-time, temporary, Founders Professorship |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
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Describes the process through which retiring, full-time faculty may request emeritus/emerita titles and who is eligible for these titles; explains the implications of having emeritus status |
UMSL Academic Affairs / Board of Curators |
Fall 2023 |
Other Faculty Policies
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Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes the process through which full-time faculty may request research or development leave |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
1/4/2023 |
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Describes UM System copyright policies pertaining to faculty and other employees
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UM System Board of Curators
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6/24/2021
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Describes expectations regarding faculty participation in commencement ceremonies |
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Describes the policies through which faculty who have been awarded external grants may buy out teaching or research |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
2/5/2023 |
Information for Faculty (reports, White papers, etc)
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Evaluating Classroom-Based, Online, Blended and Laboratory Teaching Interactions |
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Intercampus Faculty Council |
June 18, 2018 |
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Summary of the findings and recommendations of the Task Force appointed in 2022 to address the implications of the closing of the Child Care Center. |
UMSL Child Care Task Force |
February, 2022 |
General Miscellaneous Policies
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author / Approver |
Last Revision Date |
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Describes the faculty teaching responsibilities during the academic year |
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Last updated: February 9, 2000 |
Policies for Students:
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Title |
Description |
Policy Author |
Last Revision Date |
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Policy on Administrative Cancellation of Student Registration for Nonpayment of Educational Fees |
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Describes the procedure through which students may be placed on a wait list for classes that have reached enrollment capacity. |
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Grade Appeals |
Describes the procedure through which students may appeal their final grade in a course. |
UMSL Academic Affairs |
April 2010 |
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Describes expectations for students regarding notifying instructors when they need to miss class to take part in university-sanctioned activities such as intercollegiate athletics, music ensembles, etc. |
Approved by Faculty Senate |
3/17/2009 |
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Describes the policy for readmitting students forced to interrupt their study or suspend it to perform military service. |
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Describes the process of nominating a student for a posthumous degree, including the criteria, process, venue for awarding degrees and timeline for notifying the students’ surviving friends and family. |
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Describes the process for rescinding or revoking a degree after it was awarded, including acceptable causes. |
UM System Collected Rules and Regulations |
6/12/2012
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