The Office for Faculty helps ensure compliance and supports faculty and faculty administrators with several University Regulations and Policies.
University Structure
2-004: Organization of the University
2-005: Officers of the University
6-002: The Academic Senate and Committees: Structure, Functions, Procedures
6-003: College Councils, and University Curriculum Policy Review Board
→ SR6-003: Supplemental Resources: College Council Charters
6-001: Academic Units and Academic Governance – Roles of Faculties, Committees, Councils, and Academic Senate
→ R6-001UACI: University Academic Centers and Institutes
6-200: Graduate Studies and Degrees [Role of Graduate Council and Undergraduate Council]
6-015: The University Libraries
1-003: Firearms on Campus
1-004: Violence in the Workplace and Academic Environment
1-011: Campus Security
→ R1-001A: Rule: Police Officer Body-Worn Cameras
1-007: University Speech Policy
3-232: Operating Regulations for Bicycles, Skateboards, Rollerskates, and Scooters (Non-motorized Riding Devices)
3-233: Operation of Motorized Vehicles on Pedestrian Walks
3-300: University Health and Safety Policy (Tobacco Free Campus)
4-004: University of Utah Information Security Policy
4-010: University Employee Individual Email
5-113: Drug-Free Workplace
G1-004C: Guideline: Managing Difficult Student Behavior
Current College Charters can be found here.
Faculty Appointments, Reappointments, & Reviews
6-300: The University Faculty – Categories and Ranks
6-301: Appointments, Annuities, and Retirement
6-302: Appointments of Faculty
6-306: Academic Librarians
6-319: Procedures for Initiating and Administering Joint Appointments to Faculty Positions
6-320: Part-time Status for Regular Faculty and Academic Library Faculty
6-309: Academic Staff, Educational Trainees, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Medical Housestaff
9-003: Endowed Chairs
→ R9-003: Rule: Endowed Chairs and Other Named Positions – Establishment of Positions, Appointments to Positions, and Periodic Reviews of Employees Holding Such Positions.
6-317: Academic Visitors (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholars, and Visiting Graduate Students)
6-303: Reviews of Tenure-line Faculty members (RPT Criteria, Standards, and Procedures)
6-311: Faculty Retention and Tenure
6-304: University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee
6-312: Academic Librarians and Continuing Appointments
6-310: Reviews of Career-line, Adjunct, and Visiting Faculty Members, and Other Instructional Personnel (Standards and Procedures)
→ R6-310: Appointment, Reappointment, and Evaluation of Lecturer Faculty and Other Non-Faculty Instructional Personal in Qualified Interdisciplinary Teaching Programs
6-321: Tenured Faculty Reviews (“TFR”)
Please click on each of the links below to view the current standards documents for the RPT, TFR, and CAV guidelines.
→ Current RPT Standards Document Template
→ Current TFR Standards Document Template
→ Current CAV Standards Document Template
For assistance with Drafting and with the Standards Document Approval Process, contact Trina Rich at trina.rich@utah.edu or 801.581.6690
Faculty Employment
5-130: Policy on Criminal and Other Background Checks
→ R5-130A: Faculty and Academic Personnel
5-204: Remunerative Consultation and Other Employment Activities
5-403: Additional Compensation and Overload Policies
→ R5-403A: Approval Requirements and Exceptions for Additional Compensation
→ G5-403I: Guideline: Moving Allowances
7-004: University Faculty Profit-Making Corporations
5-301: Vacation Leave Policy
→ R5-301A: Scope, Eligibility, And limitations for Vacation Leave – University Employees (other than UUHC Staff)
5-200: Leaves of Absence (Health Related)
→ R5-200A: Scope, Eligibility, and Limitations for Leaves of Absence (Health-Related)-University Employees (Other than UUHS Staff)
5-201: Leaves of Absence (Non-Health Related)
5-202: Leaves (Faculty and Administrative Personnel)
6-314: Leaves of Absence
6-315: Faculty Parental Benefits – Leaves of Absence with Modified Duties and Review Extensions
5-207: Identification Cards
5-303: University Insurance Policy
5-305: Reduced Tuition Programs
5-304: Other Benefits
Faculty Responsibilities
6-316: Code of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities (Faculty Code)
1-020: Required Professional Boundaries in Relationships
1-021: Abusive Conduct
→ R1-012C: Abusive Conduct Reporting and Resolution Process for Faculty
6-011: Functions and Procedures of the Senate Consolidated Hearing Committee
6-010: Academic Freedom, Academic Grievances, Functions and Procedures of the Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights
6-308: Grievances
6-318: Acquisition and Control of Non-Library Books
6-400: Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities (Academic Misconduct, Student Code)
Reminder Memo Academic Misconduct
Academic Misconduct flow chart
Misconduct Letter to Registrar-Template
Outline for Academic Appeals Chair
Academic Misconduct Quick Tips
1-012: University Non-Discrimination Policy
1-006: Conflict of Interest
5-117: ADA Policy, Reasonable Accommodation and Access
7-001: Policy for Research Misconduct
7-020: Determining Authorship in Scholarly or Scientific Publications
3-030: Travel Policy
3-062: Honorarium Payments
7-002: Patents and Inventions
7-003: Ownership of Copyrightable Works and Related Works
7-020: Determining Authorship in Scholarly or Scientific Publications
7-100: University Research Committees
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects
7-001: Policy for Research Misconduct
6-500: Curriculum Management and Administration
6-101: Undergraduate Study and Degrees
6-116: Undergraduate Certificates
6-117: Undergraduate Emphases
6-200: Graduate Studies and Degrees [Role of Graduate Council and Undergraduate Council]
6-201: Graduate Studies and Degrees, Master of Arts and Master of Sciences
6-203: Graduate Studies and Degrees, Doctor of Philosophy
6-224: Graduate Studies and Degrees, Graduate Certificate Guidelines
6-225: Graduate Studies and Degrees, Graduate Emphases
6-400: Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities (Academic Misconduct, Student Code)
6-409: Graduate Student Parental Leave
R6-309A: Postdoctoral Fellows Parental Leave
10-003: Field Trips
→ G1-004C: Guideline: Managing Difficult Student Behavior
6-001: Academic Units and Academic Governance – Roles of Faculties, Committees, Councils, and Academic Senate→ R6-001CMP: Curricula Management Plans of Academic Units
→ G6-001CMP: Guideline: Curriculum Management Plan