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Academic Accommodations Policy
Academic Agreements
Academic Calendar
Academic Chair Appointment and Stipend
Academic Common Market
Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Academic Integrity and Misconduct
Academic Work During University Holidays and Breaks
Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
Access Control Data Security Policy
Access to Course Sites Policy
Access to Financial Records
Access to University Property
Advanced Degree Study for Full-Time Faculty Members
Advertising and Hiring Employees
Anti-Nepotism Policy
Approval of Academic Programs, Units, and Modifications
Approved Agencies
Asbestos Management Policy
At Risk Salary for Faculty
Attendance Policy
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 Audit of Expenses Related to the Function of the President
- 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
Campus Closing due to Inclement Weather Policy
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
Compensatory Time and Worked Holidays
Compliance Policies
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safey
Computer Policy for Post-Retirees
Confined Spaces Access Policy
Conflicts of Interest and Committment
Consensual Relationships Policy
Contractor Workplace Health and Safety Policy
Contracts and Signature Authority
Copyright Compliance
Cost of Textbooks
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 Policy
Direct Deposit
Disability-Based Discrimination and Grievance Procedure
Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy
Disposal of Surplus Personal Property
Distance Education
Drug-Free Campus
Educational Leave
Electronic Courses
Electronic Waste Management
Email Use Policy
Emotional Support Animals
Employee Code of Conduct Policy
Employee Performance Evaluation
Employment Classification
Employment of Minors
Endowment Amounts
Enterprise Information Systems Updates
Enterprise Resource Planning System Backup
Equipment/Movable Property Inventory Control
Executive Administrative Officer & Academic Dean Emeritus
Experimental Courses
Exterior Temporary Signage Policy
Extra Compensation
Facilities Planning and Design Policy
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
Firearms Policy
Fire Protection and Life Safety Policy
Fitness for Duty
Flex Time
Flowers, Business Meals, and Recognition Events
Foundation Expenditures
General Education Policy
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
- Graduate School Deferral of Admission Policy
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
Housing and Meal Plan Accommodations
Identity Theft Prevention Policy
Identity Verification and Privacy Policy for Distance Education
Indoor Air Quality Policy
Information Security
Information Security Awareness Training
Institutional Financial Conflicts of Interests
Intellectual Property
Internal Investigations Policy
International Student Employment 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 – Annual Leave
Leave Policy - Bereavement
Leave Policy - Civil
Leave Policy - Leave Transfer
Leave Policy- Military Leave
Leave Policy- Sick Leave Banks
Leave Policy - Sick 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
Modified Fiscal Year Appointments
Non-Exempt Employees Who Also Teach as Adjunct Faculty
Non-Student Minors Policy
Numbering of ETSU Publications
Off-Campus Instructional Sites
Off-Cycle Paycheck Processing Policy
Outside Employment
Parental Leave Policy
Part-Time Instruction
Passenger Van
Pay and Timekeeping
Payment of Student Fees and Enrollment
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
Preventing and Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Procurement Policy for Sponsored Programs
Progressive Discipline
Promotion Policy for Lecturers
Property Acquisition and Disposal
Public Content Accessibility Policy
Public Records Policy
Reasonable Drug Testing
Records Disposal
Reduction-in-Force
Refrigerant Management
Refund
Research Data Ownership and Retention
Research Development Committee Grants
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
Standard Business Hours and Worked Hour Requirements
Standard Class Meeting Times
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
Study Abroad
Substantive Change
Summer and Winter Sessions
Syllabus Policy
Tanning Devices Prohibition Policy
Technology Transfer
Telecommunications Policy
Telecommuting*
Please see Temporary Telecommuting policy
Temporary Telecommuting Policy
Tenure
Termination of Student Employment
Third Party Contracts & Agreements
Transcript for Employment Purposes Policy
Transfer and/or Acceptance of Credit for Undergraduate Students
Transfer of Sick Leave Between Employees
Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards
Undergraduate Admissions Policies
- Dual Admission for Tennessee Community College Students
- International Applicants Undergraduate Admission Policy
- International Student Undergraduate Readmission Policy
- Undergraduate Academic Fresh Start Policy
- Undergraduate Admissions Appeals and Request for Consideration
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for First-time Freshmen
- Undergraduate Admissions Policy for High School Credit Pilot Program
- 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 for International Applicants
Undergraduate Advisement
Undergraduate Course Load Policy
Undergraduate Degree and Graduation Requirements Policy
Undergraduate Grade Appeal Policy
Undergraduate GPA Calculation and Grading Policy
Undergraduate Grading and Retention of Records Responsibility
Undergraduate Grading Policy on Incomplete Grades
Undergraduate Admissions Appeal and Request for Consideration
Undergraduate Policy on Pass/Fail Courses
Undergraduate Policy on Repeated Courses
Undergraduate Reverse Transfer
Uniform Procedures for Cases Subject to UAPA
University Catalogs
University Computing Standards
University Free Speech
University Libraries
University Commons and Associated Greenspaces
Utility Cart Safe Operation
Use of Electronic Signatures
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)
Wi-Fi Policy
Winter and Summer School Compensation
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.