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Stipulated Policies
Institutional Integrity
- A widely disseminated, written policy statement of commitment to academic freedom in teaching, learning, research, publication and oral presentation.
Faculty Handbook
- Due process procedures that demonstrate that faculty and students are protected in their quest for truth.
Faculty Handbook
Student Handbook
Academic Life
Academic Honesty
- Written policies on due process and grievance procedures for faculty, staff and students.
Faculty Handbook
Staff Handbook
Student Handbook
Academic Life
Academic Honesty
Course Grade Appeal
- A clear statement of institutional policies, requirements, and expectations to current and prospective employees.
Faculty Handbook
Staff Handbook
- Institutionally developed and published non-discrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action policies.
Faculty Handbook
Staff Handbook
University Catalog
- Clearly written policies on conflict of interest for board, administration, faculty, and staff, including appropriate limitations on the relations of business, industry, government, and private donors to research in the institution.
Research
- Policies covering human subjects and animals in research, classified research, patent provisions, cooperative research relations with industry, and other similar issues related to the integrity and independence of the research enterprise.
Institutional Review Board
Animal Research Policy
- Institutions that support applied research having the potential for producing significant revenue have clear policies on how faculty responsible for such research share revenue from patents, licenses, and sales. Institutions supporting entrepreneurial activity of faculty of institutionally sponsored research parks have clear policies covering the involvement of faculty in such ventures, the protection of basic research, and the publications of research results.
Point Loma Nazarene University does not support applied research that has the potential for producing significant revenue. Educational Programs
- Precise, accurate, and current information in printed material regarding,
a) educational purposes;
Undergraduate Catalog
Graduate Catalog b) degrees, curricular programs, educational resources, and course offerings,
Undergraduate Catalog (see departmental offerings)
Graduate Catalog (see departmental offerings) c) student charges and other financial obligations, student financial aid, and fee refund policies;
Undergraduate:
Financing an Education
Undergraduate Financial Aid
Graduate:
Graduate Financial Aid d) requirements for admission and for achievement of degrees;
Undergraduate Catalog
Graduate Catalog e) the names of the administration, faculty and governing board.
Administration
Faculty
Board of Trustees
- Publications that make clear the status (e.g., full-time, part-time, adjunct) of each faculty member.
Full-time Faculty
Part-time / Adjunct Faculty (see Department Chair or School Dean)
- Clearly articulated policies for the transfer of credit to ensure that students who transfer in with general education course credits meet the institution’s own standards for the completion of the general education requirement.
Records Office Policies
Admissions Policy Statement
Transfer Guide
- Policies and procedures for additions and deletions of programs.
Academic Policies Committee (responsible for undergraduate programs)
Graduate Studies Committee (responsible for graduate programs) The Academic Policies and Graduate Studies Committees have clear processes for additions of programs. The policy for deletion of programs is currently under development.
Course Deletion Policy
- Requirements for continuation in, or termination from, academic programs, and a policy for readmission of students who are disqualified for academic reasons.
Undergraduate
Graduate
- Clearly stated graduation requirements that are consistently applied in the degree certification process.
Undergraduate
Graduate:
Business
Education
Nursing
Religion Faculty
- Personnel policies governing employment of teaching fellows and assistants.
The University does not employ teaching fellows and assistants.
- Policy designed to integrate part-time faculty appropriately into the life of the institution.
Adjunct Faculty Handbook
- Explicit and equitable faculty personnel policies and procedures.
Faculty Handbook
- Policies on salaries and benefits.
Faculty Handbook
- Policies for faculty and staff regarding privacy and accessibility of information.
Faculty
FERPA statement
Faculty Handbook
Staff Handbook Library
- Written library collection development and weeding policies, including the bases for accepting gifts.
Students
- Admission and retention policies and procedures, with particular attention to the application of sound admission and retention policies for athletes, international students, and other cases where unusual pressures may be anticipated.
Admissions
Retention
- Cleary defined admissions policies attentive to the special needs of international students.
Catalog Statement
International Admissions
- Policies on student rights and responsibilities, including the rights of due process and redress of grievances.
Student Handbook:
Discipline Process
- Publications that include policies and rules defining inappropriate student conduct.
Personal Conduct
Community Living
Student Handbook
- A policy regarding fee refunds that is uniformly administered, and consistent with customary standards.
Undergraduate
Graduate Finances
- Policies, guidelines, and processes for developing the budget.
- Clearly defined and implemented policies with regard to cash management and investments, approved by the governing board.
- Policies and a code of ethics for employees involved in buying, bidding, or providing purchase orders.
- Policies on risk management, addressing loss by fire, burglary and defalcation; liability of the governing board and administration; and liability for personal injury and property damage.
- Policies regarding fundraising activities that comply with sound ethical accounting and financial principles.
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