Policies and Procedures

Academic Specialist

• Criteria for Long-Term Contract for Academic Specialists (10.35R

Adjunct Faculty

• Adjunct Faculty Appointment & Promotion 13.33 (2013 document)
• Adjunct Faculty Appointment & Promotion 97.16 (1997 document)

Non-Tenure Track Faculty

• Policies on Research Scientist, Clinical and Lecturer Faculty (22.43)

Tenure-Track Faculty

• Participation of Associate Faculty Members on the P&T Committee at IUB (21.71)
• Promotion and Tenure Criteria for Tenure-Track Faculty (22.57)
• Unsolicited Letters in Promotion and Tenure Dossiers by Faculty (09.38R)
• Promotion and Tenure Committee (05.45R)
• Third-Year Review (Tenure Track)
• Chair's Letter in Promotion and Tenure Cases (09.39R)

• Annual Performance Review (22.22R)
• Merit Review during the COVID-19 Pandemic (21.41R)
• 2021 Faculty Merit Review (22.21)

• Tenure track faculty can find University sabbatical leave policies and forms on the web site of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
• School of Education Professional Leave Procedure (Clinical Faculty and Lecturers (05.38R)

• Department Chair Person's Duties and Responsibilities (19.42)

Diversity

• Resolution on Demographics Data Collection (16.29)
• Periodic Review of Award Recipients (18.41)

Graduate Studies

• Mission Statement and Policies for Review of PhD/EdD Requirements (91.13)
• Graduate Program Review Process (13.11R)
• Faculty Qualified to Teach Graduate Programs (16.28)
• Appointment to Graduate Faculty Status (19.55)
• Guidelines for Involvement of Emeritus Faculty on Program & Research Committees (19.33)

Other

• Search, Appointment, Review, and Removal Process for School of Education Academic Administrators (24.29)
• Departmental Voting Eligibility for Split Appointed Faculty (09.25)
• Allocation of Faculty Time (13.48)
• Ratio of Courses Taught by Faculty (17.26R)
• Faculty Teaching Load Policy (19.29)
• Operating Procedures for Teacher Ed Council (02.23)
• Visiting Scholars Program Policy (18.64)
• Armstrong Distinguished Awards Criteria (97.13)
• Policy on Tested Experience (19.20)
• Training Requirement for Teaching Online (20.13)
• Mentoring Program (20.36)

• Policy on Experimental Courses (72.30)
• Modification to the Experimental Course Policy (72.55)
• Policy on 600 Level Courses at Regional Campuses (73.34a)
• IUB SOE Internal Process for OCAP Development and Approval (22.08R)

• Review of Centers (19.21)
• Policy on Centers and Institutes (20.16)

• Undergraduate Grading Policy (16.43)

General Student Policies

• Policy on Student Work Requirements for the Awarding of Credit (79.45)
• Proposal for Re-validation of Non-licensure Coursework (15.12)
• Students in Online Programs Taking Courses on Campus (18.08)
• Students in Residential Programs Taking Online Courses (18.09)

Undergraduate Student Policies

• Professional Expectations Student Agreement (06.22R)
• Grade Point Average (06.27R)
• Academic Probation (17.35)
• GPA Requirements for School of Education (91.11)
• Gradpact (95.24)
• Undergraduate Academic Minor and Certificate Policy Update (21.30)
• Teacher Education Course Minimum Grades (97.27)
• Teacher Education Program Minimum Grades in Content Courses (15.07)
• Policy on Prior Learning Credit - Undergraduates (20.54)

Graduate Student Policies

• Admissions
  • Revision of Minimum GRE Scores (12.25) 
  • Policy on Re-application (16.19)
  • IAET Waiver Policy (17.15)
  • IELTS Exam for Graduate Admission (17.27)
  • Admission Requirements for International Students (87.27) 
  • Graduate Admissions Procedure (96.23)
  • Change in Admission Policy (99.32)
•  Certificate
  • Policies for Graduate Certificates (21.53) 
• Doctoral
  • Proposal for Minor Qualifying Exam (15.13)
  • Six Months to Submit Dissertation After Defense (18.06)
  • Procedures Responding to Doctoral Program Self-Studies (74.8)
  • Qualifying Exam Policy (81.38)
  • GPC Change in Doctoral Research Committee Membership (84.23R)
  • Qualyfying Examinations for School Admin EdD Program (97.28)
•  IRB
  • Changes to IRB Review - Human Subjects - EdD (18.17)
  • Changes to IRB Review - Human Subjects - PhD (18.18)
•  Leaves
  • Paid Accommodation for SoE Graduate Students on Student Academic Appointment (23.40) 
• Masters
  • Policy for the MS in Education Degree (79.70)
  • Procedures for Students Pursuing an MS Degree in Education with Thesis (84.21R)
  • Policy on Masters & Specialist Degrees while Enrolled in Higher Education Program (88.29)
• Residency
  • School of Education Policy on Residence for Advance Graduate Degree Programs (77.38)
  • Residence Requirements for EdD in School Administration Degree (79.30)
  • Revised Residence Policy (88.29)
• Other Graduate Student Policies
  • Policies on Grades and Course Revalidation (84.22R)
  • Monthly Conferral of Degrees and Certificates (18.07)
  • Courses Counted in Programs (15.06)
  • Graduate Student Misconduct Policy (20.35)
  • Policy on Prior Learning Credit - Graduate (20.55)
  • Graduate Student Annual Review (21.27)
  • Fee Remission Credit Flexibility (21.65)

• Policy Council Practice for Academic Program Approval
• Policy Council Template for Committee Annual Reports

Tenure-Track Faculty: Promotion and Tenure

• Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion Review from OVPFAA
• Tenure Track Timeline
• Sample Ballot for Promotion to Full Professor
• Sample Ballot for Promotion to Associate Professor
• Sample List of External Referees

Research, Teaching and Clinical Ranks: Promotion

• Guidelines for Promotion Reviews from OVPFAA

Tenure-Track Faculty: Sabbatical

• Tenure track faculty can find University sabbatical leave policies and forms on the web site of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
• Sabbatical Application
• School of Education Sabbatical Leave Rating Scale

Professional Leave (Clinical and Lecturer)

• Professional Leave Application

• Completion Report for Professional Leave

 Administrative

• Search Committee Guidelines and Process for Academic Hires
• Procedure for Trustees Teaching Awards
• Guidelines for Third Year Review Committees
• Guidelines for 1-Credit Courses
• Guidelines for Administrator Reviews
• Guidelines for Evaluation of Teaching

• Student Grievance Appeal/Application Procedure
• Fee Remission Credit Distribution Across Semesters Procedure