Policies and Procedures Related to Faculty Employment at Baylor

Many policies that apply to faculty at Baylor are found on Baylor's University Risk and Compliance Services website; the policies in the 700 series apply exclusively to faculty, but there are many general policies listed that apply to faculty and staff. Some policies that apply most specifically to faculty employment at Baylor are:

• BU-PP 701 - Academic Freedom
• BU-PP 704 - Tenure Policy
• Tenure Procedures
• BU-PP 702 - Promotion for Tenured Faculty Policy
• Promotion Procedures for Tenured Faculty
• BU-PP 716 - Policy on Lecturers and Senior Lecturers
• Lecturer Procedures
• BU-PP 719 - Clinical Faculty
• Procedures for Clinical Faculty
• BU-PP 718 - Academic Professionals
• Procedures for Academic Professionals
• Policy on Personal Conduct
• Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Interpersonal Violence Policy
• University Grievance Policy

Policies Related to Teaching

• Adding/Dropping a Course
• Attendance Policy
• FERPA/Handling Student Records

• Office Hours
• Student Course Evaluations
• Final Exam Policy
• Delayed Examinations
• Grading Policies

Honor Code and Academic Appeals

• Honor Code
• Honor Code Reporting Form (requires log-in)
• Academic Appeals

Handling Disruptive Students

• Policy on Classroom Conduct
• Policy on Threat or Harm to Self or Others
• Other Student Policies and Procedures might also be useful

Policies Related to Research

• OVPR-02: Policy for Conflicts of Interest in Research and Technology Transfer
• BU-PP 039 - Usage of Copyright Materials
• BU-PP 721 - Intellectual Property Policy
• Policy on Baylor University-Sponsored Academic Journals
• Policy on Misconduct in Research
• Policies related to various research committees (e.g., the IRB), sponsored programs, technology transfer and more may be found on the Vice Provost for Research website.