Polices 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
Registration and Record-Keeping Office Hours, Exams, and Grading PoliciesHonor 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
- BU-PP 700 - Conflict of Interest
- 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.