Northern Illinois University

School of Music

FACULTY HANDBOOK

Last updated December, 2006

The School of Music is guided by the NASM Code of Ethics in all matters


ACADEMIC MATTERS

Admissions
Admission to Upper-Level Applied Study
Applied Faculty Jury Participation
Auditions
Awards
Change of Grade
Class Rolls
Commencement
Course Syllabi
Ensemble Audition Criteria
Extra Rehearsals
Final Examinations and Grades
Grade Appeal
Graduate Assistantships
Incompletes
Independent Studies
Internships
NIU Grading System
Office Hours
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Reading Day
Recruiting
Research Involving Human Subjects
Research Resources
Scholarships
Sponsored Admission and Transfer Review
Student Privacy and the Posting of Grades

MISCELLANEOUS

Benevolence Fund
Campus Guests
Faculty Bulletin Board
Media Equipment
Policy on Smoking, Food, Drinks and Alcohol
Radio Stations
Summer Address

MUSIC LIBRARY

Circulation of Materials
Guidelines for Placing Materials on Reserve
Ordering New Materials
Orientation/Instruction

OPERATIONS

Calendar
Ensemble Programs
Equipment Removal from Campus
Keys
Large Ensemble Office
Office Operation
Piano Tuning
Recording Services
Recital Dates
Recital Programs
Tornado Alerts

SCHOOL BUSINESS

Absence Policy
Applied Fund Guidelines
Budget Allocations
CD Collection in Music Office
Committees
Contractual Period/Pay Periods
Convocations & Honors Convocation
Equipment Purchased Through Grants
Facsimile Transmissions (fax)
Faculty Meetings
Faculty Personnel Files
GroupWise WebAccess (off-campus e-mail)
Hiring Procedures
International Student Employment
Mail
MUSC 220 Concert Series Funding
Office Hours
Personnel Evaluations
Student Evaluations
Student Organization Advisors
Telephone Service
Work Loads

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Administration and Staff
Faculty Area Representatives
Faculty

APPENDICES

Applied Studio Enrollment Confirmation Form
Copyright Information
Curriculum Proposal - Catalog Change Form
Curriculum Proposal - New Course Form
FERPA Guidelines for Faculty and Staff
Grade of I (incomplete) Report Form
Honors Convocation Program Information Form
Independent Study Request Form
Music Literacy Assessment Tool
Music 220 Concert Fund Application
NIU and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Procedures for Appealing Allegedly Capricious Semester Grades of Graduate Students
Procedures for Appealing Allegedly Capricious Semester Grades of Undergraduate Students
Request for Authorization to Travel and/or Absence from Regular Duties
Sophomore Competency Confirmation Form
Student Organization Faculty Advisor Memorandum of Understanding
Syllabus Guidelines
Syllabus Outline
University Policies for Grades of Incomplete
Waiver of Prerequisite or Corequisite Request Form