Faculty & Academics

• Academic Councils and Committees of the University
  
• Academic Program Review Policy
  
• Accessible Electronic and Information Technology Policy
  
• Access to the Law Library by Non-Law-School Users
  
• Adding/Removing a Course for the Human Diversity Requirement
  
• Adding/Removing a Writing Infused Course to/from the Catalog Procedure
  
• Administrative and Faculty Appointments
  
• Adverse Events in Human Subjects Research Policy
  
• Alcoholic Beverage Policy
  
• Amendment of Faculty Senate Bylaws
  
• Amendment Procedures of NIU Bylaws
  
• Animals on Campus
  
• Appeal Procedures for Personnel Decisions
  
• Authorship Policy
  
• Certificates of Undergraduate Study Guidelines
  
• Collegiality Statement on Professional Behavior of University Employees
  
• Conflict of Interest
  
• Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Policy
  
• Contract Majors
  
• Curricular Approval Procedures
  
• Curricular Definitions
  
• Curricular Policies and Procedures
  
• Data Management Policy
  
• Disability Resource Center Policy and Procedure
  
• Elimination of Academic Programs and Reassignment of Faculty
  
• External Search Firms
  
• Extra Employment for Graduate Assistants
  
• Faculty and SPS Personnel Advisor
  
• Faculty Credential Policies
  
• Faculty Emeritus Status
  
• Freedom of Expression Policy
  
• Graduate Course Requirements and Scheduling
  
• Graduate Faculty Membership Policies and Procedures
  
• Grievance Procedures for Non-Union Faculty and Staff
  
• Grievance Procedures for Students
  
• Grievance Procedures for Violation of Academic Freedom
  
• Guidelines for Certificates of Graduate Study and Graduate-Level Concentrations
  
• Guidelines for the Development of Interdisciplinary Courses
  
• Health and Safety Policy
  
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
  
• HIPAA Security and Privacy Compliance Policy
  
• Human Rights
  
• Huskie Pride Lights
  
• Identity Protection Policy
  
• Immigration Sponsorship Policy
  
• Indirect Cost Distribution
  
• Informed Consent for Human Research
  
• Institutional Biosafety Committee Policy
  
• International Academic Exchange Linkage Agreements
  
• International Travel Policy and Procedures
  
• Joint Appointment Policy
  
• Offering a Graduate Assistantship
  
• Online and Hybrid Course Policies
  
• Operating Procedures for Curricular Items
  
• Pest and Animal Control Procedure
  
• Placement of Critical Materials in Faculty Personnel Files
  
• Policies and Regulations for Off-Campus Teaching
  
• Policies Pertaining to Graduate Assistantships
  
• Policies Regarding Degree Programs Abroad
  
• Preamble - NIU Constitution
  
• Procedure for Review of Graduate Faculty Membership
  
• Procedures for Appealing Allegedly Capricious Course Grades of Graduate-Level Students
  
• Procedures for Appeals of Course Grades by Undergraduate Students
  
• Procedures Regarding Limited Admission to an Undergraduate Program
  
• Procedures Regarding Limited Retention in an Undergraduate Program
  
• Professional Ethics for Faculty Statement
  
• Proficiency Credit for Undergraduate Students
  
• Proprietary Courses at the Graduate Level
  
• Refunds of Class-Related Fee
  
• Relationships between University Employees and Students Policy
  
• Reports of Noncompliance Policies and Procedures
  
• Research Involving Children
  
• Research Involving Persons With Impaired Consent Capacity
  
• Research Involving Pregnant Women, Fetuses, and Neonates
  
• Research Involving Prisoners
  
• Responsibilities of Chair (or Director) of Department (or School)
  
• Responsibilities of the Division of International Affairs
  
• Sabbatical Leave Policy
  
• Scheduling and Advertising of Graduate Courses
  
• Scholarship Administration Policy
  
• Smoke-Free Campus Act
  
• Student Evaluation of Instruction
  
• System Access and Security Policy
  
• Termination or Resignation of Graduate Assistantship
  
• The Colleges
  
• Tuition and Fee Waiver Policy
  
• University Faculty Workload Policy and Guidelines
  
• Web Communications Policy for Faculty
  
• Whistleblower Policy