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Academic Affairs Manual (ACD)
Table of Contents
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000 Introductory Material
100 University Overview
200 Professionalism
300 Faculty Responsibilities
400 Nondiscrimination
500 Personnel
600 Benefits
700 Leaves and Absences
800 General
000 Introductory Material - Back to Top
001 Introduction
002 Definitions
100 University Overview - Back to Top
101 ASU—Purpose and Objectives
102 Academic Administration
110 Reporting Lines for Public Service and Research Centers/Institutes
111 Shared Governance
111–01 Faculty Voting Rights
111–02 Unit Bylaws
111–03 Faculty and Academic Professional Participation in Evaluation of Academic Administrators
112 Faculty and Academic Professional Government
112–01 Academic Constitution and Bylaws
113 Administrative Councils
114 University Standing Committees and Boards
116 Intercollegiate Athletics
118 Classified and Proprietary Research
119 Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
120 “Second-Generation” Credit
121 Privacy Rights of Students
122 Drug-Free Campus Environment
123 Misuse of University Assets
124 University Employee Recognition Program
125 Computer, Internet, and Electronic Communications Information Management Policy
126 Reference Check and Background Verification
200 Professionalism - Back to Top
201 Academic Freedom
202 Academic Responsibility
202–01 Faculty Responsibilities
202–02 Academic Professional Responsibilities
203 Governance
203–01 Faculty and Academic Professional Governance—Responsibilities
204 Faculty and Academic Professional Ethics
204–01 Code of Ethics
204–02 Standards of Professional Conduct for Faculty Members and Academic Professionals
204–03 Use of the University’s Name
204–04 Royalties from Instructional Materials
204–05 Sales by Faculty or Academic Professionals to the University
204–06 Gifts and Gratuities
204–07 Whistle-Blowing and Personnel Actions
204–08 Conflict of Interest
204–09 Violence in the Workplace
205 Political Activity
205–01 Political Activity and Lobbying
206 Advanced Degrees and Graduate Study
300 Faculty Responsibilities - Back to Top
301 Workloads
302 Committees
303 Effort Reports
304 Class Duties
304–01 Examinations and Grade Posting
304–02 Missed Classes Due to University-Sanctioned Activities
304–04 Accommodation for Religious Practices
304–05 Course Enrollment/Attendance
304–06 Commercial Note-Taking Services
304–08 Classroom and Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
304–09 Evaluation of Teaching
304–10 Course Syllabus
304–11 Missed Classes Due to Military Line–of–Duty Activities
305 Out-of-Class Academic Duties
305–01 Planning and Seeking Approval of New Degree Programs
305–02 Establishing an Academic Unit
305–03 Changes in Program or College Admission Standards
305–04 Special Class Fees and Deposits
305–05 Reporting Date, Office Hours, and Ordering Textbooks
305–08 Academic Advisement
305–09 Faculty Responsibility in Credit Evaluation and Transfer
305–10 Comprehensive Examinations for Advanced Placement
305–11 Commencement
305–12 Regulations for Undergraduate Academic Minors
305–13 Establishing New Course Prefixes
306 Research Responsibilities
306–01 Retention of Research Data
400 Nondiscrimination - Back to Top
401 Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
402 Romantic or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty Members and Students
405 Individuals with Disabilities
406 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
500 Personnel - Back to Top
501 Conditions of Faculty Service
502 Conditions of Postdoctoral Scholar Service
503 Conditions of Professional Service
504 Conditions of Administrative Service at ASU
505 Appointments and Positions
505–01 Initial Appointment and Offer Letter
505–02 Faculty Membership, Appointment Categories, Ranks, and Titles
505–03 Academic Professional Status, Ranks, Titles, and Appointment Categories
505–04 Transfer, Joint, and Affiliated Faculty and Academic Professional Appointments
505–05 Faculty and Academic Professional Administrative Appointments
505–06 Recruitment/Appointment
506 Faculty Personnel Actions
506–01 Preamble for Promotion and Tenure
506–03 Faculty Probationary Appointments
506–04 Tenure
506–05 Faculty Promotion
506–10 Annual Evaluations of Faculty
506–11 Post-Tenure Review
507 Academic Professional Personnel Actions
507–01 Preamble for Academic Professional Personnel Actions
507–03 Year-to-Year Appointments
507–04 Multiple-Year Appointments
507–05 Academic Professional Probationary Appointments
507–06 Continuing Appointment for Academic Professionals
507–07 Academic Professional Promotion
507–08 Annual Performance Evaluation of Academic Professionals
507–09 Post-Continuing Appointment Review
508 Severance
508–01 Nonreappointment
508–03 Dismissal for Cause
508–05 Release of Academic Professionals and Faculty
508–06 Resignation of a Faculty Member or Academic Professional
508–07 Retirement Age
509 Problem Resolution
509–01 University Ombudsperson Program
509–02 Grievance Policy for Faculty
509–03 Grievance Policy for Academic Professionals
510 Supplemental Professional Activity
510–01 Notification of Consulting or Other Outside Business Activities or Arrangements for Faculty and Academic Professionals
510–02 Supplemental Pay
510–03 Appointments for Summer Sessions
510–04 Intra-Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Consulting
511 Salary Adjustments
511–01 Salary Adjustments
511–02 Temporary Salary Adjustments
512 Payroll—Pay Dates and Deductions
513 Request for a Manual Warrant
514 Payment Options—Academic Year Appointments
515 Nepotism
516 Employment of Foreign Nationals
517 Student Employment
517–02 Employment of Nonimmigrant International Students
517–03 English Language Competence and Employment of Teaching Assistants
600 Benefits - Back to Top
601 Insurance Programs
601–01 Health and Dental Coverage
601–03 Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
601–04 Long-Term Disability Insurance
601–05 Short-Term Disability Insurance
601–06 Workers’ Compensation
601–07 Unemployment Insurance
601–08 Automobile Insurance
602 Employee Reduced In-State Tuition
603 Direct Deposit of Paychecks
604 United States Savings Bonds
605 Credit Union Payroll Deduction
606 Tax-Sheltered Plans
607 Retirement Programs and Benefits
607–01 Emeritus Status
607–02 Contribution to Social Security
607–03 Participation in a Retirement Plan
607–04 Arizona State Retirement System Benefits
607–06 Arizona Optional Retirement Plan Benefits
608 Survivor Benefits
609 Employee Assistance Program
610 Flexible Spending Accounts
700 Leaves and Absences - Back to Top
701 Responsibilities of Faculty and Leaves from Campus
702 Health-Related Leaves
702–02 Health-Related Leave
702–03 Family Leave
702–04 Bereavement Leave
703 Report of Illness, Accident, or Death
704 Vacation Leave
704–01 Vacation Leave
704–03 Compassionate Transfer of Leave
705 Sabbatical Leave
706 Jury Duty and Material Witness Service Leave
707 Leave of Absence without Pay
708 Military Leave
710 Parental Leave with Pay
711 Bone Marrow or Organ Donor Leave
800 General - Back to Top
801 Identification Cards
802 Keys
803 Library Loan Policy
804 Tobacco-Free Campus
805 Eating and Drinking in Academic Areas
806 Travel for University Business
807 University Vehicles
808 Lost, Stolen, or Found Property
809 Fire Alarms
810 Registration of Faculty and Academic Professional Organizations or Groups
811 Access to and Release of Official Personnel Records Information
812 Records Storage and Destruction
814 Job References
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