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A comprehensive list of the Utah System of Higher Education's policies and procedures is contained within this site. Please select from the table of contents below to access this information.
Table of Contents
Section 1. System Governance (R100 - R199)Section 2. Institutional Governance (R200 - R299)
Section 3. Master Planning (R300 - R399)
Section 4. Academic Affairs (R400 - R499)
Section 5. Business and Financial Affairs (R500 - R599)
Section 6. Student Financial Aid (R600 - R699)
Section 7. Capital Facilities (R700 - R799)
Section 8. Personnel (R800 - R899)
Section 9. Office of the Commissioner (R900 - R999)
Section 1. System Governance (R100 - R199)
Constitution
- Utah Constitution, Article X, Education
- Control of Higher Education System by Statute – Rights and Immunities Confirmed – Article X, Section 4
Higher Education Statutes
State Board of Regents Bylaws and Governance R120 - R129
- R120, Bylaws of the State Board of Regents
- R121, Functions of the State Board of Regents
- R123, Board Self-Evaluation and Orientation
State Board of Regents - Other Procedures R130 - R139
- R132, Government Records Access and Management Act Guidelines
- R134, Informal Adjudicative Procedures under the Utah Administrative Procedures Act
- R135, Institutional Legal Counsel in the System of Higher Education
- R136, Language Proficiency in the Utah System of Higher Education
Commissioner of Higher Education R140 - R149
- R141, Functions of the Commissioner of Higher Education
- R143, Succession Plan for Commissioner of Higher Education
Council of Presidents R150 - R159
Liaison with State Board of Education R160 - R169
Section 2. Institutional Governance (R200 - R299)
Presidents of Institutions R200 to R219
- R201, Presidents' Responsibility to the System, the Assigned Institution, and for Legislative Relations
- R203, Search Committee Appointment and Function, and Regents' Selection of Presidents of Institutions
- R205, Presidential Appointment, Term of Office, and Compensation and Benefits
- R206, Executive Officer External Service
- R207, Institutional Residences for Colleges and Universities in the Utah System of Higher Education
- R208, Resource and Review Teams
- R209, Evaluation of Presidents
- R210, Chief Executive Officer Leaves of Absence
- R211, Succession Plan for Commissioner of Higher Education
- R212, Presidential Travel Oversight
Boards of Trustees R220 - R229
- R220, Delegation of Responsibilities to the President and Board of Trustees
- R220 Checklist of Presidents' and Trustees' Responsibilities
- R220 Supplement, References to Responsibilities
- R223, Faculty and Staff Participation in Board of Trustees Meetings
Campus Governance R250 - R269
- R251, Campus Speakers
- R253, Campus Discipline
- R254, Secure Area Hearing Rooms
- R255, Scheduling and Authorizing Use of Campus Facilities
- R257, Maintenance of Class Schedules
- R261, Parental Notification Regarding Alcohol and Drug Violations
Foundations R270 - R279
Section 3. Master Planning (R300 - R399)
Summary of the Master Plan R300 - R309
- R301, 1986 Master Plan Executive Summary
- R302, 2010 Report of the HigherEdUtah2020 Plan
- R303, 2011 Report of the HigherEdUtah2020 Plan
Missions and Roles R310 - R329
- R310, System-wide Vision and Mission Statements
- R312, Configuration of the Utah System of Higher Education and Institutional Missions and Roles
- R315, Service Area Designations and Coordination of Off-Campus Courses and Programs
Computing R340 - R349
- R341, Computing Systems Program
- R343, Information Management
- R345, Information Technology Resource Security
Education Television and Communications Networking R350 - R359
Section 4. Academic Affairs (R400 - R499)
Program Approval, Role Changes, and Administrative Unit Changes R400 - R419
- R401, Approval of New Programs, Program Changes, Discontinued Programs, and Program Reports
- R411, Cyclical Institutional Program Reviews
Major Program Area Policies R420 - R459
- R424, Public Colleges of Education and Centennial Schools
- R428, Coodination, Support and Monitoring of Career and Technical Education
- R430, Continuing Education/Community Service
Academic Standards, Access and Placement R460 - R469
Award or Transfer of Credit R470 - R479
- R470, General Education, Common Course Numbering, Lower-Division
Pre-Major Requirements, Transfer of Credits, and Credit by Examination- R473, Standards for Granting Credit for Course Work Completed at Applied Technology Centers
Academic Freedom and Professional Responsibility R480 - R489
- R481, Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, Tenure, Termination, and Post-Tenure Review
- R482, Bona Fide Financial Exigency and Personnel Reduction
- R483, Award of Tenure
- R485, Faculty Workload Guidelines
Oversight of Academic Affairs R490 - R499
Section 5. Business and Financial Affairs (R500 - R599)
Budgeting R500 - R509
- R501, Budgeting Definitions and Guidelines
- R503, "Soft" to "Hard" Money and Report of Faculty on "Soft" Money
- R504, Budget Adjustments for Declining Enrollments
- R506, Inventory of Budget Related and Self Supporting Courses
- R508, Guidelines for Approving Lists of Comparable Institutions
Tuition and Fees R510 - R519
- R510, Tuition and Fees
- R511, Tuition Disclosures and Consultation
- R512, Determination of Resident Status
- R513, Tuition Waivers and Reductions
Dedicated Credits R520 - R529
Grants, Gifts & Contracts R530 - R534
Reimbursed Overhead R535 - R539
Investments and Discretionary Funds R540 - R549
- R541, Management and Reporting of Institutional Investments
- R543, Commercial Banking Services
- R545, Disclosure of Foreign Donations to Higher Education Institutions
- R548, Institutional Discretionary Funds Administration and Accountability
Auxiliary and Service Enterprises R550 - R559
- R550, Auxiliary Enterprises Operation and Accountability
- R555, Providing Facilities, Goods and Services in Competition with Private Enterprise
- R556, Transportation in Campus Vehicles
- R557, Motor Vehicles
- R558, Surplus Property
Accounting and Financial Controls R560 - R564
Auditing R565 - R569
Procurement & Purchasing R570-575
Expenditure Limitations R580 - R589
- R581, Payment of Dues and Memberships
- R582, Per Diem Compensation for Services
- R583, Student Recruitment and the Report of Advertising Costs
- R587, Lease-Purchase Financing
- R588, Delegation of Debt Policy to Board of Trustees
Revenue Bonds R590 - R599
Section 6. Student Financial Aid (R600 - R699)
Administration, Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid, Work/Study, Student Loan Guarantee Program (UHEAA) R600 - R679
- R601, Board of Directors of the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
- R602, Bylaws of the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority Board of Directors
- R603, Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loan Program
- R604, New Century Scholarship
- R605, Higher Education Success Stipend Program
- R606, Utah Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership ("LEAP") Program
- R608, Utah Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship Program
- R609, Regents' Scholarship
- R610, Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority Federal Family Education Loan Program, PLUS, SLS and Loan Consolidation Program
- R612, Lender Participation
- R615, UHEAA Grant
- R616, Minority Scholarships
- R626, Lender-of-Last-Resort Program
- R649, Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority Privacy Policy
Collection of Student Loans R680 - R684
Educational Savings Programs R685-R689
Section 7. Capital Facilities (R700 - R799)
Statutory Provisions R700 - R709
- R701, Selected provisions from the State Building Board and the Division of Facilities Construction and Management Statutes
General Policy R710 - R719
- R710, Capital Facilities
- R711, State Building Board Delegation of Capital Facilities Projects
- R712, Nontraditional Arrangements for Development of Facilities on Campuses
- R713, Funding of Student Centers
- R714, Capital Facilities Community Impact
Master Planning R720 - R729
Annual Requests R740 - R749
- R741, Capital Development Prioritization - CDP
- R741, Apendix A: Analysis of Mission and Role Projects
Guidelines R750 - R759
Special Facilities R760 - R769
Section 8. Personnel (R800 - R899)
Affirmative Action R800 - R809
- R801, Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Nondiscrimination
- R803, Students and Employees Called to Active Military Service
- R805, Women and Minorities in Faculty and Administrative Positions
Compensation R810 - R829
- R811, Guidelines for Classification of Non-Exempt Personnel
- R816, Overtime Pay, Overload Assignments, and Compensatory Time
- R817, Collective Bargaining for Higher Education Employees
- R821, Employee Benefits
- R824, Tuition Remissions Benefits
Grievances R830 - R839
Conditions of Employment R840 - R849
- R841, Minimum Requirements for Disciplinary Sanctions and Termination of Staff Personnel
- R843, Guidelines for Reduction in Force Policy
- R845, Guidelines for Payment in Lieu of Notice Policy
- R847, Criminal Background Checks
Retirement Programs R850 - R859
- R851, Guidelines for Retirement Programs
- R853, Transition and Retirement Provisions for Chief Executive Officers
- R854, Regents Professorships (Effective October 1, 2004)
- R854a, Regents Professorships (Prior to October 1, 2004)
Section 9. Office of the Commissioner (R900 - R999)
Personnel Practices R900 - R919
- R901, Personnel Definitions
- R902, Personnel File
- R903, University of Utah Identification Cards
- R905, Employee Relations and Organizations
- R906, Staff Employment
- R908, Reinstatement of Permanent Staff Employees
- R909, Health Requirements
- R910, Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
- R911, Employment of Relatives
- R912, Transfer of System Institution Employees to the Office of the Commissioner
- R914, Personnel Orientation for Permanent Employees
- R915, Staff Employee Separations
Conditions of Employment R920 - R930
- R922, Personal Conduct
- R923, Remunerative Consultation and other Employment Activities
- R925, Conflicts of Interest
- R926, Acceptable Use of Office-owned IT Resources
- R927, Use and Security of Property
- R928, Leaves of Absence (Health-Related)
- R929, Leaves of Absence (Non Health-Related)
- R930, Drug-Free Workplace
Benefits R931 - R939
- R931, Holidays and Holiday Premium Pay
- R932, Vacation Leave
- R933, Other Benefits
- R934, Reduced Tuition Programs
- R935, Recreational Benefits
- R937, Insurance Programs
- R938, Workers Compensation Insurance
Compensation R940 - R949
- R941, Staff Compensation
- R942, Payroll Deductions
- R943, Employee Tax Shelter Programs
- R945, Personal Change of Name
- R947, Garnishments
Employment Grievances R950 - R959
- R951, Staff Employee Grievances
- R952, Discrimination and Sexual Harrassment Complaints
- R953, Americans with Disabilities Act Complaint Procedures
- R954, Sexual Harassment and Consensual Relationships
Retirement and Termination R960 - R969
- R961, Retirement
- R962, Retirement Programs
- R963, Reduction in Force and Severance Pay
- R964, Corrective Action and Termination of Staff Personnel
Budget and Finance R980 - R989
Records Security R990 - R995
