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Academic Honesty: Approval Date: 5/13/2005; Academic honesty policy delineates student, faculty, and administrative responsibilities in regards to academic honesty. The policy defines incidents of Academic dishonesty and the sanctions that can be applied.
Academic Renewal: Approval Date:; A student may request that one or two semesters (or quarters) of academic work be disregarded for purposes of grade point average and progress toward degree completion once during their academic career.
Access Control To Campus Facilities: Approval Date: 4/24/2000; The California State University San Marcos University Police Department is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment, and the protection of all properties and facilities owned, operated, controlled, or administered by the University. T ...
Access to Laboratories and Potentially Hazardous Areas: Approval Date: 8/12/2002; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to restrict access to its laboratories and other potentially hazardous areas. Certain minors and members of the public, who are not Cal State San Marcos students currently enrolled in labora ...
Account Management Responsibility: Approval Date: 7/6/1999; Account management is defined as a delegation of authority to obligate the use of resources in one or more accounts housing University funds. Decentralized account management is an integral function of the University’s decentralized financial manage ...
Accreditation of Academic Programs: Approval Date: 11/1/1995
ADA Accommodations for Non-Instructional University Events: Approval Date: 2/28/2006; The University is required to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in university sponsored events. This policy requires all sponsoring divisions/departments of the university to communicate and prepare for ...
ADA Reasonable Accommodation: Approval Date: 1/24/2000; The University will ensure that reasonable accommodation which enables a qualified individual with a disablility to engage in an equal employment opportunity will be provided whenever practicable. Reasonable accommodation is any effective modifica ...
Advanced Placement Credit: Approval Date:; Credit is granted toward undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of The College Board. Students who present scores of 3 or better will be granted 6 semester units of university credit with the ...
Affiliated Organizations (Non-Student): Approval Date: 7/16/2004; This policy applies to non-student employee organizations. The affiliation of California State University San Marcos with organized members of the community is one method by which the campus fulfills its mission. Cal State San Marcos welcomes the opp ...
Alcoholic Use on Campus: Approval Date: 5/18/2005; The possession, consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages on California State University San Marcos property is prohibited unless approved by the President of the campus or his/her designee. The only consumable alcohol allowed on campus is beer or ...
Allocation of Costs to Auxiliary Enterprises: Approval Date: 7/20/2006; CSU Executive Order 753 assigns responsibility to the campus chief financial officer for ensuring that auxiliary enterprises are charged for allowable direct costs plus an allocable portion of indirect costs associated with facilities, goods, and ser ...
American Express Corporate Card for Professionals: Approval Date: 3/13/2000; California State University San Marcos participates in the CSU American Express (AMEX) Corporate card program in order to comply with State travel guidelines and provide employees a convenient and flexible method to incur business related travel expe ...
Animals On Campus: Approval Date: 3/22/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to provide a safe environment for all students, employees, visitors, and guests by establishing and enforcing regulations for animals on campus.
Annual Review of Vice Presidents and Deans: Approval Date: 5/19/1999; It is the policy of CSU San Marcos to review all MPP staff annually. The President of CSUSM shall conduct an annual performance review of all Vice Presidents. Vice Presidents shall conduct performance reviews of all Deans who report to them.
Application For Salary Increase For Market Or Equity Purposes: Approval Date: 6/18/2002; The process for applying for market or equity-based salary increases shall be governed by the Application for Salary Increase for Market or Equity Purposes.
Audits: Approval Date: 12/12/2005
Bicycle, Skateboarding, And Skating: Approval Date: 3/13/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to provide a safe environment for all students, employees, visitors, and guests by regulating the operation of bicycles and the use of skateboards, roller blades, in-line skates, and other si ...
Building Permits: Approval Date: 6/15/2000
California Whistleblower Protection Act Policy and Procedures for Reporting Protected Disclosures of Improper Governmental Activities and/or Significant Threats to Health or Safety: Approval Date: 6/10/2008; California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) employees in the performance of their official duties are prohibited from engaging in any improper governmental activities or activities that create significant threats to the health and/or safety of the ...
Campus Fee Establishment/Adjustment: Approval Date: 3/4/2005; On April 13, 2000 the Office of the Chancellor issued Executive Order 740, superseding Executive Order 661 as the California State University Student Fee Policy. Executive order 740 stipulates that CSU fees are authorized, deposited and refunded i ...
Campus Oversight Policy for University Health Services: Approval Date: 11/21/2007; The President (or designee), shall ensure appropriate oversight of all University health services. This policy is to outline standards and guidelines for the provision of health services to students, employees, and visitors by all campus entities, ...
Campus Parking Services: Approval Date: 1/24/2000; All faculty, staff, students, and visitors who park their vehicles on campus during Parking Services’ hours of enforcement are required to properly display a valid parking permit, or pay the appropriate parking fee for the time period in which they p ...
Campus Storage: Approval Date: 2/28/2000; Each unit at California State University San Marcos is required to provide supplemental storage space for university owned and/or authorized personal property entrusted to the unit when storage space in the unit is not available. Materials Management ...
Centers and Institutes at CSU San Marcos: Approval Date: 2/10/2003; This policy defines centers and institutes at Cal State San Marcos. The principal reason for establishing a center or institute is to bring into focus the communication, learning, research, or other efforts to faculty, students, and staff interested ...
Central Stores: Approval Date: 4/10/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to maintain central stores stock in a variety of commonly used and requested items that are necessary for the daily operations of the campus. The central stores inventory is managed by Mater ...
Chief Financial Officer's Fiscal Oversight of Auxiliaries: Approval Date: 6/21/2002
Childcare Services Fee: Approval Date: 10/26/2006; Effective November 30, 2004, California State University San Marcos was authorized to establish a Category I, Childcare Services Fee paid by students enrolled in state-supported terms and through special session. The fee was created to support operat ...
Class Ranking: Approval Date: 2/28/1997; There will be no class ranking for graduating students.
Classification Review: Approval Date: 6/15/2000; All staff positions are classified according to The California State University Classification and Qualification Standards. Vacant positions are reviewed, using the Classification and Qualification Standards as guidelines, to ensure that appropriate ...
College Level Examination Program Credit (CLEP): Approval Date:; GEC 082 95 Credit is awarded for successful performance in certain examinations of the College Level Examination Program. Students may earn up to 6 semester units per examination passed. Passing scores for the CLEP exams are established by the p ...
College of Arts & Sciences Policy on the Evaluation of Temporary Faculty Unit 3 Employees: Approval Date: 8/29/2005; A policy for the evaluation of temporary faculty within the College of Arts & Sciences.
College of Arts & Sciences Retention, Tenure & Promotion Standards & Procedures: Approval Date: 8/15/2006; A policy governing the standards and procedures for retention, tenure and promotion of faculty within the CSUSM College of Arts & Sciences.
Commencement: Approval Date: 2/28/1997; The immediate outgoing Chair of the Academic Senate shall serve as the Honorary Grand Marshall for commencement. The immediate outgoing Chair of the Academic Senate shall serve as the faculty speaker for commencement. There will be no class ranking f ...
Communications and Marketing: Approval Date: 10/12/2001; This policy governs communications and marketing materials on the campus.
Communications Chargeback Policy: Approval Date: 6/10/2005
Community Service Learning Courses: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; This policy defines a Community Service Learning (CSL) course and provides a procedure for recognizing existing courses.
Computer & Network Security: Approval Date: 7/29/2002; This document establishes the computer and network security policy for the California State University San Marcos. The computer and network security policy is intended to protect the integrity of campus networks and to mitigate the risks and losses a ...
Computer Equipment Access - Faculty & Staff: Approval Date: 6/28/1999; Policy governing use of campus computer equipment by employees.
Computer Equipment Access - Student: Approval Date: 6/28/1999; Policy governing use of campus computer equipment by students.
Computer Literacy Requirement: Approval Date: 1/25/2002; All students must fulfill the Cal State San Marcos basic computer competency requirement by the end of the second semester of attendance.
Conflict of Interest: Approval Date: 6/15/2000; Employees with the authority to sign contracts on behalf of the university and Principal Investigators named on contracts, grants or gifts are required to disclose whether or not they have a direct or indirect financial interest in the awarding of co ...
Constitution and Bylaws of the University Policy: Approval Date:
Course and Program Proposing, Changing, and Approval Forms: Procedure of Approval for Changes: Approval Date: 9/18/1996; That changes to curricular form (P, P2, C, C2, T, all GE forms) be reported FYI to the Senate for those changes initiated through the academic process: changes that are initiated from other than academic processes need to come to the Senate for revie ...
Credit By Challenge Examination: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; A policy concerning the use of challenge examinations to earn academic credit.
Credit Certificate Policy: Approval Date: 7/20/2006; This document describes the kinds of certificate programs offered at CSUSM, establishes minimum requirements of various kinds of certificates, sets forth regulations governing certificate programs, and outlines procedures for proposal and review of c ...
Credit/No Credit Grade Option: Approval Date:; No GE course taken at CSUSM may be taken with a Credit/No Credit option.
Critical Incident Prevention and Management: Approval Date: 2/28/2007; The purpose of this policy is to provide clear direction and consistency in responding to a campus critical incident.
CSU Unrelated Business Income Tax: Approval Date: 4/23/1999; Unrelated business income is the gross income derived from any business that is regularly carried on, and not substantially related to, the organization’s exempt purpose or function. The unrelated business income tax policy of the California State U ...
Custom Course Materials: Approval Date: 9/20/2004; This policy of Cal State San Marcos deals with customized course materials of non-text book resources that a professor assembles for use in CSUSM courses. This includes workbooks, copyright and non-copyright materials, articles, syllabi, workbooks, ...
Definition of a Community Service Learning Course: Approval Date: 10/13/2004; This policy defines a Community Service Learning course, provides a procedure for recognizing existing courses, and provides a recommendation for the use of companion CSL courses
Dependent Children On Campus: Approval Date: 4/28/1997; CSU San Marcos is committed to providing a physical environment which enhances teaching and learning while supporting the personal safety of all members of the campus community. As a growing campus, CSU San Marcos´ facilities are fully utilized, and ...
Difference in Pay Leave: Approval Date: 5/1/2000; This policy and set of procedures defines the purpose of a "difference in pay leave," provides policy that guides evaluation of requests for difference in pay leave, and establishes a set of procedures for granting a difference in pay leave.
Disqualification Criteria: Approval Date: 2/28/1995; Undergraduate students on probation shall be subject to disqualification if: 1. As a lower division student (less than 60 semester units completed) they fall 15 or more grade points below a 2.0 average in either all units attempted or all units atte ...
Drug Free Campus: Approval Date: 2/26/2004
Emergency Management Program: Approval Date: 10/31/2006; California State University San Marcos is responsible for implementing and maintaining an Emergency Management Program which will prepare the campus community to respond and recover from an emergency situation or hazardous condition that reaches or t ...
Emeritus Faculty: Approval Date: 5/24/2006; This policy describes eligibility, procedure, privileges, and criteria for awarding emeritus status to retired faculty.
Employee Move & Relocation: Approval Date: 4/24/2000
Employee Organizations: Approval Date: 6/15/2000
Employment Letters of Offer: Approval Date: 9/7/2000; This policy assigns the responsibility for preparing offers of employment, defines minimal content of such offers, and defines unusual stipulations of offers that require presidential approval.
Endowed Positions Policy: Approval Date: 3/15/2004
Energy Management: Approval Date: 4/12/1999
Exclusion of Attorney/Student Disciplinary Proceedings: Approval Date: 1/26/2000; University student disciplinary procedures are not intended to be a legal process, attorneys shall be excluded from a)student disciplinary conferences and b)student disciplinary hearings. Exclusion of attorneys from disciplinary conferences and hear ...
Executive Travel: Approval Date: 4/12/2000; California State University San Marcos recognizes that there is always a degree of risk involved with business travel, regardless of the mode of transportation. CSU San Marcos encourages awareness, on the part of its managers and administrators, of ...
Extended Learning's Roles and Responsibilites: Approval Date: 6/10/2008; A policy describing the roles and responsibilities of Extended Studies with regard to for-credit and not-for-credit programs. Describes the review and reporting relationship between faculty and Extended Studies in academic matters.
Externally Funded Grants, Contracts, and Special Projects: Approval Date: 6/21/2002
Facility Services Work Request: Approval Date: 4/24/2000
Faculty Awards: Approval Date: 11/6/2002; The Faculty Awards Policy describes the process to be used at Cal State San Marcos to recognize one of our faculty each year as the Harry E. Brakebill Outstanding Professor and to determine the Cal State San Marcos nominees for the CSU-wide Wang Fami ...
Faculty Ethics: Approval Date: 4/17/2000; This policy defines ethical conduct for faculty members at California State University San Marcos and provides procedures for resolving the potential breach of ethical standards.
Faculty on Leave Serving on Peer Review & Retention, Tenure, Promotion Committees: Approval Date: 7/11/1996; Beginning academic year 1996/97, individuals on sabbatical or on leave are not eligible to serve on PRC or RTP committees for the duration of their leave.
Faculty Personnel Procedures for Retention, Tenure, and Promotion: Approval Date: 8/16/2007; The process for decisions regarding promotion, tenure and retention of faculty unit employees of CSU San Marcos shall be governed by the Faculty Personnel Procedures for Promotion, Tenure and Retention.
Faculty Service and Voting While on Leave: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; A policy which specifies faculty voting and service responsibilities during times of leave or participation in the Faculty Early Retirement Program.
Fair Use Policy: Approval Date: 5/19/2000; This document explains the principles underlying all decisions regarding copyright to be made on the CSUSM campus.
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act: Approval Date: 10/10/2005; The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U ...
Fee Waiver - Staff: Approval Date: 6/15/2000; The Fee Waiver Program allows employees to participate in the instructional programs of the university at reduced rates. Courses taken through the fee waiver program towards a degree must be taken for credit; no auditing is allowed and normal academ ...
Firearms, Weapons, And Destructive Devices: Approval Date: 3/13/2000
Foreign Language Requirement: Approval Date:; Students whose majors lead to the baccalaureate degree must satisfy a requirement in a language other than English as outlined in the policy.
Gambling, Lotteries And Raffles: Approval Date: 11/8/1999; Gambling, lotteries and raffles for money, checks, credit, or other representative value are illegal, unless otherwise designated by law, in the State of California. Therefore, these activities are not permitted on the campus of California State Uni ...
General Criteria for Lower Division G.E. Courses: Approval Date:; Regardless of academic major, all students who complete the General Education program at CSUSM will share a common intellectual experience in which the integration of knowledge is demonstrated both through the development of individual skills and thr ...
General Education Study Abroad Policy & Procedure: Approval Date: 11/15/2005; A policy for the acceptance of courses taken at foreign universities under an approved study-abroad program for upper-division general-education (UDGE) credit at CSUSM.
Gift Solicitation: Approval Date: 5/15/2003; This policy addresses solicitations for gifts and gifts-in-kind from previous, current, and new donors.
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Student Course Repeat: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; Graduate and post baccalaureate students may repeat up to two (2) courses in order to meet graduation requirements. Repeating a course does not expunge the earlier attempt from the student’s record, but it may improve the student’s grade point avera ...
Graduate Probation, Disqualification, and Reinstatement: Approval Date: 4/3/2003; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to place graduate students on academic or administrative probation when their overall work is less than satisfactory, as reflected in a deficient cumulative grade point average, or other fail ...
Graduate Studies Policies: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; This policy defines a time limit for completion of a Master's degree, requirement of continuous enrollment by students in master's programs, and establishes a policy governing graduate student leaves of absence.
Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees and Academic Certificate Programs: Approval Date: 2/8/2005; Requirements for all degreed undergraduate programs, minors, and academic certificate programs.
Grant Proposal Seed Money: Approval Date: 6/6/2008; Grant Proposal Seed Money (GPSM) funds have been earmarked by the Provost to provide support for faculty to develop proposals for external funding. Currently GPSM funds are provided through the annual indirect cost allocations from Foundation.
Heat-Producing Electrical Appliances: Approval Date: 11/14/2005; This policy provides a mechanism for inspection and certification of electrical heat-producing devices such as coffee pots and toaster ovens on campus. Portable space heaters and torchiere lamps are prohibited. These appliances may have fire/life saf ...
Hiring Commercial Fundraising Consultants and Counselors on Campus: Approval Date: 4/15/2002; This policy governs the hiring of commercial fundraising consultants and counselors on campus. Commercial fundraising consultants and counselors should be processed as Independent Contractors and in accordance with Procurement & Support Services’ po ...
Holiday Schedule: Approval Date: 6/15/2000
Honorary Degrees: Approval Date:; This policy serves to apply the CSU Board of Trustees policy on Honorary Degrees to the Cal State San Marcos campus.
Honorary Grand Marshall For Commencement: Approval Date:; That the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the California State University San Marcos unanimously recommends that the immediate outgoing Chair of the Academic Senate serve as the Honorary Grand Marshall for commencement.
Hospitality Expenses: Approval Date: 3/21/2008; In general, California State law does not allow making a “gift of state funds” (California State Constitution, Article 16). Historically, it has been the determination of the State Controller’s Office that, except for a few circumstances, the purcha ...
Human Subjects Protection in Research: Approval Date: 8/4/2008; The California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) Institutional Review Board (IRB) implements a review process established within the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to ensure that human subject research complies with federal regulations, institu ...
Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Approval Date: 8/2/2004
I Grades for Graduating Students: Approval Date: 4/28/1995; If it is possible for a student to graduate with an "I" grade in a course because that course is not required for graduation and if the student has sufficient credit units to graduate without the course, the "I" grade becomes permanent. No further a ...
Identity Policy: Approval Date: 10/12/2001; This policy governs identity materials on the campus.
Illness & Injury Prevention Program: Approval Date: 2/28/2000; California State University San Marcos shall develop, implement and monitor an Illness & Injury Prevention Program (IIPP) that, at minimum, conforms to The California State University, State of California, and federal regulations established to provi ...
Inactive Course: Approval Date:
Inclusion of Non-Faculty Cal State San Marcos Employees in Commencement Processional: Approval Date: 4/30/1993; That the Academic Senate of the California State University San Marcos unanimously recommends the approval of the Executive Committee motion to reserve its former decision; that staff members of the CSUSM community be allowed to participate in the co ...
Instructional & Information Services Chargeback: Approval Date: 6/17/2002
Insurance Requirements For Contracts: Approval Date: 2/28/2000
Interim Policy for Integrating Temporary Faculty: Approval Date: 1/29/2007; A policy incorporating temporary faculty in the life of the campus.
International Student Tuition Waiver Policy: Approval Date:
Latin Honors Criteria at Graduation: Approval Date: 4/6/1992; Cum Laude 3.5-3.69 Magna Cum Laude 3.7-3.89 Summa Cum Laude 3.9-4.0 The determining GPA will be the lower of the CSUSM GPA or the overall GPA.
Leave To Vote: Approval Date: 6/15/2000; Employees who would otherwise be unable to vote outside of regular working hours may be granted up to two (2) hours of work-time without loss of pay to vote at a general, direct primary, or presidential primary election.
Legal Costs Recovery: Approval Date: 7/21/2003; As a public institution, it is the policy of California State University San Marcos to safeguard the fiduciary interests of the campus and general public. Cal State San Marcos may elect to pursue recovering any legal costs referred to in the Notice ...
Legal Services And Obligations: Approval Date: 2/28/2000
Legislative and Lobbying Activity: Approval Date: 2/14/2007; Legislative activity is defined as communications and actions between elected officials at the state and federal level and the campus community. Lobbying activity is defined as contacts and efforts in support of such contacts, specially made to form ...
Library Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Standards: Approval Date: 8/27/2003; The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements for periodic evaluation and performance review for library faculty. This policy follows the procedures for periodical evaluation in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) ...
Library Temporary Faculty Evaluation: Approval Date: 10/26/2004; The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements for periodic evaluation and performance review for temporary library faculty. This policy follows the procedures for periodic evaluation in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreemen ...
Mail Services: Approval Date: 4/23/1999; Mail Services provide delivery and pickup of U.S. mail and intercampus mail for all units of California State University San Marcos. Additional services provided include assistance in mail piece design for addressing mail, bulk mailings and specialt ...
Management Personnel Plan (MPP): Approval Date: 6/15/2000; The California State University Management Personnel Plan (MPP) is an integrated personnel system that addresses the employment rights, benefits, and conditions of California State University employees designated as “management: or “supervisory” unde ...
Management Personnel Plan Equity Increases: Approval Date: 2/3/2003; The campus President shall have the authority to address equity, including market equity for all management personnel plan employees whenever needed. The campus President may not delegate this authority and equity salary increases may only be approve ...
Master’s Thesis And Project Committee Composition: Approval Date: 6/18/2004; This policy describes (1) the size of master’s thesis/project committee, and (2) the qualifications of master’s thesis/project committee members
Minor Capital Outlay: Approval Date: 11/21/2007; Minor Capital Outlay policy establishes the responsibilities for departments seeking funds to renovate spaces they occupy on campus.
Money Escorts: Approval Date: 3/22/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos that unescorted university employees will not transport cash. The operational responsibility for protecting employees transporting money on campus is a function of the University Police Depa ...
Motor Vehicle Assistance: Approval Date: 4/24/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos that the University Police Department assists motorists to the best of their ability to reduce hazards and to protect persons and property. All assistance for a disabled vehicle will be cond ...
Moving Services: Approval Date: 4/13/1999
MPP Salary Adjustments, Including Retreat Conditions: Approval Date: 2/14/2005; This policy prescribes the various means by which a Management Personnel Plan employee’s salary level can be adjusted after being set at the time of hire. The policy is designed to draw together information from a variety of CSU documents in order to ...
Overnight Camping: Approval Date: 4/10/2000; California State University San Marcos does not allow any overnight camping on any of its property.
Performance Evaluation: Approval Date: 6/15/2000; It is the policy of the California State University to require periodic performance appraisals for each permanent, probationary or Management Personnel Plan (MPP) employee. Specific information concerning the frequency of performance evaluations is ...
Periodic Review of Provost, Vice Presidents, and Deans: Approval Date: 12/14/2004; It is the policy of CSU San Marcos to conduct a Periodic Review of the Provost, Vice Presidents, and Deans in their third year of initial appointment and thereafter at intervals no greater than five years. The President or Provost shall coordinate t ...
Physical Activity Course: Approval Date:; Six (6) units of physical activity course work and four (4) units of intercollegiate sports activity will be allowed towards a degree at California State University, San Marcos.
Policies and Procedures: Approval Date: 12/13/2005; Policies are written principles put in place to govern university processes, activities, and/or functions. These principles ensure compliance, enhance the university's mission, strengthen internal controls, and reduce the risk of improper transactio ...
Policy for Faculty on the Management of Course Records: Approval Date: 9/12/2005; A policy governing faculty management of student course records
Policy on Research Activities Involving Human Subjects: Approval Date: 10/25/2002; California State University San Marcos acknowledges and accepts its responsibilities for protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects of research covered by this policy statement. A "human subject" means a living individual about whom an inves ...
Policy on the Evaluation of Temporary Counselor Faculty (SSP-ARs): Approval Date: 7/20/2006; A policy for the evaluation of temporary counselor faculty (SSP-ARs) at Cal State San Marcos.
Post Tenure Review: Approval Date: 5/13/2005; A policy for the periodic post-tenure review of CSUSM faculty.
Posting Informational Material: Approval Date: 12/12/2005; The objective of this policy is to provide an avenue for members of the University community and off-campus community members to publicize events, activities, or services, and post instructional materials while retaining an environment of order and c ...
Procurement and Support Services: Approval Date: 10/24/2005
Property Accounting: Approval Date: 10/24/2003; The Property Office is located within the Materials Management Department and is responsible for ensuring that all campus property is maintained, controlled, and disposed of in a manner consistent with CSU policies and State regulations. Campus prop ...
Public Assembly: Approval Date: 3/6/2007; All students and employees of California State University San Marcos and members of the public are free to exercise lawfully their constitutional right to assemble on University property. Students and employees may use University buildings, facilitie ...
Public Records Access: Approval Date: 10/23/2006; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to comply with the laws of the State of California as they apply to the California State University, among which is the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The CPRA states that public “acc ...
Public Safety Major Incident Report: Approval Date: 6/3/2002; Cal State San Marcos' President or Campus Chief of Police is to report as soon as possible all serious and/or fatal injuries and emergency incidents to the offices of General Counsel and Risk Management at the Chancellor's Office. A Major Incident is ...
Range Elevation Policy for Temporary Unit 3 Employees: Approval Date: 3/19/2004; This policy describes the intent and procedures involved in range elevation for temporary faculty (part time or full time). Range elevation is an increase in salary subject to meeting the criteria as defined.
Records Management: Approval Date: 10/12/2001
Recovered, Missing, Or Stolen Property: Approval Date: 4/24/2000; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos that the University Police Department shall be responsible for receiving all personal property determined to be lost when such property is discovered on campus owned or leased facilities. Al ...
Repeat of Undergraduate Courses: Approval Date:
Requests for Release by Staff for Educational Purposes: Approval Date:
Research and Educational Grant Applications: Approval Date: 7/1/1997; A policy which governs the application for external grants and defines the process of completing and submitting the CSUSM Approval Form for Research and Educational Grant Applications.
Retention, Tenure, and Promotion for the School of Nursing: Approval Date: 2/28/2007; A policy for the evaluation of tenure track faculty within the School of Nursing.
Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Standards for the School of Nursing: Approval Date: 8/8/2007; This document sets forth general standards and criteria for retention, tenure, and promotion of full-time faculty in the School of Nursing. The provisions of this document are intended to be implemented in conformity with University-wide Faculty Per ...
Retroactive Withdrawals: Approval Date: 5/10/1994; A student may retroactively withdraw from the university after the semester is over with the approval of the Dean of Students in consultation with the Dean of the student´s college.
Risk Management: Approval Date: 6/24/2004
Scheduling University Facilities for Non Instructional Events: Approval Date: 11/21/2007; The facilities of California State University San Marcos are available primarily for the purpose of conducting the university’s instructional program. Time, place, and manner of non-instructional events and activities shall be determined by the unive ...
Second Bachelor´s Degree Admission Requirements: Approval Date:; Students who have a previous bachelor´s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education may apply to receive a second bachelor´s degree. Applicants must secure written approval from the department chair of the major in which they ...
Senior Administrative Appointments: Approval Date: 6/1/2007; The Policy on Administrative Appointments defines the authority of the President to appoint administrators, provides policy on increasing the diversity of administrative applicant pools, and designates the respective roles of the Appointing Officer, ...
Shipping and Receiving: Approval Date: 10/24/2003; The Shipping and Receiving department of Materials Management shall be the central receiving location for all tangible property acquired by the university. Delivery methods that do not utilize central receiving require prior approval by Procurement & ...
Signature and Processing Requirements for Agreements: Approval Date: 1/12/2004
Smoking On Campus: Approval Date: 4/5/2004
Space Allocation: Approval Date: 11/21/2007; The physical facilities of California State University San Marcos are resources that must be managed, maintained, and controlled in a manner that contributes most toward fulfilling the University’s mission. Space is assigned on the basis of programm ...
Sponsored Projects Administration at CSU San Marcos: Approval Date: 7/1/2004; This policy specifies how the components outlined in Executive Order 890 are administered at CSU San Marcos. In the event that a given Contract or Grant contains terms and conditions that are not in conflict with but are more restrictive than those p ...
Student Accounts Receivable Collections: Approval Date: 5/5/2003; For the purposes of the policy, Cal State San Marcos defines a student account receivable as monies owed for educational related University services. These receivables are considered to be valid as due and payable and for which there is no apparent ...
Student Attendance & Administrative Withdrawal: Approval Date: 3/23/1997
Student Domestic Travel: Approval Date: 11/19/1999
Student Evaluation of Instruction Team Taught Courses: Approval Date: 11/9/1996; It is up to the unit to determine how individual instructors will be evaluated in team taught courses. Because there are many models of team taught courses, it is impossible to come up with a succinct policy that handles all possible configurations.
Student Field Placement: Approval Date: 10/12/2001; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to provide a safe and healthy learning and work environment for all students and employees. This can be accomplished by following sound safety and risk management principles. To that end, t ...
Student Grade Appeals: Approval Date: 9/2/2004; Provides a means for students to seek redress of complaints regarding grades.
Student Grievance Policy: Approval Date: 2/19/2004; Provides a means for students to seek redress of complaints regarding matters other than grade appeals. Grade appeals can be filed by following the Student Grade Appeal Policy. Matters of racism, sexual harassment and discrimination involving faculty ...
Student Immunization Requirement: Approval Date: 12/5/2007; The purpose of this policy is to provide clear direction and consistency in the enforcement of the prematriculation immunization requirements for students.
Student Services Professional, Academic Related, Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (SSP, AR, RTP): Approval Date: 8/22/2000; The policy presented herein establishes the standards for probationary faculty unit personnel known under the classification of Student Services Professional, Academic Related (SSP, AR). This policy does not cover temporary SSP, AR personnel, the rec ...
Subpoenas: Approval Date: 8/12/2002; California State University San Marcos will comply with the demands of correctly issued subpoenas in a timely and appropriate manner. The Office of Risk Management and Safety is charged with the responsibility to receive and coordinate responses on ...
Telecommuting: Approval Date: 9/27/1999; California State University San Marcos acknowledges that, with current communication technology, it is possible for some employees to perform a variety of duties and job functions from their homes or other adequately equipped sites.Telecommuting is t ...
Temporary Evaluation Policy for the School of Nursing: Approval Date: 4/5/2007; A Policy for the evaluation of temporary faculty within the School of Nursing.
Time Limitation of Catalog Rights: Approval Date:; If a student does not graduate within ten (10) years from the beginning of his/her catalog rights, the major advisor may review all upper division major courses for applicability.
Trust Fund Policy: Approval Date: 6/4/2008; A trust fund project is a method to account for the financial resources collected for an intended purpose in support of the university’s mission. A trust fund project may be either a separate activity or a group of activities that, in the absence of ...
Undergraduate Probation, Disqualification, and Reinstatement: Approval Date: 5/5/2003; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to place students on academic probation when their overall work is less than satisfactory, as reflected in a deficient cumulative grade point average, or other failure to make adequate academ ...
Undergraduate Student Course Repeat: Approval Date:; This policy is applicable only to courses taken at CSUSM and will be followed when allowing undergraduate students to repeat courses.
University Academic Master Planning Process: Approval Date: 11/5/2002; This document describes the process by which the CSUSM University Academic Master Plan is developed and revised.
University-Wide Surveys: Approval Date: 12/18/2007; The purpose of this policy is to ensure that university-wide surveys of campus faculty, staff, and student opinions are conducted in a manner that minimizes redundancy and frequency of surveys and follows guidelines for survey deployment. In order to ...
Upper Division Courses for Lower Division General Education Credit: Approval Date:; Where possible, existing upper division courses which meet the criteria of lower division General Education should be approved as substitutes. This should be done on a policy level and students should be widely informed of this option.The Humanities ...
Upper Division General Education (UDGE): Approval Date:
Use of Cameras to Deter Theft of University Property: Approval Date: 12/10/2003; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to use video cameras as one method for deterring theft of university property, while protecting individuals’ rights to privacy. The primary intent of video camera use is to discourage theft a ...
Use of Non-University Facilities: Approval Date: 5/8/2000; California State University San Marcos will use its physical resources to meet the needs of all campus units in support of the mission of the university. When a campus unit finds that adequate work or classroom space is not available on campus to me ...
Use of Undergraduate Courses in Master´s Degree Programs: Approval Date:
Use Of Vehicles - University & Private: Approval Date: 6/15/2000
Web Accessibility: Approval Date: 8/16/2007; It is the policy of California State University San Marcos to make its programs, services, and activities accessible to individuals with disabilities including students, faculty, staff, and the general public who use the campus services, in accordanc ...
Whistleblower Protection: Complaint Procedures for Allegations of Retaliation: Approval Date: 3/25/2008; California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) employees are prohibited from engaging in any improper governmental activities or activities that create significant threats to the health and/or safety of the campus community in the performance of thei ...
Workplace Violence: Approval Date: 2/8/1999; California State University San Marcos is committed to creating an environment that is free from violence.The university will not tolerate violence, threats of violence, or harassing behavior against students, employees, or other persons on universit ...

Procedures

Academic Honesty: Approval Date: 5/13/2005
Academic Renewal: Approval Date:
Access to Laboratories and Potentially Hazardous Areas: Approval Date: 8/12/2002
ADA Accommodations for Non-Instructional University Events: Approval Date: 2/28/2006; PDF Copy of Procedure
ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request: Approval Date: 1/24/2000
Affiliated Organizations (Non-Student): Approval Date: 10/16/2003
Alcoholic Beverage Use on Campus: Approval Date: 5/18/2005
Allocation of Costs to Auxiliary Enterprises: Approval Date: 5/14/2007
American Express Corporate Card for Professionals: Approval Date: 3/13/2000
Annual Review of Vice Presidents and Deans: Approval Date: 5/19/1999
Application For Salary Increase For Market Or Equity Purposes: Approval Date:
Audits: Approval Date: 12/12/2005
Building Permits: Approval Date: 6/15/2000
Campus Fee Establishment/Adjustment: Approval Date: 3/1/2005
Campus Oversight for University Health Services: Approval Date: 11/21/2007
Campus Storage: Approval Date: 2/28/2000
Central Stores: Approval Date: 10/25/2003
Chief Financial Officer: Approval Date: 6/21/2002
Childcare Services Fee: Approval Date: 10/26/2006
College of Arts & Sciences Policy on the Evaluation of Temporary Faculty Unit 3 Employees: Approval Date: 8/29/2005
College of Arts & Sciences Retention, Tenure & Promotion Standards & Procedures: Approval Date: 8/15/2006
Communications and Marketing: Approval Date: 10/12/2001
Communications Chargeback: Approval Date: 6/10/2005
Computer & Network Security: Approval Date:
Computer Equipment Access - Faculty & Staff: Approval Date: 6/28/1999
Credit by Challenge Examination: Approval Date: 6/6/2008
Critical Incident Prevention and Management: Approval Date: 2/22/2005
CSU Unrelated Business Income Tax: Approval Date: 4/23/1999
Custom Course Materials: Approval Date: 9/20/2004
Definition of a Community Service Learning Course: Approval Date: 10/13/2004
Difference in Pay Leave: Approval Date:
Drug-Free Campus: Approval Date: 2/26/2004
Emergency Management Program: Approval Date: 10/31/2009
Emeritus Faculty: Approval Date: 5/24/2006
Employee Move & Relocation: Approval Date: 4/4/2000
Employment Letters of Offer: Approval Date: 9/7/2000
Endowed Positions Policy: Approval Date: 3/15/2004
Energy Management: Approval Date: 4/12/1999
Extended Learning: Approval Date: 6/10/2008
Facility Service Work Request: Approval Date: 12/18/1995
Faculty Awards: Approval Date: 11/6/2002
Faculty Ethics: Approval Date: 4/17/2000
Faculty Personnel Procedures for Retention, Tenure and Promotion: Approval Date: 8/16/2007
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act: Approval Date: 10/10/2005
General Education Study Abroad Pol