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Catholic University of America
A-Z Directory of University Policies

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A

Absence, from Class: Intercollegiate Competitive Events or Artistic Performances
Absence from Class/Attendance
Absence, Leave for Members of the Military - (Staff)
Absence, Leave Without Pay - (Staff)
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Freedom
Academic Honesty
Academic Integrity
Academic Regulations for Undergraduates
Academic Scholarships and Grants - (Undergraduate)
Academic Senate
  Academic Senate, Constitution
Access to Records, Student
Accommodation of Students with Disabilities
Accounting Policies
  Accounts, Flexible Spending - (Faculty and Staff)
Act of Congress
ADA Compliance in use of Campus Facilities
Admission, Transfer Students - (Undergraduate)
Admission of Non-Degree Students
Admission of Students with Disabilities
Admission of Undocumented Students
Admission to Candidacy, Doctoral Degrees
Admission to Graduate Studies
Admission to Graduate Studies, International Students
Admission to Graduate Studies, Provisional Admission
Admission to Undergraduate Studies, International Students
Affirmative Action
  Alcohol, Student Alcohol and other Drug Use
Alcohol and Drug Abuse - (Staff and Faculty)
  Allocation Policy
Allowance Policy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Annual Leave - (Staff)
Application for Regular Freshman Admission - (Undergraduate)
Application Requirements - (Graduate)
Attendance - (Staff)
Appeal of Failing Grade
Athletic Center (Raymond A. Dufour)
Attendance- Undergraduates
Audit, External
Auditing a Course - (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Auditing a Course, Postdoctoral Auditing Privilege - (Graduate)
Authority, Financial Transaction
Authorization to Hire - (Staff)

B

Behavior, Disruptive
Benefits: Leave - (Staff)
Benefits: Plans - (Faculty and Staff)
Bereavement Leave - (Staff)
Bond Financed Buildings: Private Use of University Facilities
Board of Trustees
Budget Policy
Bus and Escort Services
Bylaws of the University

C

Campus Bus and Escort Services
Cancelling Scheduled use of Campus Facilities
Canonical Establishment of the University
Canonical Statutes of the Ecclesiastical Faculties, Faculty Handbook Part IV
Capitalization and Depreciation
Career Services, Eligibility for
Cash Handling
Categories of Employment - (Staff)
Catholic Identity, University's
Certificate of Incorporation
  Change of Course - (Graduate)
Change of Course - (Undergraduate)
Change of Enrollment - (Graduate)
Change of Enrollment - (Undergraduate)
Change of Grades - (Graduate)
Change of Grade-(Undergraduate)
Change of School - (Undergraduate)
Chapels, Use for Weddings
Chapel Use (General)
Children, Unattended in Libraries
  Class Absence, Intercollegiate Competitive Events or Artistic Performances
Class Absence/Attendance
Classification of Net Asset
Classification (of Students)
Co-Curricular Scheduling Policy
Co-Sponsoring the use of Campus Facilities
Code of Conduct - (Faculty and Staff)
Code of Student Conduct
Collection of Student Address Information
Commencement and Honors, Graduate
Commencement and Honors, Undergraduate
Compensation - (Staff)
Compensation from External Consulting - (Faculty)
Compensatory Time
Complaint Resolution Procedure, Employment
Complaints about Copyright Infringement by Employees
Complaints about Copyright Infringement by Students
Complaints about Misuse of Computer Resources by Employees
Complaints about Misuse of Computer Resources by Students
Completion Requirement for Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Completion Requirements for Doctoral Degree
Comprehensive Examination for Doctoral Degrees
Comprehensive Examination for Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Computer Ethics
Computer Ethics, Individual Responsibilities and Ethics
Computer Ethics, Individual Rights
Computer Ethics, University Guidelines
Computer Security (See Information Assurance)
Concentration or Specialization
  Confidentiality of Records - (Staff)
Conflict of Commitment
Conflict of Interest, Board of Trustees
Conflicts of Interest (Faculty - University Research)
Conflict of Interest, Finance
Conflicts of Interest - (Staff)
Consentual Relations with Students or Subordinates, Prohibition
Consortia, Membership
Consortium Registration - (Undergraduate)
  Constitution of the Academic Senate
Consulting and External Service (Faculty)
Continuous Enrollment Requirement (Undergraduate)
Continuous Enrollment Requirement (Graduate)
Contract Policy
Contracts and Grants, Finance
Copyright License for Entertainment
Copyright Policy
Cost Sharing Policy
Counseling Services, Eligibility For
  Course Numbers and Registration - (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Coursework for Doctoral Degrees
Coursework for Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Court Leave - (Staff)
Credit Card Acceptance

D

Date/Time Restrictions on Use of Campus Facilities
Debt Policy
Declaration of Computing Rights, Ethics and Responsibilities
Dental and Group Health Plans - (Faculty and Staff)
Departmental Parking Payments
Depreciation and Capitalization
Disability, Accommodation of Students with Disabilities
Disability, Admission of Students with
Disability, Long-term - (Faculty and Staff)
Disabilities, Reasonable Accomodations for Employees with
Discipline and Termination - (Staff)
Discrimination Complaint Policy
Dishonesty, Academic
Dismissal for Failing Grades - (Graduate)
Dismissal for Failing Grades- (Undergraduate)
Disruptive Behavior
Dissertation, Doctoral Degrees
Dissertation, Request for Extension, Doctoral Degrees
Dissertation Copyright, Doctoral Degrees
Dissertation Criteria, Doctoral Degrees
Dissertation Publication, Doctoral Degrees
Distribution of Handbills - (Staff)
Doctoral Degree
Doctoral Degree, Admission to Candidacy
Doctoral Degree, Comprehensive Examination
Doctoral Degree, Coursework
Doctoral Degree, Language Requirements
Doctoral Degree, Transfer of Credit
Drug and Alcohol Abuse - (Staff and Faculty)
Dual Degree Programs
Dufour Athletic Center

E

Education Abroad
  Election to Accept District of Columbia Non-profit Corporation Act
Electronic Communications (Employee)
Eligibility to be Married on Campus
  Emergency Closing or Inclement Weather, Leave - (Staff)
Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Emergency Procedure Policy (Finance)
Employee Assistance Program - (Faculty and Staff)
Employee Electronic Communications and Resources
Employee Indemnification
Employee Loan Policy
Employee Responsibility - (Staff)
Employee Training and Education, Information Security
Employment Categories - (Staff)
Employment Procedures and Practices - (Staff)
Employment Status - (Staff)
Electronic Communications (Employee)
  Endowment Spending Policy
Enrollment - (Undergraduate)
Enrollment, Change of - (Graduate)
Enrollment, Change of - (Undergraduate)
Enrollment, Requirement for Continuous - (Undergraduate)
Enrollment, Requirement for Continuous-(Graduate)
Enrollment of Undergraduates for Graduate Study
Entertainment Copyright License
Environmental Health and Safety
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Policy
Equal Opportunity, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Equal Opportunity, Discrimination Complaint Policy
Equal Opportunity, Reasonable Accomodations for Disabled Employees
Equal Opportunity, Sexual Harassment
  Equal Opportunity, Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures
Equivalent Experience, Academic - (Undergraduate)
Escort and Campus Bus Services
Evaluations of Performance - (Staff)
Event Sponsor Responsibilities
Exchange Courses
Executive Officers
Exempt Employees
Expectations of a CUA Student
Expectations for Student Off-Campus Behavior and Living
Extended Residence
  External Audit
External Consulting, Compensation - (Faculty)
Externally Funded Positions
Evaluation and Revision of the Information Security Plan

F

Facilities, ADA Compliance in use of
Facilities, Cancelling the Scheduled use of
Facilities, Co-Sponsoring the use of
Facilities, Date/Time Restrictions on Use
Facilities, Fees and Liability in the use of
Facilities, Holding Space
Facilities, Scheduling the use of
Facilities, Security at Events
Facilities, Political Activities in the use of
Facilities, Priority in Scheduling the use of
Facilities, Use for Private Parties
Facilities, Use for Religious Services
Facilities, Use for Vending and Information Distribution
Faculties
Faculty Handbook Part I: The Government of the University
Faculty Handbook Part II: Appointments and Promotions
Faculty Handbook Part III: Policies, Procedures and Services
Faculty Handbook Part IV: Canonical Statutes of the Ecclesiastical Faculties
Failing Grade, Appeal of
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
FERPA
Final Exam Policy
Finance, Conflict of Interest Policy
Finance, Emergency Procedures
Finance, Risk Management
Finance, System Access
Finance, Travel Policy
Finance Policies
Financial Aid, Academic Scholarships and Grants - (Undergraduate)
  Financial Aid, Appeal Process for Negative Satisfactory Progress Decision - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Faculty/Staff Benefits - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Federal Programs - (Graduate)
Financial Aid, Federal Programs - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Grade Point Average Adjustments - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Special University-Funded Program - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, State Programs - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Undergraduate Grants
Financial Aid, University Programs - (Graduate)
Financial Aid, University Programs - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid, Veterans Benefits - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid Application Procedure - (Graduate)
Financial Aid Application Procedure - (Undergraduate)
Financial Aid for International Students - (Graduate)
Financial Aid for International Students - (Undergraduate)
Financial Transaction Authority
Fitness Center (Student, Eugene I. Kane)
Flags: Proper Display and Maintenance of Campus Flags
Flexible Spending Accounts - (Faculty and Staff)
Fraud and Financial Irregularities Policy
Full-Time Study - (Graduate)
Full-Time Study - (Undergraduate)

G

  Gift Acceptance
Gifts from Contractors/Vendors
Gift Planning
Global Education
  Good Standing - (Graduate)
Government of the University, Faculty Handbook Part I
Grade, Failing, Appeal of
Grades and Academic Standing
Grades, Change of - (Graduate)
Grades, Unethical Practices - (Graduate)
Grades and Dismissal - (Graduate)
Grades and Grade Reports - (Graduate)
  Grading System - (Graduate)
Grading System (Undergraduate)
  Graduate Studies, Admissions
Graduate Studies, Application Requirements
Graduate Studies, Enrollment of Undergraduates
Gramm Leach Bliley Act (See Information Assurance)
Grants - (Undergraduate)
Grants, Academic - (Undergraduate)
Grants and Contracts, Finance
Grievance Procedure for Employees, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Group Health and Dental Plans - (Faculty and Staff)
Group Life Insurance - (Faculty and Staff)
Guests in Residence Halls

H

Handbills, Distribution of - (Staff)
Harassment, Sexual
Health, Dental and Group Plans - (Faculty and Staff)
Health, Involuntary Withdrawal
Health Insurance - (Student)
Hiring Procedures for Temporary Positions - (Staff)
Holding Space for use of Campus Facilities
Honesty, Academic
Honoraria
Hours of Work - (Staff)
Housing, University Supplied
Housing Eligibility
Housing Requirement for Freshman and Sophomore Students
Housing for Junior and Senior Students
Human Subjects in Research, Protection of

I

Identification Cards
Identity Theft Prevention (Red Flags)
Immunization Requirements for Students
Indemnification, Employees
Incomplete Grades - (Graduate)
Incomplete Grades- (Undergraduate)
Independent Contractor, Finance
Individual Responsibilities and Ethics, Computer Ethics
Individual Rights, Computer Ethics
Information Distribution and Vending in Campus Facilities
Information Assurance
Information Security Plan Coordinator
Initial Review Period - (Staff)
Insurance, Group Life - (Faculty and Staff)
Insurance, Health - (Student)
Integrity, Academic
International Students and Scholars (General Overview)
International Students (Policies Regarding)
International Students, Admission to Graduate Studies
International Students, Admission to Undergraduate Studies
International Student Employees
International Students, Financial Aid - (Graduate)
International Students, Financial Aid - (Undergraduate)
Interpreter/Transcriber Request
Investment Policy
Involuntary Health Withdrawal

J

Job Description - (Staff)
Joint Advanced Degrees - (Graduate)

Kane Student Fitness Center

L

Language Requirements, Doctoral Degrees
Language Requirements, Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Leave of Absence - Undergraduate
Leave of Absence-Graduate
Leave of Absence for Members of the Military - (Staff)
Leave of Absence Without Pay - (Staff)
Leave, Parental
Leave Policies and Practices - (Staff)
Leave Reporting - (Staff)
Leave For Personal Wedding
Lecturers, New Classification Category for Lecturers
Liability and Fees in the use of Campus Facilities
Libraries, Unattended Children in Libraries
Life Insurance, Group - (Faculty and Staff)
Loan, Employee
Long-term Disability - (Faculty and Staff)

M

Mandatory Medicare Reporting
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Completion Requirement
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Comprehensive Examination
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Coursework
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Language Requirements
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Option of Degree Without Thesis
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Thesis
Master's and Licentiate Degrees, Transfers of Credit
Medical Insurance - Student
Membership in Consortia
Military, Leave of Absence - (Staff)
Military Training Leave - (Staff)
Mission Statement (University)
Motor Vehicle Parking

N

Non-Degree Students, Admission
Non-Discrimination in Admissions(Undergrad)
Non-Discrimination in Admissions (Grad)
Non-Exempt Employees
Non-Resident Alien Payments
Notification, Parental
Notification of Resignation - (Staff)

O

Officer Compensation
Option of Degree without Thesis
Oral Examination, Doctoral Degrees
Organization of the University
Orientation of New Employees
Overelection - (Undergraduate)
Overhead Requirement Policy
Oversight of Service Providers and Contracts, Information Security

Parental Leave
Parental Notification
Parking, Motor Vehicles
Part-Time Study - (Graduate)
Part-Time Study - (Undergraduate)
Patent Policy
Pay Periods and Pay Days
Payments, Non-Resident Aliens
Payroll Check, Unclaimed
Payroll Deduction
Performance Evaluations - (Staff)
Petty Cash
Policy on Policies
Policies, Procedures and Services for Students with Disabilities
Political Activity Guidelines
  Pontifical Statutes of 1937
Postdoctoral Auditing Privilege - (Graduate)
  Posting Policy
  Practice of Other Faiths
  Pregnancy
Pregnancy Leave - (Staff)
  Presentations Policy
Presentations Sponsored by Student Organizations
Priority for Scheduling use of Campus Facilities
Private Parties
Private Use of University Facilities
Probationary Period - (Staff)
Procurement
Procurement Card
Program of Concentration or Specialization
Prohibited Transactions
Prohibition of Consential Relations with Students or Subordinates
Promotions and Transfers - (Staff)
Promptness - (Staff)
Property Administration
Protection of Human Subjects in Research
Provisional Admission to Graduate Studies
Purchasing Policies

Q

Qualifications - (Staff)
Quiet Hours in the Residence Halls

R

Readmission
Reasonable Accomodations for Employees with Disabilities
  Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  Records, Confidentiality of - (Staff)
Record Retention
Records, Student
Records and Transcripts
Recruitment - (Staff)
Red Flags Rule (Identity Theft Prevention)
Refund of Student Charges (formerly Tuition Adjustment)
Registration - (Undergraduate)
Registration - (Graduate)
Registration, Auditing a Course - (Graduate and Undergraduate)
  Registration, Continuing Students - (Undergraduate)
Registration, Continuing Students - (Graduate)
Registration, Course Numbers - (Graduate and Undergraduate)
  Registration, New Students - (Undergraduate)
Registration, New Students - (Graduate)
Registration, Postdoctoral Auditing Privilege - (Graduate)
Registration for Consortium Students - (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Registration for Dissertation Defense - (Graduate)
Registration In Absentia - (Graduate)
Regular Freshman Admission - (Undergraduate)
Religious Services in Campus Facilities
Relocation Expense Policy
Removal of a Student from a Course for Disruptive Behavior
Reporting, Leave - (Staff)
Research Misconduct
Research Policies
Residence (Graduate)
Residence, Extended (Graduate)
  Residence Halls, Visitation
Residence Hall Quiet Hours
Resignation, Notification of - (Staff)
Responsibility, Employee - (Staff)
Restrictions on use of Campus Facilities, Date/Time
Retirement Plan - (Faculty and Staff)
Revenue Recognition
Risk Assessment and Safeguards for Information Security
Risk Management, Finance
Room Reservations (Co-Curricular Scheduling Policy)

S

Sabbatical Leave
Safeguards and Risk Assessment for Information Security
Safety and Protection of the Environment
Safety, Responsibility for - (Staff)
Safety in the Workplace
Salary Administration Program
Salary Advances
Salary Payments (Faculty)
  Scheduling, Co-Curricular
Scholarships, Academic - (Undergraduate)
Security, Responsibility for - (Staff)
Security and use of Campus Facilities
Selection - (Staff)
Service Center
  Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures
Sick Leave - (Staff)
Sick Leave-(Faculty)
  Smoke-free Policy
Special Checks
  Sponsored Grants and Contracts - (Faculty)
Status, Employment - (Staff)
Student, Expectations of
Student, Expectations for Off-Campus Behavior and Living
Student Accounts
  Student Accounts Refund Policy
Student Classification
Student Employees
Student Medical Insurance
Student Organizations, Sponsored Presentations
Student Organization Tax ID#s
Student Records
  Summer Sessions
System Access, Finance

T

Tax Compliance
Tax ID #s, Student Organizations
Temporary Disability (Faculty)
Temporary Positions, Hiring Procedures - (Staff)
Termination and Discipline - (Staff)
  Thesis, Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Transcriber Request Policy - see Interpreter/Transcriber Request
  Transfer Admission - (Undergraduate)
Transfers and Promotions - (Staff)
Transfer of Credit, Doctoral Degree
Transfer of Credit, Master's and Licentiate Degrees
Transfer to Another School - (Undergraduate)
Travel, Finance
Treasurer's Scope of Responsibilities
Tuition Adjustment Schedule (See Refund of Student Charges)
Tuition Assistance - (Faculty and Staff)
Tuition Discount
Tuition Exchange - (Faculty and Staff)
Tuition Policy

U

Unauthorized Purchases
Unclaimed Payroll Check
Unethical Practices - (Student)
Unethical Practices and Grading - (Graduate)
University Budget Policy
University's Catholic Identity
University Guidelines for Computer Ethics
University Membership in Consortia
University Mission Statement
  University Supplied Housing
Use of Campus Facilities, ADA Compliance
Use of Campus Facilities, Cancellations
Use of Campus Facilities, Scheduling
Use of Campus Facilities, Scheduling Priority
Use of Campus Facilities for Vending and Information Distribution
Use of University Chapels for Weddings

V

Vacation - (Staff)
Vehicles, Parking
Vending and Information Distribution in Campus Facilities
Veterans Benefits - (Undergraduate)

W

Weather, Leave During Emergency Closing - (Staff)
Wedding Leave - (Staff)
Weddings at CUA
Weddings at CUA, Guidelines
Weddings at CUA, Responsibilities of the Couple
Weddings at CUA, Responsibilities of the Presider
Whistleblower Policy (Fraud and Financial Irregularities)
Withdrawal, Involuntary
Withdrawal from a Course - (Graduate)
Withdrawal from a Course - (Undergraduate)
Withdrawal from the University - (Graduate)
Withdrawal from the University - (Undergraduate)
Workers' Compensation - (Staff)

Last Revised 10-Nov-09 10:55 AM.