University of Baltimore Policies
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Section I: Student Affairs
The University is subject to all University System of Maryland policies.
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Subsection 1: Athletics
- UB I-1.1:ÌýPolicy on Student Concerns About Athletic Activities
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Subsection 2: Code of Conduct
- UB I-2.1: Student Code of Conduct
- UB I-2.2: School of Law Honor Code
- UB I-2.3: Academic Integrity Policy
- UB I-2.4: Destructive Groups
- UB I-2.5: Hazing Policy merged with UB I-2.1 Student Code of Conduct Section 3.2.31
- UB 1-2.6: Non-Discrimination Policy and Procedures - Complaints of Discrimination against Students
- UB 1-2.7: Involuntary Withdrawal Policy and ProceduresÌý
- View the Sex Discrimination Policy below at UB 2-7.1
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Subsection 3: Community Service
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Subsection 4: Conduct
- Moved in its entirety to UB I-2.1 Student Code of Conduct & UB I-2.3 (a) Academic Integrity Procedures
Subsection 5: Disabilities
- UB I-5.1: Section 504/ADA Policy and Procedures for Persons with Disabilities
- UB I-5.2: Service Animal Guidelines
- UB I-5.3:Ìý Guidelines for Faculty Working with Pregnant Students [Merged with UB II-7.1 Sex Discrimination Policy]
- UB-I-5.4: Personal Care Attendant Guidelines
Subsection 6: Emergency Messages
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Subsection 7: Employment
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Subsection 8: Grievances
- UB I-8.1: Grading Challenges (CAS, MSB and CPA)
- UB I-8.2: Grading Challenges (School of Law)
- UB I-8.3: Other Academic Grievances
- UB I-8.4: Student Complaint Policy and Procedures
Subsection 9: Military Duty
Subsection 10: Publications
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Subsection 11: Academic Support
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UB I-11.1: Student Bereavement Policy
Subsection 12: Privacy of Student Records
- UB I-12.1: Privacy of Student Records
- UB I-12.2: Case Documentation and Disciplinary Records merged with UB I-2.1 Student Code of Conduct Section 8 & UB I-2.3 (a) ÌýAcademic Integrity Procedures Section 5
- UB I-12.3: Student Social Media Privacy
Subsection 13: University Sponsored Groups
- UB I-13.1: University Sponsored Groups
Section II: Human Resources
The University is subject to all University System of Maryland policies.
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Subsection 1: Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Policy
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Subsection 2: Tuition Remission
- UB II-2.1: Tuition Remission Procedures
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Subsection 3: Leave
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Subsection 4: Compensation
- UB II-4.1: Development and Maintenance of Salary Structure
- UB II-4.2: Salary Increase and Bonuses
- UB II-4.3: Salary Upon Initial Appointment
- UB II-4.4: Temporary Assignment and Acting Appointments
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Subsection 5: Employment and Retention
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Subsection 6: Employee and Labor Relations
- UB II-6.1: No Smoking Policy
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UB II-6.2: Telework Policy
- UB II-6.2(a): Telework Agreement
- UB II-6.3: Policy on Out-of-State Work for Staff and Faculty Employees
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Subsection 7: Nondiscrimination
- UB II-7.1: Sexual Harassment and Other Misconduct
- UB II-7.2: Reasonable Accommodations Policy
- UB II-7.3: Non-Discrimination Policy and Procedures - Complaints of Discrimination Against Non-Students
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Section III: Information and Technology
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- UB III-A: Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
Subsection 1: Electronic Communications
- UB III-1.1: Email Policy
- UB III-1.2: Email Guidelines
- UB III-1.4: Digital Accessibility Policy
Subsection 2: Networks and Security
- UB III-2.1: IT Security Policy
- UB III-2.2: Network Security Policy
- UB III-2.3: Wireless Network Policy
- UB III-2.5: Policy on Administration and Branding of Affiliated Websites
Subsection 3: Data Management and Governance
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UB III-3.1: Institutional Data Management Policy
- UB III-3.1a: Electronic Media Disposal GuidelinesÌý
- UB III-3.2: Policy on Institutional Surveys
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UB III-3.3: Policy on Data Classification
- UB III-3.3a:ÌýData Use Standards
Section IV: Administration
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Subsection I: Alcoholic Beverages
- UB IV-1.1: Alcohol and Drug Policy
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Subsection 2: Governance
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Subsection 3: Advancement and External Relations
- UB IV-3.1: Naming of Facilities and Programs
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Subsection 4: University Relations
- UB IV-4.1: Social Media Policy
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Subsection 5: Fiscal Affairs
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Subsection 6: Public Safety
- UB IV-6.1: Parking and Traffic Regulations
- UB IV-6.2: Campus Identification Card Policy and Procedures
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UB IV-6.3: Policy Prohibiting weapons
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Subsection 7: Emergency Conditions
- UB IV-7.1: Emergency Closing Policy
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Section V: Financial and Business Affairs
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Subsection 1: Banking and Personal Property
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Subsection 2: Procurement
Subsection 3: Contractual Agreements
- UB V-3.1: Policy on Signature Authority
- UB V-3.2: Policy on Use of Electronic Signatures
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Subsection 4: Real Property
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Subsection 5: Financial Management
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Subsection 6: Facilities
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Subsection 7: Travel
- UB Travel Procedures
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Subsection 8: Tuition Policies
- V-8.1: Maryland National Guard Tuition Waver Policy
Section VI: Faculty Affairs
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Subsection 1: Appointment; Rank; and Tenure, Promotion, Retention
- UB VI-1.1: Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures - UBalt
- UB VI-1.2a: Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures - CPA
- UB VI-1.3: Promotion and Tenure Policy and Procedures - YGCAS
- UB VI-1.4: Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures - MSB
- UB VI-1.4a: Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures - MSB, post-tenure review
- UB VI-1.4b: Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures - MSB, guidelines promotion to associate and full professor
- UB VI-1.5: Promotion, Tenure and Retention Policies - SL
- UB VI-1.6: Selection of Full-time Faculty Procedures - SL
- UB VI-1.9: Part-Time Tenure-Track Faculty Policy
- UB VI-1.10: Tenure-Clock Extension Policy
- UB VI-1.11: Clinical Fellows - SL
- UB VI-1.12: Librarian Policy on Promotion and Permanent Status
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Subsection 2: Affiliate, Non-Tenure-Track and Adjunct Faculty
- UB VI-2.1: Affiliate Faculty Policy - UBalt
- UB VI-2.4: Policy of the Employment of Adjunct Faculty - UBalt
- UB VI-2.4a: Exception Form for Exceeding Overload Limitations
- UB VI-2.5: Richard H. Bucher Adjunct Faculty Award
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Subsection 3: Review of Tenured Faculty
- UB VI-3.1: Comprehensive Review of Tenured Faculty
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Subsection 4: Performance Evaluation of Faculty
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Subsection 5: Compensation
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Subsection 6: Leave Policies
- UB VI-6.1: Sabbatical Leave Policies and Procedures - UBalt
- UB VI-6.2: Sabbatical Leave Policies - YGCLA
- UB VI-6.3: Sabbatical Leave Policies - MSB
- UB VI-6.4: Sabbatical Leave Policies - SL
- UB VI-6.5: Accident Leave Procedures - UBalt
- UB VI-6.6: Sick Leave - UBalt
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Subsection 7: Retirement Policies
- UB VI-7.1: Faculty Retirement Policies - Implementation Statement
- UB VI-7.2: Faculty Phased Retirement
- UB VI-7.3: Emeritix
- UB VI-7.4: Engaged Retirement and Privileges of All Retired Faculty
- UB VI-7.5: UBalt Policy on Terminal Leave
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Subsection 8: Rights and Responsibilities
- UB VI-8.1: Professional Commitment of Faculty - UBalt
- UB VI-8.2: Faculty Responsibilities and Workload- UBalt
- UB VI-8.3: Subsumed in VI-8.2
- UB VI-8.4: Portfolio Process and Merit Pay Procedures - SL
- UB VI-8.5: Mentoring - SL
- UB VI-8.6: Conflict of Interest - SL
- UB VI-8.7: Office Hours for Students
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Subsection 9: Grievance
- UB VI-9.1: Grievance Procedures - UBalt
- UB VI-9-2: Faculty Anti-Bullying Policy
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Subsection 10: Retrenchment
- UB VI-10.1: Retrenchment Procedures (Faculty) - UBalt
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Section VII: Academic Affairs
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Subsection 1: Academic Integrity
SeeÌý I-2.3 and VIII-3.1
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Subsection 2: 91°µÍøs
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Subsection 3: Course and Program Development
- UB VII-3.1: Course and Program Development - Policy and Procedures
- UB VII-3.2: Approval of New Courses and Credit Changes - SL
- UB VII-3.3: Course Syllabus Requirements - SL
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UB VII-3.4: Syllabus Requirements - UBalt
- UB VII-3.4 A: Recommended Syllabus Template - YGCAS, CPA, MSB
- UB VII-3.4 B: Syllabus Addendum - Student Success Resources
- UB VII-3.4 C: Shady Grove Syllabus Addendum - Student Success Resources
- UB VII-3.4 D: Syllabus Addendum -- SL
- UB VII-3.5: Cross-Listing Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
- UB VII-3.6: Undergraduate Minors
- UB VII-3.7: Definitions of Course and Program Modalities
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Subsection 4: Credits and Grading
- UB VII-4.1: Semester Grades and Grade Changes - UBalt
- UB VII-4.3: Assignment of Credit Hours
- UB VII-4.4:Credit for Prior Learning
- UB VII-4.4a: Portfolio Process (incorporated into UB VII-4.4)
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Subsection 5: General Academic Policies
- UB VII-5.1: Advising - UBalt
- UB VII-5.2: Religious and Faith-Based Observance Policy - UBalt
- UB VII-5.3: Use of Copyrighted Materials - UBalt
- UB VII-5.5: Internship Guidelines - SL
- UB VII-5.6: Undergraduate General Education Policy - UBalt
- UB VII-5.7: Enrollment in Study Abroad - UBalt
- UB VII-5.8: Undergraduate Graduation Requirements - UBalt
- UB VII-5.9: Standards and Expectations for Graduate Counseling Psychology Students - UBalt
- UB VII-5.10: Provisional Approval Process: GE/GR Re-certifications
- UB VII 5-11:ÌýOnline Proctoring policy
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Subsection 6: Records and Registration
- UB VII-6.1: Privacy Act - UBalt
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Subsection 7: Tuition and Financial Aid
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Subsection 8: Transferability
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Section VIII: Research
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Subsection 1: Centers and Institutes
- UB VIII-1.1: Establishment and Review of Centers and Institutes - UBalt
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Subsection 2: Classified and Proprietary Work
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Subsection 3: Code of Conduct
- UB VIII-3.1: Standards for the Conduct of Scholarly Research - UBalt
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Subsection 4: Conflicts of Interest
- UB VIII-4.1: Financial Conflict of Interest in Research - UBalt
- UB VIII-4.2: Conflicts of Interest in Research and Development between UBalt and the Federal Government
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Subsection 5: Copyright and Intellectual Property
- UB VIII-5.1: Intellectual Property - UBalt
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Subsection 6: Human Subjects
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Subsection 7: Indirect Cost Distribution
- UB VIII-7.1: Indirect Costs Policy FY2020 - UBalt
Subsection 8: Sponsored Research
- UB VIII-8.1: Grant Sponsored Research - UBalt
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