Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The UW System and the UWSP  

• Section 1: The UW System: A Brief Introduction    
• Section 2: UWSP: General Information   
• Section 3: UWSP: Organization   
• Section 4: UWSP Governance Organizations    

Chapter 2 - Departments and Units  

• Section 1: Departments  
• Section 2: Units  

Chapter 3 - Recruitment, Appointment, Reassignment, and Resignation  

• Section 1: Recruitment, Selection, and Appointment   
• Section 2: UW System Administrative Policy 165 (Formerly ACPS-4.0)  
• Section 3: Reassignment and Retraining   
• Section 4: Resignation   
• Section 5: Recruitment Committees and Selection Processes   
• Section 6: Rehoming Policy   

Chapter 4A - Personnel Rules (UWS 1-13, 15; UWSP 1-13) ​ 

• Section 1: Wisconsin Administrative Code, Rules of the Board of Regents, UW System, Chapters 1-13, 15   
  • Chapters UWS 14, and 16-22 are in Chapter 4D - Personnel Rules  
• Section 2: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Personnel Rules for Faculty and Academic Staff, Chapters UWSP 1-13   

Chapter 4B - Personnel Rules (Faculty/Acad. Staff appointments/appeals)      

• Section 3: Interpretations, Guidelines, and Implementation Procedures for Personnel Rules and Policies: Faculty Appointment   
• Section 4: Overview of the Process and Procedures for Faculty Appeal of Nonrenewal of Probationary Appointment (UWSP 3.07 and 3.08) and Denial of Tenure (UWSP 3.07 and 3.08M)   
• Section 5: Interpretations, Guidelines, and Implementation Procedures for Personnel Rules and Policies: Academic Staff Appointment   
• Section 6: Academic Staff Appointment Appeals   

Chapter 4C - Personnel Rules (Faculty/Acad. Staff Hearings: Misconduct, Grievances, Dismissal)  

• Section 7: Procedures for Hearings for Faculty on Complaints of Misconduct Under UWSP 6.01   
• Section 8: Procedures for Hearings for Faculty on Grievances Under UWSP 6.02  
  Section 9: Procedures for Hearings on Complaints of Academic Staff Misconduct Under UWSP 13.01  
• Section 10: Procedures for Hearings on Academic Staff Grievances Under UWSP 13.02  
• Section 11: Overview of the Process and Procedures for Hearing of Charges and Notice of Dismissal of Faculty Under UWSP 4.04  
• Section 12: Overview of the Process and Procedures for Review Hearing of Layoff/Termination of Faculty for Financial Emergency Under UWSP 5.12  
  Section 13: Overview of the Process and Procedures for Hearing of Charges and Notice of Dismissal of Academic Staff Under UWSP 11.04  
• Section 14: Overview of the Process and Procedures for Review Hearing of Layoff/Termination of Academic Staff for Reasons of Budget or Program Under UWSP 12.05   

Chapter 4D - Personnel Rules (UWS 14-16, 22; Nonacademic Standards/Disciplinary Procedures)  

• Section 15: Selected Documents Pertinent to Personnel Matters   
• Section 16: Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapters UWS 14, 16-22   
• Section 17: University of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chapter 17 Nonacademic Standards and Disciplinary Procedures   

Chapter 4E - Personnel Rules  

• Section 18: UW System Administrative Policy 1232 (formerly UW-Stevens Point UPS Operational Policy - GEN 13) Layoff for Reasons of Budget or Program  
• Section 19: UW System Administrative Policy 1233 (formerly UW-Stevens Point UPS Operational Policy GEN 14) Grievance Procedures   
• Section 20 (was deleted)
• Section 21: Employee Performance Management  
• Section 22: Disciplinary Policy and Procedures for University Staff  

Chapter 5 - Policies Pertaining to Classroom Activities  

• Section 1: Text Services   
• Section 2: Chapter UWSP 14 Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures  
• Section 3: Advising   
• Section 4: Academic Freedom    
• Section 5 (was deleted)
• Section 6: Faculty and Staff ID Cards  
• Section 7: Chapter UWSP 18 Conduct on University Lands  
• Section 8: Student Credit Hour Guidelines for Tenure Management   
• ​Section 9: Graduate Course Policy   
• Section 10: Equal Access for Students with Disabilities   
• Section 11: Faculty-Student Policies  
• ​Section 12: Privacy of Student Records/Classroom Performance and Authorization to Release Information  
• Section 13: Scheduling Non-Academic Off-Campus Events/Trips  
• Section 14: Guidelines for Use of Electronic Devices in Classroom and Labs  
• Section 15: Policies Pertaining to the Provision of Distance Education  
• Section 16: Academic Scheduling Policies  
• Section 17: Digital Badging  
• Section 18: Policy Governing Instructor-Authored Materials Assigned for Text Rental or Student Purchase   

Chapter 6 - University Sponsored Awards  

Chapter 7 - Academic Programs and Curriculum  

• Section 1: Academic Program Proposals  
• Section 2: Assessment  
• Section 3: Department Review  
• Section 4: Articulation Agreements  
• Section 5: Grade Review Subcommittee  
• Section 6: UWSP General Education Program Overview   
• Section 7 (was deleted)
• Section 8: Reorganizing Academic Units  
• Section 9 (was deleted)
• Section 10: Deleting Majors, Minors, and Certificates  

Chapter 8 - Staff Benefits  

• Section 1: Retirement   
• Section 2 (was deleted)

Chapter 9 - Other Policies and Documents  

• Section 1: Communal Bill of Rights and Responsibilities    
• Section 2: Institutional Use  
• Section 3: Governance Documents  
• Section 4 (was deleted)
• Section 5: Other Policies