Policies & Procedures

New faculty must complete a New Faculty Policies and Procedures Acknowledgement form.

• New Faculty Policies and Procedures Acknowledgement (Electronic form)

For other new faculty required documents please visit the Human Resources webpage and click on "New Employees".

Important Policies, Forms, and Information for All Faculty

Academic Policies and Information

• Faculty Responsibility/Professional Ethics
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Honesty
• Academic Program Access for Students with Disabilities (see Complaint Procedures for Students)
• Harassment and Retaliation, Policy Against
• Student Grade Appeal Process
• Commencement Attendance
• Office Hours
• University Appointment, Retention, Tenure and Promotion Policy (UARTP)

Executive Orders (EO)

• Improper Activities Reporting (EO 929)
• Executive Order 930: Drug-Free Workplace Policy
• Executive Order 1083: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Executive Order 1088: Systemwide Guidelines for Affirmative Action Programs in Employment
• Executive Order 1095: Implementation of Title IX, VAWA/Campus Save Act, and Related Sex Discrimination,
• Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Legislation
• Executive Order 1096: Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking against Employees and Third Parties and Systemwide Procedure for Addressing Such Complaints by Employees and Third Parties
• Executive Order 1097: Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking against Students and Systemwide Procedure for Addressing Such Complaints by Students
• Executive Order 1108: Smoking Policy

Campus Policies and Information

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Notification
• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Summary of Benefits and Coverage Notice
• Alcoholic Beverage and Drug Policy
• Annual Asbestos Notification
• Background Checks
• Campus and Personal Safety
• Campus Compliance Training Requirements
• CSU Family Medical Leave
• DFEH 162: Discrimination and Harassment in Employment are Prohibited by Law
• Employee Assistance Program
• Emergency Notification System (VOLUNTARY)
• Fee Waiver Program
• Injury Illness Prevention Plan
• Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and Campus Fire Safety Right-To-Know Act Notification
• Military Service: If you are a CalPERS member who served in the military prior to CalPERS membership, you may be able to purchase your active duty service with the United States armed forces as Military Service Credit. To request cost information, complete the Request for Service Credit Cost Information—Military Service
• Parking
• Payroll Services Calendar
• Reasonable Accommodation & Interactive Process
• Violence in the Workplace (PM:FSA 96-04)

As state employees, each of us is also covered by various statutes and the state constitution regulating conflicts of interest, ethics, and the use of public information for personal gain. Prohibitions include:

• Using state time, facilities, equipment, or supplies for private gain
• Using confidential information available by virtue of CSU employment for private gain
• Receiving or accepting “extra compensation or extra allowance” from the state for performance of duties as a state employee after service has been rendered
• Receiving personal gifts or honoraria from anyone seeking to do business with the recipient’s appointing authority

We also have a responsibility to respect the confidentiality of certain information, records and data, including social security numbers. Careless, accidental, or intentional disclosure of confidential information violates privacy rights and is expressly forbidden by various state and federal statutes. Campus policies on confidentiality of information are found at https://sacramentostate.policystat.com/policy/11442183/latest. All new faculty will also complete training on information security.

Access all university policies.

The California Faculty Association has provided the following information: You are represented by the California Faculty Association, a union of more than 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches who teach in the California State University system. In classrooms on the 23 CSU campuses, CFA members work hard to teach our students. To join, as an active member with rights to vote and engage fully on behalf of yourself and others, go to: https://www.calfac.org/join-cfa.