Senate Policies and Documents

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DOCUMENT DOCUMENT TYPE DEPARTMENT, COMMITTEE, OR INSTITUTION IMPORTANT DATES RELATED DOCUMENTS
Academic Council on International Programs Faculty Information CSU N/A N/A
Academic Dishonesty Policy 
Academic Programs' Academic Dishonesty webpage		 University Policy Academic Senate President approved 6/4/09 Academic Dishonesty Report Form 08-09 cFAC 7
Academic Dishonesty in First-tier Writing Courses and on the Writing Skills Test (WST) Senate Policy Academic Senate President approved 1/22/15 13-14 CIC 34
Academic Freedom, Statement on  Senate Statement FAC President approved 5/23/22 21-22 FAC 9
Academic Plan University Plan Academic Planning Task Force Published 2/2008 N/A
Academic Probation and Disqualification Policies Undergrad Student Policy Office of Academic Affairs N/A 07-08 BEC 15
Academic Program Review Procedures (APRP) Senate Policy CAPR President approved 7/18/22 21-22 CAPR 23
Academic Work Day Definitions Senate Policy FAC President approved 3/26/24 23-24 FAC 7
Animal Care and Use Policy and Procedures Research Policy CR, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) President approved 5/25/21 20-21 CR 14
Appointment & Review of Administrative Officers of CSUEB, Policies and Procedures Senate Policy FAC President approved 8/9/16 15-16 FAC 1
Appointment & Review of Department Chairs of CSUEB, Policies and Procedures Senate Policy FAC President approved 3/24/23 22-23 FAC 9
Appropriate Terminal Degrees, Policy on Senate Policy FAC Senate accepted 3/17/20 19-20 FAC 13
Assigned Time for Exceptional Levels of Service to Students, Policy for Distributing Senate Policy FAC President approved 2/7/24 23-24 FAC 4
Blended Programs, Policy on Senate Policy CIC President approved 6/8/23 22-23 CIC 47
Budget Decisions, Guidelines for Faculty Faculty Information COBRA Senate approved 12/2/08 08-09 COBRA 2
Centers and Institutes 
  • Policies
  • Procedures
 Senate Policy CR Excom approved via email  23-24 CR 7
Change of Status Form (Formation-Merger-Dissolution) or Name Change of an Academic Unit Curriculum Information CAPR President approved 12/4/23 22-23 CAPR 28
CLASS Election Procedures Faculty Information CLASS CLASS approved 5/31/07 07-08 DLASS 1 revised
12-13 FAC 6
Coaches: Appointment, Placement and Evaluation Policy Senate Policy FAC Senate approved 6/1/10 09-10 FAC 9
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Faculty Information CSU N/A N/A
Collegiality, CSU Statement on CSU Statement CSU Adopted by CSU in 1988 N/A
Compensation for Lecturer Service in the Academic Senate Senate Policy FAC President Approved 4/29/24 23-24 FAC 11
Compliance with Federal Regulations regarding Financial Conflict of Interest for Investigators; Debarment and Suspension Senate Policy CR President Approved 3/19/20 19-20 CR 3
Course Requirement Policy for Students Senate Policy Senate President approved 3/14/83 N/A
Courses Exempted from Student Evaluation Policy Senate Policy FAC President approved 7/2/15 14-15 FAC 3 revised
Credit Hour Definition and Procedure for Periodic Review Senate Policy CIC President approved 5/19/21 20-21 CIC 37
Curricular Procedures Manual page (includes program modification & discontinuance policies Curriculum Information APGS N/A 08-09 CIC 31
Curricular Timeline Policy Senate Policy CIC/FAC President approved 4/29/25  24-25 CIC 20/FAC 18
Data Integrity Policy Senate Policy ITAC via Senate President approved 2/20/14 13-14 CAH 1
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework for Developing and Evaluating Senate Policies Senate Policy FDEC President approved 5/15/24 23-24 FDEC 3
Eligibility of Faculty to Receive Emeritus/a Status, Policy governing the Senate Policy FAC President approved 5/23/22 21-22 FAC 10
Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) Policy Seante Policy FAC President Approved 5/15/24 23-24 FAC 17
Emeritus Policy Senate Policy FAC President apprvoed 5/23/22 21-22 FAC 2 amended
Evaluation of Tenured Faculty Procedures Senate Policy FAC President approved 3/19/20 19-20 FAC 12 amended
Faculty RSCA Grants, Policy on Senate Policy CR President approved 11/28/23 23-24 CR 4
FERP and PTRB: Interpretation of Rights to Participate in Elections and to Serve on Committees Faculty Information FAC President approved 5/25/21 20-21 FAC 5
Free Expression, University Policy on Time, Place and Manner of University Directive PEMSA Issued 6/8/11 N/A
General Education Renewal Policy Senate Policy CIC President approved 1/27/14 13-14 CIC 4 amended
General Education Long-Term Assessment Plan 2018-2026 University Plan CAPR President approved 2/18/19 18-19 CAPR 2
Grade Appeal and Academic Grievance document (formerly Fairness Committee document) Senate Policy Grade Appeal and Academic Grievance Committee (formerly Fairness Committee) President approved 5/25/21 20-21 CGAAG 1
Honors Policy Senate Policy CIC President approved 3/9/17 16-17 CIC 2
Human Subjects, Policy and Assurance of Compliance with Federal Regulations on Protection of Research Policy CR President  approved 5/25/21 20-21 CR 15
Incomplete Contract Policy (12-13 CIC 12 amended) Senate Policy CIC President approved 7/1/13 Incomplete Contract Instructions
Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) Curriculum Information CAPR President approved 7/18/22 21-22 CAPR 24
Instructional Materials Accessibility Plan (IMAP) University Plan Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Committee Plan finalized 11/29/07 N/A
Instructor Implementation of Final Exams, Policy for Senate Policy CIC President approved 4/29/20 19-20 CIC 92 amended
Intellectual Property Policy Senate Policy FAC President approved 11/9/22 22-23 BEC 6
Layoff Policies and Procedures Senate Policy FAC President approved 12/14/22 22-23 FAC 6
Lecturers, Guidelines to Departments for Treatment of Lecturer Information FAC President approved 6/7/00 99-00 FAC 9
Lecturers, Resolution on Compensation Lecturer Information Senate Senate approved 12/4/01 01-02 BEC 4
New Degree Approval Process Curriculum Information CIC Senate approved 5/18/10 09-10 CIC 20
see also 12-13 CIC 13 for application to self-support degree programs
Master's Thesis Committee Policy Curriculum Information CIC President approved 7/2/15 14-15 CIC 23
Office Hours Policy, for Faculty Senate Policy FAC President approved 11/9/22 22-23 FAC 3
Online/Hybrid Instruction Policy Senate Policy CIC President approved 3/26/24 23-24 CAPR 6/CIC 4
Open Access Policy, Retention of Faculty Author Rights to Deposit and Disseminate their Scholarly Articles Senate Policy CR President approved 5/19/21 20-21 CR 4
Plagiarism, Advice for Faculty Faculty Information Senate Developed April 2000 N/A
Procedures for Request and Approval of the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV) on California State University East Bay (CSUEB) Campuses or on behalf of CSUEB Senate Policy CR President Approved 12/14/22 22-23 CR 7
Professional Ethics, Statement on Senate Statement FAC Senate approved 2/17/98 97-98 FAC 5
Professional Leave Committee Policy and Procedures Senate Policy FAC President approved 12/17/18 18-19 FAC 2 amended
Range Elevation Policies and Procedure Senate Policy FAC President approved 6/12/19 18-19 FAC 9
Registration Policy Senate Policy CIC President approved 2/23/23 22-23 CIC 24
Report of the Faculty Task Force on Academic Reorganization Senate Report Academic Reorganization Faculty Task Force Developed 09-10 N/A
Report of the Time Modules Task Force Senate Report Time Modules Task Force President approved 1/24/17 16-17 BEC 6
Requesting New Course Prefixes, Policy Guidelines for Senate Policy CIC President approved 2/28/18 17-18 CIC 20

Retention, Tenure and Promotion (RTP) Policy and Procedures

*[College/Dept-specific RTP Criteria]

 Senate Policy FAC President approved 5/15/24 23-24 FAC 6
Rights and Responsibilities of Department Chairs Senate Policy FAC President approved 3/24/23 22-23 FAC 8
State-side to self-support program CAPR review policy (12-13 CAPR 15) Senate Policy CAPR President approved 5/29/13 N/A
State-side to self-support program CIC review policy (12-13 CIC 13) Senate Policy CIC President approved 6/27/13 N/A
Student Evaluations of Learning Experience Policy Senate Policy FAC President approved 5/14/24 23-24 FAC 15
Student Experience Survey Senate Policy FAC President approved 5/23/22 21-22 FAC 15
Syllabus Course Information, Policy on Senate Policy FAC President approved 12/14/22 22-23 CIC 6/22-23 FAC 5
Temporary Faculty Periodic Evaluation Policy Senate Policy FAC President approved 6/27/18 17-18 FAC 6
Temporary Suspension of Academic Programs, Policies and Procedures Senate Policy CAPR President approved 2/18/19 18-19 CAPR 5
Textbook Adoption Policy (06-07 CIC 21) Senate Policy CIC Senate approved 5/8/07 N/A
Withdrawal Policy Senate Policy CIC President approved 7/18/22 21-22 CIC 52