Policies and Guidelines

Review the Division of Academic Affairs policies and guidelines.

The policies and guidelines listed below are maintained by the Office of the Provost.

The UNCW Faculty Handbook can be found on the Faculty Senate website.

A comprehensive list of institutional-level policies can be found at UNCW Policies and Guidelines. 

Policies and Guidelines

• Academic Program and Substantive Change Notification
• Award of Posthumous Degree *
• Catalogue Policy *
• Copyright Use and Ownership Policy (UNCW policy)
• Curricula Review *
• Defining a Credit Hour
• Departmental Student Records *
• Distance Education Authentication and Privacy Policy *
• Faculty Credentialing Policy
• Faculty Disability and Family Medical Leave Salary Continuation Policy (UNCW policy)
• Faculty Orientation Part-Time *
• Faculty Reassignment Awards (UNCW policy)
• Faculty Terminal Degrees *
• Faculty Workload Policy (UNCW policy)
• Guidelines for Review of Academic Deans at UNCW *
• Individualized Instruction Courses
• Institutional Centers and Institutes Policy (UNCW policy)
• International MOU Agreements *
• Major and Minor Requirements
• Measures of Educational Effectiveness *
• Minimum Class Size Policy *
• Off-Campus Student Advising * 
• Policy on Grant Awards Made Directly to Faculty *
• Policy on Written Student Complaints *
• Postponement of Reappointment, Tenure and/or Promotion and Post-Tenure Review (UNCW policy)
• Post-Tenure Review (PTR) (located within the UNCW Faculty Handbook)
• Separation and Retreat Policy for Senior Academic and Administrators (UNCW policy)

* Requires UNCW log-in to view. A copy can be provided upon request to provost@uncw.edu.