Faculty Policies, Forms & Resources
General Resources
Policies, Guidelines & Faculty Resources
(updated Sept. 2023)
Faculty & Administrative Professional Manual
Calendars
- Provost’s Calendar and Deadlines 2024-25
- Commencement Schedule
- University Events Calendars
- Faith, Belief, and Religious Observances Calendar
- University Holiday Schedule
- Faculty Council Meeting Dates
- Academic Calendar Fall 2019-Summer 2026
Conflict of Interest
Faculty Development
- TILT Faculty Resources
- Talent Development — Professional Development
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
- Early Career Grant Seminar Presentation (Spring 2023)
- Resources for Early Career Grant-Seekers
Early-stage Investigator Institutional Support
- New Faculty Orientation and Information
- Research Acceleration Office
- STEM Center Resources for Faculty and Staff
- Advising and Mentoring Resources — Graduate School
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
- Faculty Success at CSU
Grievances & Mediation
CCAF/Non-tenure-track Faculty — Information & Resources
- Website — Faculty Council Committee on Non-tenure-track Faculty
- CCAF Task Force Recommendations 2021 — Executive Summary
- CCAF Task Force Recommendations 2021 — Slides
- NTTF Task Force Recommendations 2020 — Executive Summary
- NTTF Task Force Recommendations 2020 — Slides
- Professional Development for CCAF/NTTF AY24/25
- CCAF Professional Development Course Release Cover Sheet
- Fall 2021 CCAF Minimum Floor Salaries
Semester at Sea
Financial Matters
Funding Agreement Form
Faculty/AP Salary Information
- Annual Salary Increase Guidelines (SALX)
- Faculty/AP Salary Procedures
- Off-cycle Salary Adjustment Form
- Supplemental Pay Authorization Form
- Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Supplemental Pay Form (Word)
Undergraduate
Differential Tuition Request Form & Guidelines — Graduate
- Graduate Differential Tuition Request Form (Word)
- Graduate Differential Tuition Guidelines for Traditional Specializations (Word)
- Graduate Differential Tuition Guidelines for PSM Specializations (Word)
- Graduate Differential Tuition Guidelines for Degrees with Title Changes (Word)
GTA-GSA Tuition Request Form
Special Course Fee Manual and Forms
- Special Course Fee Manual
- Complete List of Special Course Fees for Academic Year 2023-24
- Special Course Fee Request Form — Standard (Excel)
- Special Course Fee Request Form — Fees with Ranges (Excel)
- Accounting for Special Course Fees — Recorded Training
- Accounting for Special Course Fees — PowerPoint Presentation
- Annual Review Form (Excel)
- Annual Review Form – Richardson Design Center (Excel)
Discretionary Scholarships
Course/Degree-related Information
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
- Curricular Policies and Procedures Handbook
- Official List of Colleges, Departments, Majors, Minors, and Degrees
Codes — College and Department
Honorary Degrees
- Guidelines
- Process
- Approval Form (Word)
New Degree Proposal Process
- New Program Proposal Flow Chart
- New Program Proposal Flow Chart Narrative
- New Program Proposal Process
- New Program Proposal Budget Form – UNDERGRADUATE Program (Excel)
- New Program Proposal Budget Form – GRADUATE Program (Excel)
- New Program Proposal Budget Form Example (Excel)
- New Program Proposal Timeline
- PowerPoint Template: Preliminary Program Proposal (pptx)
- PowerPoint Template: Comprehensive Program Proposal (pptx)
Posthumous Degrees
- Process
- Approval Form (Word)
Position-related Information
Interfolio
*Interfolio is to be used for annual review and promotion and tenure in 2024 — for more information, visit the following webpage:
Faculty Evaluation
*The faculty evaluation system is being transitioned to Interfolio — see Interfolio information above.*
- New Faculty Evaluation Rating System — slides from spring training sessions for department heads/chairs
- Video: New Faculty Evaluation Process training session, Option 1 (sessions for faculty will be held early in the Fall 2024 semester)
- Video: New Faculty Evaluation Process training session, Option 3
- Comprehensive Mid-point Review Form (Word)
- Annual Progress Toward Tenure Memo
- Comprehensive Performance Review Form (Post-tenure Report)
- Reference Chart for Scheduling Post-tenure Reviews
Promotion & Tenure
*Processes for promotion and tenure are being updated to reflect CSU’s transition to Interfolio — see Interfolio information above*
- Promotion Policy
- Tenure Policy
- Promotion and Tenure Workshops and Informational Resources
- Promotion and Tenure Application (Word)
- Promotion and Tenure Timeline
- Promotion and Tenure Information in COVID Times
Leave Requests
- Request for Leave Without Pay or Special Leave
- Family and Medical Leave Eligibility Checklist
- Request for Leave Approval Process Flowchart
- Human Resources Manual (additional leave information)
Sabbatical Leaves
- Sabbatical Leave Policies & Procedures
- Sabbatical Leave Request Form
- Sabbatical Leave Memorandum of Understanding
- Sample Two-paragraph Summary for Board of Governors
- Sabbatical Leave Change Request Memo (Word)
Reappointment of Tenure-track Faculty (prior to receiving tenure)
Emerit Status Requests
- Faculty Application for Emerit Status (Word)
- Administrative Professional Staff Application for Emerit Status (Word)
Hiring of Faculty and Administrative Professionals
- Hiring Tenure-track Faculty Without a Search
- Office of Equal Opportunity (additional Search & Hiring Procedures information)
Relocating to Northern Colorado
Transitional Appointments
Visiting Associate Agreement
- Visiting Associate Agreement — Required for Visiting Researchers (Word)
Offer Letter Templates
- Academic Faculty Appointments (Word)
- Administrative Appointments (Word)
- Administrative Professional Appointments (Word)
- Associate/Assistant Dean Appointments (Word)
- Associate/Assistant Dean Reappointments (Word)
- Department Chair/Head Appointments (Word)
- Department Chair/Head Reappointments (Word)
- Non-tenure-track Faculty Appointments (Word)
- Post-doctoral Appointments (Word)
- Non-tenure-track Summer Session Appointments (Word)
- Graduate Student with Graduate Assistantship (Rev. May 2024) (Word)
- Graduate Student without Funding or with Non-GA Funding (Rev. May 2024) (Word)