The following list represents only a small selection of frequently-requested policies. For a more thorough search, please visit the UC Policies home page.
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Academic Freedom (APM-10 (pdf) and The Regents' Policy on Course Content
Academic personnel records, protection of privacy & access to (pdf)
Academic Personnel Policy Manual, a general reference to University academic personnel policy, guidelines and practices
Acceptance of gifts and gratuities by UC employees (1-24-01)
Accounting Manual of the University of California, a general searchable reference to University accounting policy, guidelines and practices
Acronyms, a glossary of acronyms commonly used by the Academic Senate and UC
Affirmative action, requirements for federal contractors
AIDS related policies and guidelines (10/31/86)
Alcoholic beverages, expenditures for (pdf) (BFB BUS-79, section VI.B)
Alumni Associations, Policy and Administrative Guidelines on
Animals, use of in research and teaching
Archives program (records of UC administration)
Auxiliary enterprises, establishment and review of (4/6/81)
Benefits, employee health and welfare
Business & Finance Bulletins, a general searchable reference to University business policy, guidelines and practices
Campus Foundations, Policy and Administrative Guidelines on
Campus services, employee access to (see each campus web site's staff and faculty services section)
Collective bargaining agreements
Commercial advertising in University publications (4/12/79)
Compulsory health insurance program for foreign students
Conduct of Public on Campus (See Non-Affiliate Regulations - pdf )
Conflict of Interest (See also General Counsel's site and Q & A on Employee Conduct, Relations with Industry and Conflict of Interest)
Consultants (pdf) to the University
Contract & Grant Manual, a general searchable reference to University extramural and intramural research funding policy, guidelines and practices
Contracting for Services (pdf), University Guidelines (9/4/02)
Contracts and grants, requirement to submit through the University
Controlled substances, acquisition and use of narcotics and dangerous drugs
Copyright, Terms and Conditions of Publication on the UCOP Web Site
Copyright policy, copyright matters (guidance), UC Copyright Education Web Site
Copyrighted course materials, Ownership of Course Materials, and Use of Recordings of Course Presentations (pdf)
Corporate credit cards: travel cards, procurement cards (pdf)
Corporate credit cards, marketing to students
Corporate credit cards, as form of payment to University
Crime, reporting of (See Clery Act compliance)
Diplomas (format of; duplicates)
Disability accommodation for employees
Disability accommodation for students (Campus Disability Resources: Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside| San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz)
Drugs (see Controlled substances and Substance Abuse entries)
Elective office, right to hold elective office (1/3/62)
Electronic Communications Policy (pdf)
Emergency loans for academic and staff personnel (pdf)
Emergency, Campus - UCOP Notification Protocol (2007) and Policy on Campus Emergencies
Emeritus, use of the title (8/3/62); space allocation for emeritus faculty (1/29/91); for non-academic personnel
Employee organizations, relations with (4/24/80)
Employee-vendor relationship, procedures for determining (pdf)
Employment relocation cost reimbursement policy (7/1/96)
Entertainment cost reimbursement (pdf)
Environment, Policy on Management of Health, Safety and the (pdf)
Equal opportunity, policy to ensure in University business contracting
Establishment and Review of academic instructional units and programs
Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, Statement of (pdf)
External financing (pdf), policy on use of the University opportunity fund and education fund in connection with standby, interim and
Facilities, management, design and construction
Faculty recruitment from other California institutions (pdf)
Family and Medical Leave: faculty (pdf); staff
Fundraising by University support groups
Gays and Lesbians (see Nondiscrimination and Sexual Orientation entries)
Gender and ethnicity representation in health research
Gifts (to non-employees, to employees, from outside entities to UC employees, gifts and endowments to the University - pdf)
Graduate students (about graduate programs, research or creative products, health insurance, taxability of stipends - pdf)
Graphic Identity Guide and Resources
Green Buildings Policy (See Sustainable Practices, Policy on - pdf)
Guns on campus, California Penal Code Sect. 626.9 (h)
Health Insurance: employees, students
HEERA (California Higher Education Employment Relations Act)
Honorarium Payments (See Accounting Manual D-371-35 (pdf); see also Conflict of Interest Q&A on prohibition on acceptance of honoraria by employees)
Human remains and cultural items, repatriation of
Human subjects, protection of in research
Identity Theft (see Protection of Personal Information)
Instructional improvement (Teaching, Learning & Technology Center)
Intercampus recruiting of faculty (7/21/97)
Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, use of (5/18/81)
Legal requirements on privacy & access to information
Manuscripts resulting from scholarly research, see Guidelines for University-Industry Relations, part 2, Freedom to Publish
Marketing and licensing UC trademarks (Berkeley; Davis; Los Angeles; San Diego)
Military and other employment recruiting on campus (5/7/69, 7/27/84)
Name, Use of University (See also Appropriate Use of University Trademarks)
Naming University properties, programs and facilities in honor of an individual
Neutrality on religious and political matters, (9/18/70) Section 41.10 of "University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organization and Students"
Non-Affiliates Regulations (pdf)
Non-citizens (forms, employment - pdf, students, visa types, academic personnel - pdf)
Nondiscrimination statement for student publications
Nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy regarding academic and staff employment (pdf)
Nondiscrimination in athletics
Parking Permits (see local campus procedures)
Parking (see Transportation Systems and Parking Program Principles - pdf), 4/17/2002)
Patent obligations in government-sponsored research, in privately-sponsored research
Patent policy (10/1/97), faculty guidance on patents (pdf)
Patent agreement requirements, graduate students (1/14/76)
Payroll (see Accounting Manual Table of Contents, Section VII)
Personal Use of University Property (pdf) (8/1/94)
Personal purchases - see section X of BFB BUS-43 (pdf)
Personnel activity reporting (PAR)
Personnel Policies for Staff Members (6/25/96), a general reference to University staff personnel policy, guidelines and practices. Senior Managers are covered in a separate appendix.
Principal investigator eligibility
Privileges and duties of members of the faculty (pdf) (Regulation 3) (2/13/35)
Professional liability coverage (pdf) for health sciences professionals
Protection of Personal Information
Religious holidays and the academic calendar (California law), residence hall move-in days (pdf)
Reproduction of copyrighted materials for teaching & research (4/29/86)
Requirement to submit proposals and to receive awards for grant and contracts through the University
Research investigator, conflicts of interest, lobbying by
Review and renaming of academic instructional programs
Scope of duties of full-time faculty in the University of California's schools of the health sciences (11/5/71) and Veterinary Medicine (3/28/72)
Seal of the University (See also DA0865 and the Graphic Identity Guide and Resources)
Seismic safety policy (1/17/95)
Sexual harassment policy & complaint resolution procedures (pdf)
Sexual orientation, policy on nondiscrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation (6/17/83)
Smoking (including reprint of Ca.code)
Staff employees on University committees (7/21/75)
Strike policy (11/28/67)
Student activities and organizations (see Student services entry)
Student conduct and discipline (see also campus links under Student services entry for local procedures)
Student fee levels, policy on setting
Student fee exemptions, reductions, and waivers
Student fees and deposits circular
Student Participation in Governance, policy on
Student services (for specific information on matters such as campus life, disabled student services, childcare, counseling, and the like, see each campus's student services web site: Berkeley/Davis/Irvine/LosAngeles/Merced/Riverside/SanDiego/SanFrancisco/SantaBarbara/SantaCruz)
Subpoenas (acceptance of summons)
Substance abuse (11/1/90)
Support Groups, Policy and Administrative Guidelines on
Surplus property, release of (includes prohibitions on sale to employees), and disposal or transfer
Sustainable Practices, Policy on (pdf)
Systemwide administration recharges to hospitals
Tax Exempt Status, Internal Revenue Service's Confirmation of UC's (pdf)
Technology transfer (includes section on faculty guidance)
Time, place and manner guidelines
Trademarks, Appropriate Use of the University
Transportation Systems and Parking Program Principles (pdf) (4/17/2002)
Travel cost reimbursement policy (See also Travel Policy Summary - pdf)
Union Contracts/Agreements (See Collective bargaining agreements entry)
University records management program (pdf), including ownership of administrative records (Section III)
University employee contacts with state and federal officials
University letterhead and business cards (See also Appropriate Use of the University Trademarks)
University memberships in organizations (pdf)
University name, use of (see also delegation of authority to the Chancellors on use of the University name, DA0864)
University seal (See Seal of the University)
University-Industry relations (5/17/89; see also UC Equity Policy, 2/16/96)
Unrelated business income, activities generating (11/21/83) and Procedures
University Property: Use of University Resources and Facilities for Political Activities, Restriction on (9/18/70); Personal Use of University Property (pdf)
Use of University vehicles (2/28/78)
Use of University property for political activities
Whistleblower policy (University Policy and Procedures for Reporting Improper Governmental Activities and Protection Against Retaliation for Reporting Improper Activities)