Section 1:

College of Science Mission and Goals

1.1

Mission and Philosophy

1.2

Goals and Objectives

Section 2:

Administrative Positions

Dean of the College

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Head or Director of an Academic Unit

Associate Head of an Academic Unit

Director, Center for Materials Science & Engineering

Section 3:

Academic Affairs

3.1

Academic Actions Concerning Curricula and Courses

3.1.1 Introduction

3.1.2 Curriculum Committee Membership

3.1.3 Initiation of Proposal for Curricular Change

3.1.4 Recording in Official Files

3.2

Academic Advising

3.3

Information on Students: The Buckley Amendment

3.4

Availability to Students Enrolled in COS Courses

3.5

Rescheduling of Classes or Examinations

3.6

Academic Conduct. (See Institute Policies and Procedures, Section D17.0)

3.7

Academic Probation and Suspension Policy

3.7.1 Undergraduate Policy

3.7.2 Graduate Policy

3.7.3  Non-Matriculated Undergraduate and Graduate Policy

Minimum Class Size Guidelines

Section 4:

Faculty Positions and Rank

Section 5:

Faculty Contracts

Section 6:

Faculty Evaluation and Mentoring

6.1

Faculty Evaluation Policies and Procedures

6.2

Faculty Evaluation Criteria

6.3

Procedures

6.4

Documentation

6.5

Pre-tenure Faculty Mentoring

Section 7

Mid-Tenure Evaluation

Section 8

Tenure Criteria, policy and Procedures

8.1

Criteria

8.2

Statement of Expectations of Pre-tenure Tenure-track Faculty

8.3

Evaluation of Criteria

8.4

Formation of the College of Science Tenure Review Committee

8.5

Documentation

8.6

Process for Soliciting External Letters

8.7

Policies and Procedure for Tenure Review

Section 9

Promotion Criteria, policy and Procedures

9.1

 Promotion of Tenure-track Faculty

9.2

Promotion of Non-Tenure-track Faculty

Section 10

Faculty Workload Model for Semesters

Section 11

Faculty Compensation for Overload

Section 12

Faculty Meetings and Voting

Section 13

Internal Grants to Support Faculty Scholarship

Section 14

Hiring and Employment Policies

College of Science Committees

Section 16

College of Science Space Policy

College of Science Research Centers and Laboratories

Approval of Policies and Procedures