Access to University-Level Policies

Policies and procedures are fundamental to the functioning of any organization. Policies that are easy to locate and well-written help the university 1) accomplish its mission, 2) maintain accountability, 3) provide students, faculty, staff, and administrators with clear requirements and guidelines for their actions, and 4) clarify how the university conducts business.

To achieve these objectives, this website is the repository for current versions of governance policies (formerly found in the Institute Policies & Procedures Manual), located on the Governance Policy Library link.  This website also provides access to current versions of numerous administrative policies via hyperlinks to websites of the responsbile offices. These policies are on located on the Administrative Policy Library link.  Last, but certainly not least, this website provides a central location for students to find university-level policies that apply to them.  These are located on the Student Policy Library link.

The policies provided on, or accessed through, this website constitute official university-level policies for RIT.  When referring to university policies, accuracy is essential; therefore colleges, divisions, and departments must use hyperlinks to this website when doing so.  This requirement does not preclude colleges, divisions, or departments from developing and maintaining internal policies and procedures, provided they are not identified as, and do not conflict with university-level governance or administrative policies.