The University Policies and Standards Manual (UPSM) provides the university's governing framework. The university policies and university standards found within the UPSM express the goals, values, and culture of the university. Collectively, they provide the authority and guidance to university units, employees, students, agents, contractors, licensees, and volunteers that is required to achieve the university’s mission, and outline the relevant responsibilities to the university community.
Note: Many of the policies adopted from the Oregon University System (OUS) have not been updated to reflect the new governance structure of the university. Please see the notes on those changes here. Additionally, while OSU transitions its policies from those inherited from the Oregon University System, there remain a number of university-wide policies that do not yet reside in the UPSM but are located in manuals within different departments. These university policies will be collected into the UPSM on an ongoing basis. Find links to other policies here.
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Policy Category | Number | Type |
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Academic Affairs | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Academic Classification and Compensation | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 580-020 | University Policy |
Academic Employment | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Academic Freedom | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 580-022-0005 | University Policy |
Academic Procedures and Credit | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Acceptable Use of Computing Resources | Information Technology | 08-005 | University Policy |
Accounting | Business and Finance | 580-041 | University Standard |
Admission and Attendance of Students with Criminal Histories | Student Life | 02-015 | University Policy |
Admissions | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 580-010 | University Standard |
Admissions Policy, Second Language College | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Air Travel and Use of Bonus Miles | Business and Finance | University Policy | |
Alcohol Service | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-005 | University Standard |
Animals on Campus | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-030 | University Standard |
Architectural and Academic Unit Naming Policy | Governance and Administration | 04-015 | University Policy |
Articles Prohibited in Certain Athletic Facilities | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 576-024 | University Policy |
Board's Financial Powers | Business and Finance | 580-040 | University Standard |
Collecting Accounts and Notes Receivable, and Revolving Charge Account Program | Business and Finance | 576-010 | University Standard |
College Courses Taught for Credit in High Schools | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Conditions of Service | Human Resources | 580-021 | University Policy |
Conflict of Interest | Governance and Administration | University Policy | |
Contract Signature Authority | Business and Finance | 03-001 | University Policy |
Criminal Background Checks | Human Resources | 580-023 | University Standard |
Criminal History Check | Human Resources | 576-055 | University Standard |
Development of University Policies and Standards | Governance and Administration | 04-001 | University Standard |
Discrimination | Governance and Administration | 580-015 | University Policy |
Distribution of Publications or Other Materials in Campus Buildings | Governance and Administration | University Policy | |
Electronic Commerce | Business and Finance | University Policy | |
Employing Household Members, Faculty | Academics and Faculty Affairs, Human Resources | 580-022 | University Policy |
Employment Discrimination, Faculty | Human Resources | 580-022 | University Policy |
Establishment of Research Centers, Institutes and Core Facilities | Research | 06-010 | University Policy |
Exclusion Appeals | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 576-002 | University Standard |
Export Controls | Research | 06-040 | University Policy |
Face Covering in Public and Common Settings During Response to COVID-19 Pandemic | Governance and Administration | 04-041 | University Policy |
Faculty Grievance Procedure | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 576-050 | University Policy |
Faculty Personnel Records | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 580-022 | University Policy |
Faculty Records | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 576-003 | University Standard |
FCC Licenses | Information Technology | University Policy | |
Finance and Business Affairs, IMD | Business and Finance | University Policy | |
Firearms | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | University Policy | |
Fiscal Policy Program Authority | Business and Finance | 03-100 | University Policy |
FY21 Termination Without Cause of Professional Faculty in Financially Self-Supporting Units | Human Resources | 05-010 | University Policy |
Gift, Grant, and Contract Management | Business and Finance | 580-042 | University Standard |
Holidays and Privileges, Academic Staff | Human Resources | 580-022-0025 | University Policy |
Housing | Business and Finance | 580-011 | University Standard |
Instructional Programs, New | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Intellectual Property, IMD | Research | University Policy | |
Intercollegiate Athletics, IMD | Governance and Administration | University Policy | |
Internal Controls | Governance and Administration | 04-005 | University Policy |
International Travel | Academics and Faculty Affairs | 01-020 | University Policy |
Inventions, Licenses, Materials Development, Patents and Copyrights | Research | 580-043 | University Standard |
Joint Campus Programs | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Key Deposits | Business and Finance | 576-012 | University Policy |
Log Export | Business and Finance | 576-080 | University Standard |
Mediation Communications, Workplace Disputes | Human Resources | 580-022 | University Policy |
Minimum Class Size | Academics and Faculty Affairs | University Policy | |
Motor Vehicle History Check | Human Resources | 05-030 | University Policy |
Non-discrimination Policies | Governance and Administration | University Policy | |
OSU and ASOSU Commitment on Student Engagement in Shared Governance | Student Life | 02-300 | University Policy |
Outdoor Publication Dispenser Placement Request | Governance and Administration | University Policy | |
Paid Family and Medical Leave for Faculty | Human Resources | 05-035 | University Policy |
Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic | Governance and Administration | 04-040 | University Policy |
Political Activities | Governance and Administration | 580-022-0010 | University Policy |
Procurement Solicitations and Contracts | Business and Finance | 03-015 | University Standard |
Procurement Thresholds and Methods | Business and Finance | 03-010 | University Standard |
Proscribed Conduct | Governance and Administration | 580-022 | University Policy |
Public Records, Access to | Governance and Administration | 576-004 | University Standard |
Real Property, Facility and Campus Planning | Business and Finance | 580-060 | University Standard |
Records Retention | Governance and Administration | 04-010 | University Standard |
Reimbursement to Residence Halls | Business and Finance | University Policy | |
Responsible Employees and Reporting Incidents of Sexual Misconduct or Discrimination | Human Resources | 05-005 | University Policy |
Safety of Minors | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-040 | University Policy |
Sexual Misconduct and Discrimination | Human Resources | 05-001 | University Policy |
Smoking and Tobacco Use on University Property | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-020 | University Standard |
Staff and Faculty Personnel, IMD | Human Resources | University Policy | |
State-Owned Vehicles | Business and Finance | 576-035 | University Policy |
Student Appeals & Grievances | Student Life | 576-022 | University Policy |
Student Family Housing | Student Life | 576-016 | University Policy |
Student Health Services | Student Life | 580-011-0005 | University Standard |
Student Health Services 576-025 | Student Life | 576-025 | University Policy |
Student Living Groups | Student Life | 576-017 | University Policy |
Student Records | Governance and Administration | 580-013 | University Standard |
Student Records 576-020 | Governance and Administration | 576-020 | University Standard |
Sustainability | Business and Finance | University Policy | |
Time, Place, and Manner Rules for Speech Activities | Governance and Administration | 576-005 | University Standard |
University Code of Ethics | Governance and Administration | ||
University Data Management, Classification, and Incident Response | Information Technology | 08-015 | University Policy |
University Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Reporting Policy | Governance and Administration | ||
University Network Administration | Information Technology | 08-010 | University Policy |
University Policies Regarding Cannabis | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-045 | University Policy |
Use of the University Seal | Governance and Administration | 04-020 | University Policy |
Vehicle Use and Parking | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 07-025 | University Standard |
Veterans Preference Employment Policy | Human Resources | 05-015 | University Policy |
Weapons and Destructive Devices | Risk Management, Safety, and Facilities | 576-065 | University Standard |