This page contains links to academic policies related to instruction and curriculum approval. Where the establishing legislation or source is known, that is cited at the bottom of each policy. In some cases, the legislation or source cannot be located but the policies exist as longstanding practice.
If you do not find a policy you are looking for on this page, please check the registrar's index of policies or the senate's curriculum reports.
These are policies, procedures and guidance related to managing and teaching courses, and working with students.
Academic Extra Benefits for Student-athletes (policy and guidance) | Describes NCAA rule on “academic extra benefits” involving student athletes and provides guidance for instructors in working with student-athletes |
Accessible Education Center (AEC) Accommodations (policy and guidance) | Briefly describes instructor responsibilities in working with students who are approved for AEC accommodations. See AEC Website for complete information |
Prescribes the use of Canvas in most courses and defines minimum required content for each Canvas site | |
Describes university policy that governs course attendance and engagement policies for all undergraduate courses. | |
Provides statements that are required on syllabi for all courses that meet the “Difference, Inequality and Agency” or “Global Perspectives” core education requirement | |
Defines policy on final examinations and projects assigned for the final week of regular classes | |
Defines required parameters for final exams | |
Grades – Changing Grades after submission to Duckweb (procedure) | Describes how and when instructors can change a grade in Duckweb after submission |
Defines Incomplete policy and when it is appropriate to assign an “Incomplete” | |
Requires instructors to record letter grades for all students in graded and grade-optional courses | |
Grades – Recording Last Date of Attendance/Participation in Duckweb (policy) | Describes policy for recording last date of attendance or participation for students who receive an F or N grade to comply with Federal financial aid regulations |
Defines policy that grades should be assigned for students making satisfactory progress in thesis or dissertation courses instead of an “I” | |
Defines who can be designated as an Instructor of Record on courses | |
Provides guidance for instructors in setting office hours and general availability for students | |
Defines conditions under which attendance can be required on the first day of classes and relevant procedures | |
Defines required parameters for midterm exams | |
Military and Federal Agency Deployment Accommodation Rights (policy) | Defines university policy on accommodating students who are members of the military or federal agencies |
Defines university policy on accommodating student absences due to religious observance | |
Defines what accommodations can be made for students who miss class due to a university-sponsored event | |
Describes policy for end-of-term Student Experience Surveys and provides resources | |
Student Records Privacy Policy for Faculty and Staff (FERPA) (policy) | Describes university employee responsibilities in handling information that is considered part of a student record |
Standard language required on all syllabi, updated annually | |
Requires instructors to provide syllabi in most courses and defines syllabi contents and which courses must provide syllabi | |
Unregistered students attendance in courses and using Canvas (policy) | Defines when it is appropriate to allow unregistered students to attend classes or use Canvas |
These are policies, procedures and guidance that govern the approval of new and revised courses and programs.
Describes state-level common course numbering legislation | |
Describes policy for consulting with other units on course proposals and how content duplication is determined and managed | |
Defines the criteria for courses to meet the Area of Inquiry requirement | |
Defines the criteria that must be met by Difference, Inequality & Agency (DIA) courses and Global Perspectives (GP) courses | |
Defines the criteria for Methods of Inquiry, required in Area of Inquiry courses | |
Defines corequisites | |
Describes purpose and format of course descriptions | |
Defines process for dropping courses not taught withing specified period and reinstating courses | |
Describes criteria for course titles | |
Describes requirements for student time commitment and interactions between instructors and students for each credit hour of a course | |
Defines parameters for determining course numbers and levels (e.g. 100, 200, etc.) | |
Defines cycle for approved new and revised courses | |
Describes purpose of expanded course descriptions and guidance for writing them | |
Describes experimental courses and associated course numbers, use of courses | |
Describes generic courses, lists available numbers, and appropriate use | |
Describes available grading options and their applications | |
Sample rubrics for class participation, papers, final projects, group presentations, discussion posts | |
Defines role of guest lecturers in courses | |
Defines UOCC criteria for a course to be granted the "H" suffix indicating it is an "Honors" course | |
Defines available course modalities at UO | |
Defines role of IRB and RCS in course activities | |
Describes use of subject codes for multi-listed courses and lists requirements | |
Defines UO policy and U.S. Department of Education requirements for online courses | |
Describes requirements and limitations | |
Describes conditions and limitations of repeatability | |
Defines conditions for major or minor revision categories | |
Defines use of sequence for courses taken in a particular order | |
Describes due diligence requirements for statistics courses | |
Describes procedure for naming topics courses and eligibility requirements in Area of Inquiry and Cultural Literacy courses | |
Defines subject code parameters and process for approval of new codes or changing existing codes | |
Describes ranges of credits and how to determine hours for which students register |
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code (procedure) | Describes procedure for changing a program’s CIP code |
Defines requirements and approval process for program-level honors programs | |
Delegates authority to individual units to determine the amount of allowed course overlap between two or more programs | |
Describes policy and procedure for establishing a premajor |