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Dyersburg State Community College
Policies and Procedures
Dyersburg State Community College
  • DSCC Policy Manual
    • 1 Mission, Purpose and System of Governance
      • 01:01:00:00 Statement of Mission
      • 01:02:00:00 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
      • 01:02:01:00 Appeals and Appearances Before the Board
      • 01:03:00:00 Governance of Tennessee Higher Education The College System of Tennessee
      • 01:04:00:00 TBR Executive Staff
      • 01:05:00:00 Members of TBR
      • 01:06:00:00 THEC, TBR, and DSCC Policies and Guidelines
      • 01:07:00:00 DSCC Uniform Administrative Procedures Policy
      • 01:08:00:00 DSCC Approval of Institutional Policies Policy
    • 2 Administrative Organization of the College
      • 02:01:00:00 Organizational Chart
    • 3 Faculty/Academic Policies
      • 03:01:02:00 Academic Freedom and Responsibility
      • 03:01:03:00 Academic Tenure
      • 03:01:04:00 Faculty Minimum Rank Criteria and Promotion Policy
      • 03:01:05:00 Adjunct Faculty
      • 03:01:05:10 Adjunct Faculty Teaching Load
      • 03:01:06:00 Faculty Evaluation
      • 03:01:07:00 Adjunct Faculty Evaluation
      • 03:01:08:00 Attendance at Fall and Spring Updates
      • 03:01:09:00 Guidelines for Faculty Credentials
      • 03:02:01:00 Faculty Absences
      • 03:02:02:00 Faculty Sick Leave
      • 03:02:03:00 Field Trips
      • 03:02:04:00 Political Activity
      • 03:02:05:00 Professional Organizations
      • 03:03:01:00 Office Hours
      • 03:03:02:00 Faculty Development
      • 03:03:03:00 Attendance at Graduation
      • 03:03:03:01 Ceremonial Mace Policy
      • 03:03:04:00 Division Meetings
      • 03:03:05:00 Constitution for the Faculty Assembly at DSCC
      • 03:03:06:00 Faculty Meetings
      • 03:04:01:00 Course Requirements
      • 03:04:02:00 Course Syllabi
      • 03:04:03:00 Classroom Attendance
      • 03:04:04:00 Class Rolls and Attendance Reports
      • 03:04:03:50 Classroom Safety
      • 03:04:05:00 Last Day of Attendance Requirements
      • 03:04:06:00 Course Changes and Withdrawals
      • 03:04:07:00 Administering Tests and Examinations
      • 03:04:08:00 Grading System
      • 03:04:09:00 Student Grade Appeal Procedure
      • 03:05:01:00 Nondiscrimination in Educational Programs
      • 03:05:02:00 Lower Division Core Requirements for General Education
      • 03:05:03:00 Textbook and Ancillary Course Materials
      • 03:05:04:00 Curriculum Changes
      • 03:05:04:10 Credit Hours Awarded for Courses and Programs
      • 03:05:05:00 Using Copyrights in Distance Education
      • 03:06:00:00 DSCC Prior Learning Assessment Policy
      • 03:06:01:00 DSCC Academic Proctoring Policy
      • 03:06:02:00 DSCC Academic Fresh Start Policy
      • 03:06:03:00 DSCC Cooperative Education Policy
      • 03:06:05:00 DSCC Policy Master Course Development
      • 03:06:06:00 DSCC International Studies Policy
      • 03:07:01:00 DSCC Substantive Change Policy
      • 03:08:01:00 English Language Learners
      • 03:06:04:00 DSCC Policy To Teach Online and Hybrid Courses
    • 4 Student Policies
      • 04:01:01:00 Counseling for Students
      • 04:01:02:00 Orientation for New Students
      • 04:01:03:00 Advising of Students
      • 04:01:04:00 Reassignment of Advisee
      • 04:01:05:00 Advising Center
      • 04:02:01:00 Registration
      • 04:02:02:00 Release of Information Concerning Students
      • 04:02:03:00 Student Organizations: Faculty Advisors
      • 04:02:04:00 DSCC Official Transcript Policy
      • 04:03:01:00 Student Conduct
      • 04:03:02:00 Academic and Classroom Misconduct
      • 04:03:03:00 Disciplinary Offenses
      • 04:03:03:01 Disciplinary Procedures
      • 04:03:03:02 Disciplinary Sanctions
      • 04:03:04:00 Class Attendance during Inclement Weather Conditions
      • 04:03:05:00 Satisfactory Academic Progress
      • 04:03:06:00 Return to Title IV Funds
      • 04:03:07:00 Continued Eligibility Requirements for Lottery Scholarships
      • 04:04:01:00 Student Rights and Freedoms
      • 04:04:02:00 Bringing Children to Class
      • 04:04:03:00 Honors Program
      • 04:04:03:01 DSCC Honors Scholarship Program
      • 04:04:04:00 Services for Students with Disabilities
      • 04:04:05:00 DSCC Admissions Requirements Policy
      • 04:05:01:00 LRC Orientation Policy
      • 04:06:01:00 International Studies Approval Process
      • 04:06:02:00 DSCC Policy Institutional Credits for a Degree
      • 04:07:01:00 Athletic Policy
      • 04:07:02:00 Athletic Name, Image and Likeness Policy
      • 04:08:01:00 EMS Program Experiential Learning / Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Credit Policy
      • 04:09:01:00 DSCC Dual Credit Policy
    • 5 Business, Finance & Travel Policies
      • 05:01:01:00 DSCC Budget Policy
      • 05:01:02:00 Petty Cash
      • 05:01:02:01 DSCC Bank Account Reconciliation Policy
      • 05:01:03:00 Dishonored Payments
      • 05:01:04:00 Traffic and Parking Policy
      • 05:01:05:00 DSCC Business Meals Policy
      • 05:01:06:00 DSCC Issue, Use, and Accountability of Keys Policy
      • 05:01:07:00 DSCC Deposits & Investment of Funds
      • 05:02:01:00 DSCC College Bookstore Policy
      • 05:02:02:00 Telephone System Policy
      • 05:02:03:00 Maintenance and Custodial Services
      • 05:03:01:00 DSCC Sale of Tickets Policy
      • 05:03:02:00 Athletic Ticket Sales & Reconciliation
      • 05:04:01:00 DSCC General Travel Policy
      • 05:04:05:00 DSCC Vehicles Policy
      • 05:04:07:00 DSCC Group & Recruiting Travel Policy
      • 05:04:07:01 DSCC Athletic Recruiting Travel
    • 6 Personnel Policies
      • 06:01:00:00 DSCC Employment Policy
      • 06:01:02:00 Employment Classification
      • 06:01:04:00 New Employee Orientation
      • 06:02:01:00 Leave of Absence
      • 06:02:02:00 Annual Leave
      • 06:02:03:00 Sick Leave
      • 06:02:04:00 Parental Leave
      • 06:02:05:00 Bereavement Leave
      • 06:02:06:00 Voting Leave
      • 06:02:07:00 Educational Leave
      • 06:02:08:00 Family, Medical and Service Member Leave Policy
      • 06:02:09:00 Civil Leave
      • 06:02:10:00 Military Leave
      • 06:02:11:00 Transfer of Leave
      • 06:02:13:01 DSCC Transfer Sick Leave Between Employees
      • 06:03:01:00 Holidays
      • 06:03:02:00 Administrative Closing
      • 06:04:01:00 Retirement
      • 06:04:02:00 Optional Retirement Program
      • 06:04:03:00 DSCC Benefit in the Event of an Employee Death Policy
      • 06:04:04:00 DSCC Insurance Policy
      • 06:04:05:00 DSCC Worker’s Compensation Policy
      • 06:04:07:00 DSCC Payroll Policy
      • 06:04:08:00 Employee Resignation and Exit Interview
      • 06:05:01:00 Educational Assistance for Employees
      • 06:06:01:00 Classification of Employees and Their Families for Tuition and Fee Purposes
      • 06:06:03:00 DSCC Change in Degree and Employee Status Policy
      • 06:06:04:00 DSCC Salary Adjustment Consideration For Degrees Earned Policy
      • 06:06:05:00 Certified Administrative Professional Examination
      • 06:07:01:00 DSCC Employment and Search Committee Procedure
      • 06:07:02:01 Employee Complaint or Grievance
      • 06:07:02:02 Support Staff Grievance
      • 06:07:02:03 Nondiscrimination and Harassment
      • 06:07:02:04 Grievance Committee
      • 06:07:04:00 DSCC Student Personnel Policy
      • 06:07:05:00 Personnel Records
      • 06:07:06:00 DSCC Political Activity Policy
      • 06:07:07:00 DSCC Immigration Reform Act Policy
      • 06:07:09:00 Service Awards
      • 06:08:01:01 DSCC Regular Work Hours Policy
      • 06:08:01:02 DSCC Alternate and Remote Work Arrangements Policy
      • 06:08:02:00DSCC Flextime Policy
      • 06:08:03:00 DSCC Inclement Weather Policy
      • 06:08:04:00 Outside Employment
      • 06:08:05:00 Extra Compensation
      • 06:08:06:00 Compensatory Time & Overtime Pay
      • 06:08:07:00 Faculty Compensation during Summer Sessions and Intersessions
      • 06:08:08:00 Faculty Compensation Paid from Grants & Contract Funds
      • 06:08:10:00 DSCC Time and Effort Reporting Policy
      • 06:08:11:00 DSCC Bringing Children to Work Policy
      • 06:08:12:00 DSCC Policy Background Checks
      • 06:09:02:00 DSCC Policy for the Awarding of Financial Assistance Through the Use of Access and Diversity Funds
      • 06:09:03:00 Evaluation of Staff
      • 06:09:03:01 Evaluation of Administrators
    • 7 Purchasing Policies
      • 07:01:01:00 DSCC Purchasing Introduction Policy
      • 07:02:03:00 Purchase Orders
      • 07:07:01:00 Equipment Inventory Control, Missing Property & Disposal of Surplus Equipment
      • 07:07:02:00 Disposal of Surplus Property
      • 07:08:01:00 Contracts and Agreements
      • 07:08:02:00 Appropriate Use of College Funds
      • 07:08:03:00 Code of Ethics in Procurement and Contracting
      • 07:09:01:00 Payment of Invoices & College Bookstore Invoices
      • 07:09:02:00 DSCC Procurement Card Policy
      • 07:10:01:00 Coordination of Procurement Functions among Institutions
      • 07:10:02:00 Life-Cycle Costs and Energy Efficiency Standards
    • 8 Facilities and Services Policies
      • 08:01:01:00 Access to and Use of Campus Property and Facilities
      • 08:01:02:00 Scheduling of Facilities
      • 08:01:03:00 Fee Schedule for Use of Facilities and Equipment
      • 08:03:02:00 DSCC Interlibrary Loan Policy
      • 08:03:03:00 DSCC Media Policy
      • 08:04:08:00 Off-Campus Library Services
    • 9 General Information Policies
      • 09:01:01:00 Public Information
      • 09:01:03:00 DSCC Information Consistency Policy
      • 09.01:04:00 DSCC Institutional Publication Policy
      • 09:02:01:00 Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts
      • 09:03:01:00 Grant Proposal Submissions
      • 09:04:01:00 Public Records
      • 09:05:01:00 College Standing Committees
      • 09:05:02:00 Employee Exchange Policies and Procedures
      • 09:07:01:00 DSCC Drug Free Workplace and Schools Policy
      • 09:07:02:00 Tobacco Free Campus
      • 09:08:01:00 Facilities (Room) Arrangement
      • 09:09:01:00 DSCC LRC Donations Policy
      • 09:09:03:00 LRC Collection Resource Management Policy
      • 09:09:04:00 Freedom of Speech and Expression Policy
    • 10 Safety and Security Policies
      • 10:01:01:00 Campus Security
      • 10:01:02:00 Safety and Security of Facilities and Property
      • 10:01:03:00 DSCC Workplace Safety Policy
      • 10:02:01:00 Emergencies and Threats to the College Community
      • 10:02:02:00 Illness or Injury
      • 10:02:03:00 Alcohol, Drug Use and Firearms
      • 10:02:05:00 Hazardous Waste Disposal
      • 10:03:01:00 Reporting Criminal Offenses
      • 10:03:02:00 Reporting Suspicious Activity
      • 10:03:03:00 Security Awareness
      • 10:03:04:00 Annual Security Report
      • 10:04:01:00 Response to Subpoenas and Search Warrants
      • 10:04:02:00 Sexual Misconduct
      • 10:05:01:00 DSCC Policy on Public Health Expectations for COVID-19 Safety
      • 10:05:01:01 COVID-19: Use of Face Mask
    • 11 Technology and Information Security Policies
      • 11:01:01:00 Information Technology Policy
      • 11:01:03:00 DSCC Web Site
      • 11:01:04:00 Use of E-mail
      • 11:01:05:00 Cyber Incident Reporting and Response Policy
      • 11:01:06:00 Cloud Computing
      • 11:02:02:00 Archive and Retention of Email
      • 11:02:03:00 Monitoring and Filtering Internet Use
      • 11:02:04:00 Computing, Network and Communications Acceptable Use
      • 11:02:05:00 Administrative Software Usage
      • 11:03:01:00 Technology Equipment Check-Out
      • 11:03:02:00 Cellular Phone Allowance
      • 11:04:01:00 Identity Theft Detection and Prevention
      • 11:04:02:00 Authorized Use of Copyrighted Materials
      • 11:04:03:00 Intellectual Property
      • 11:04:04:00 DSCC Electronic Signature Policy
      • 11:04:05:00 Password Management Policy
      • 11:04:06:00 Enterprise Information Systems Updates Policy
      • 11:04:07:00 Information Technology Service Request Policy
      • 11:04:08:00 Information Technology Vendor Management
      • 11:04:09:00 Portable Computational/Mobile Device
      • 11:04:10:00 Information Technology Change Management
    • 12 Institutional Governance Policies
      • 12:01:01:00 Preventing and Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse
      • 12:01:02:00 DSCC Institutional Losses
      • 12:01:03:00 Missing Property
      • 12:01:04:00 Internal Audit Program
      • 12:02:01:00 DSCC Financial Exigency Policy
      • 12:02:02:00 DSCC Reduction in Force Policy
      • 12:03:01:00 Delegation of Authority and Signature Authorization
      • 12:05:01:00 Conflict of Interest
    • 13 Workforce Development Policies
      • 13:01:01:00 DSCC Policy for Issuing Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credit

3 Faculty/Academic Policies

03:01:01:00 Faculty Guidelines, Appointments, Schedules and Teaching Loads
03:01:02:00 Academic Freedom and Responsibility
03:01:03:00 Academic Tenure

03:01:04:00 Faculty Minimum Rank Criteria and Promotion Policy
03:01:05:00 Adjunct Faculty
03:01:06:00 Faculty Evaluation
03:01:09:00 Guidelines for Faculty Credentials
03:02:03:00 Field Trips
03:02:04:00 Political Activity
03:03:03:01 Ceremonial Mace Policy
03:03:05:00 Constitution for the Faculty Assembly at DSCC
03:03:07:00 Faculty Emeritus
03:04:01:00 Course Requirements
03:04:06:00 Course Changes and Withdrawals
03:04:08:00 Grading System
03:04:09:00 Student Grade Appeal Procedure
03:05:01:00 Nondiscrimination in Educational Programs
03:05:02:00 Lower Division Core Requirements for General Education
03:05:03:00 Textbook and Ancillary Course Materials
03:05:04:00 Curriculum Changes
03:05:04:10 Credit Hours Awarded for Courses and Programs
03:05:05:00 Using Copyrights in Distance Education
03:06:00:00 Prior Learning Assessment
03:06:01:00 DSCC Academic Proctoring Policy
03:06:02:00 DSCC Academic Fresh Start
03:06:05:00 DSCC Policy Master Course Development
03:06:06:00 DSCC International Studies Policy
03:07:01:00 DSCC Substantive Change Policy
03:08:01:00 English Language Learners

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