Institutional Policies
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Links
- UIC Faculty Handbook (Updated 8/16/19)
- UIC Staff Handbook (Updated 8/16/19)
- UIC Student Handbook (Updated 8/16/19)
- Law School Student Resource Guide (Updated 8/16/19)
Campus Policies
- Anti-Bribery Compliance (Updated 8/16/19)
- Collaboration Commons Access Policy (Updated 8/15/19)
- Complaint and Concern Reporting Procedures for Law School Students, Staff, and Faculty (Updated 10/27/20)
- Counseling Center Urgent and Emergent Issues Policy (Updated 10/6/17)
- Ethics Line (Updated 8/16/19)
- Facility Use Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Lactation Room Policy (Updated 8/27/20)
- Nondiscrimination Policies
- Law School Nondiscrimination Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- UIC Nondiscrimination Policy Statement (Updated 8/16/19)
- Personal Mail, Packages & Deliveries Policy (Updated 6/7/20)
- Policy on Conflicting or Outdated Policies
- Policy on Policies (Updated 11/15/18)
- Protection of Minors (Updated 8/16/19)
- Purchasing Policy & Procedures (Updated 5/26/21)
- Religious Accommodations (Updated 9/8/20)
- Reservation of Rights (Updated 10/3/18)
- Security Walk Policy (Updated 9/2/20)
- Smoke-Free Illinois Act (Updated 8/16/19)
- Textbook Adoption Policy
- Tobacco-Free Campus Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Three-Year Drop of Unoffered Courses Policy (Updated 11/12/19)
- UIC System Access Policies & Guidelines (Updated 2/26/21)
Campus Safety & Security Policies
- Campus Visitor Policy
- Concealed Weapons Statute (Updated 8/16/19)
- Missing Student Policy (Updated 10/9/19)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
Human Resources Policies
- Cell Phone & Data Plan Business Expenses (Updated 8/16/19)
- Conflicts of Interest Associated with Academic Programs
- Conflicts of Commitment & Interest (Updated 8/16/19)
- Congratulations, Condolences & Other Recognition Guidelines
- Employee Accommodation Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- HR Staff/Managers Policies & Procedures (Updated 8/16/19)
- Payroll Deduction Information for Donors (Updated 8/16/19)
- Public Health Services Disclosure & Training (Updated 8/16/19)
Information Technology Services Policies
- Copyright Infringement Policy (Updated 1/31/20)
- Email Policy
- Network/Server Maintenance Policy
- Technology Use and Services Policies
- University IT Security Policies
- Web Privacy Policy
Louis L. Biro Law Library Policies
Marketing & Communications
Faculty Policies
- Affiliated Faculty Policy (Updated 2/3/20)
- Assembly Bylaws (Updated 3/11/20)
- Copyright Use Policy
- Distance Education Courses Policy (Updated on 3/18/2022)
- Faculty Recruiting Procedures: Tenure-Line & Clinical Faculty (Updated 11/11/19)
- Faculty Recruiting Procedures: Visiting Faculty (Updated 8/24/20)
- Faculty Sabbatical Report (Updated 6/17/18)
- Faculty Standards and Development and Improvement Programs (Updated 8/16/19)
- Grade Change Policy (Updated 8/19/19)
- Mid-Probationary Review Procedures (Updated 5/1/20)
- Proctoring Procedures (Updated 8/3/20)
- Promotion & Tenure Norms (Updated 11/12/21)
- Promotion, Tenure & Review Procedures (Updated 3/7/22)
- Syllabus Policy (Updated 1/20/22)
- Visiting Scholar Policy (Updated 8/13/21)
Adjunct Faculty Policies
- Adjunct Faculty Procedures (Updated 11/12/19)
Emeritus Faculty Policies
- Granting UIC Emeritus/Emerita Status (Updated 9/10/20)
- Law School Emeritus Standards (Updated 10/8/21)
Staff Policies
- Office of Access & Equity Policies (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Benefits (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Compensation & Hours (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Employment (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Grievance Process (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Leave Policies (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Paid Time Off (Updated 8/16/19)
- Staff Performance Review Process
- University Policy on Ethics, Political Activity, and Gifts (Updated 8/16/19)
- Workers’ Compensation (Updated 8/16/19)
Links
Student Policies
- Accommodation Processes & Procedures (Updated 8/9/21)
- Alcohol Provision and Consumption at Student-Led Events Policy (Updated 9/16/19)
- Collaboration Commons Access & Use Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Disability Policy & Laws (Updated 8/16/19)
- FERPA Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Locker Registration & Use Agreement (Updated 8/16/21)
- Professional Clothes Closet Access & Use Policies (Updated 8/26/19)
- Reasonable Accommodations & Standards for Law Study
- Complaint and Concern Reporting Procedures for Law School Students, Staff, and Faculty (Updated 10/27/20)
- Student Travel Reporting Policy
- Student Travel Reporting Form
- UIC Student Disciplinary Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Honor & Professionalism Code (Updated 4/22/21)
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- Honor & Professionalism Code (Updated 4/22/21)
Admission Policies
- Affirmative Action Plan (Updated 8/16/19)
- Amendments to Admission Application Policy (Updated 8/16/20)
- Official Transcripts from Prior Institutions (Updated 8/16/19)
- Request to Re-Enroll Form (Updated 1/6/20)
Attendance Policies
- Attendance Policies (Uploaded 8/16/20)
- First-Day Attendance Policy (See Attendance Policies)
- General Attendance Policy (See Attendance Policies)
- Roll-Verification Policy & Procedures (See Attendance Policies)
Academic Policies
Academic Grievance Policy and Procedures
- Complaint and Concern Reporting Procedures for Law School Students, Staff, and Faculty (Updated 10/27/20)
- UIC Academic Grievance Policy (Updated 12/12/19)
- UIC Academic Grievance Procedures (Updated 12/12/19)
- Law School’s Academic Grievance Policy Coordinator
Academics, Courses, Credit Hours, and Grades
- Academic Rules for the LLM & MJ Programs (Updated 11/17/21)
- Course Cancellations (Updated 10/23/17)
- Course Credit Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Course Drop (Updated 8/16/19)
- Deferring Law Review Participation Policy (Updated 11/23/20)
- Externship Compensation Policy (Updated 5/7/18)
- Good Academic Standing (Updated 6/7/19)
- Grading and Class Ranks (Updated 5/9/22)
- Guidelines to Preserve Intellectual Property Rights and Privacy in Online Courses & Events (Updated 4/7/20)
- Incomplete Grades (Updated on 8/16/20)
- Independent Study Guidelines
- Institutional Procedure for Student-Initiated Journals
- JD Learning Outcomes (Updated 11/12/21)
- JD Probation and Academic Dismissal Policy (Updated 11/17/21)
- JD Students Visiting at Another ABA-Accredited Law School (Updated 10/12/20)
- Interim Policy on Class Recordings – COVID-19 (Updated 5/27/22)
- Leave of Absence Policy (Updated 8/12/20)
- LLM Learning Outcomes (Updated 11/12/21)
- Maximum JD Credit Hours (Updated 3/16/21)
- Military Activation in the Final Semester of Study (Updated 4/6/20)
- Minimum Number of Classroom Credits Required for JD Students (Updated on 1/16/18)
- MJ Learning Outcomes (Updated 1/13/20)
- Registering for and Documenting Credit Hours (Updated 9/11/17)
- Requirements to Earn the JD Degree for Students Entering In or After Fall 2019 (Updated 3/2/20)
- Requirements to Earn the JD Degree for Students Entering Before Fall 2019 (Updated 3/2/20)
- Requirements to Earn the LLM Degree (Updated 8/16/19)
- Requirements to Earn the MJ Degree (Updated 8/16/19)
- Withdrawal from Law School Policy (Updated 12/3/20)
Examinations
- Examination of International Graduate Students Policy (Updated 8/16/20)
- Examinations, Conflicts & Scheduling Policy (Updated 7/25/20)
- Exam Software Policy (Updated 1/19/22)
- Final Exams: Items Prohibited in Examinations Room Policy (Updated 5/6/22)
- Proctoring Procedures (Updated 8/3/20)
Graduation, Holds, Diplomas, and Transcripts
- Awarding Diplomas Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Dean’s Certificates (Updated 8/16/19)
- Graduation and Graduation Honors (Updated 3/16/21)
- Non-Academic Holds on Student Accounts and Records Policy (Updated 10/12/20)
- Time Limits for Degree Completion (Updated 9/12/18)
Finance and Financial Aid Policies
- Budget Adjustment Request Form (Updated 10/27/21)
- Laptop Requirement Policy (Updated 8/3/20)
- Laptop Requirement Policy FAQs (Updated 8/3/20)
- Eligibility to Receive Financial Aid (Updated 8/16/20)
- Financial Aid Award Letter Adjustments (Updated 8/16/19)
- Financial Aid Return to Title IV (Updated 8/16/19)
- Financial Aid Rights & Responsibilities (Updated 8/16/19)
- Financial Aid Steps (Updated 8/16/19)
- Financial Aid Verification (Updated 8/16/19)
- JD Scholarship Appeal Policy (Updated 9/27/18)
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (Updated 11/12/20)
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form (Updated 11/12/20)
- Tuition & Fee Waivers (Updated 11/27/19)
- Tuition Refund Policy
- Types of Financial Aid (Updated 8/16/19)
Career Services Policies
- Resume Integrity Policy
- Student Appointment Policy
- Student Interview Cancellation Policy
- Student Interview Call-Back Policy
- Student Interview No-Show Policy
Campus Safety & Security Policies
- Sexual Misconduct Policy (Updated 8/16/19)