Institutional Policies
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POLICY UPDATES RELATED TO INTERIM DEAN
Beginning June 1, 2021, the Vice Dean of the Law School will serve as Interim Dean. Please review the following policy for an overview of how other institutional policies will be temporarily impacted.
- Temporary Policy Regarding Law School Dean and Vice Dean Duties under Other Policies (Updated 5/17/21)
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Handbooks
- 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- Policy on Conflicting or Outdated Policies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 Policies
- Technical 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
- 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 8/7/20)
- Promotion, Tenure & Review Procedures (Updated 5/10/21)
- Syllabus Policy (Updated 10/28/20)
- 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 Policy Updates Related to COVID-19
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 11/26/19)
- Course Cancellations (Updated 10/23/17)
- Course Credit Policy (Updated 8/16/19)
- Course Drop (Updated 8/16/19)
- Externship Compensation Policy (Updated 5/7/18)
- Good Academic Standing (Updated 6/7/19)
- Grading and Class Ranks (Updated 3/16/21)
- 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 10/7/19)
- JD Probation and Academic Dismissal Policy (Updated 11/26/19)
- JD Students Visiting at Another ABA-Accredited Law School (Updated 10/12/20)
- Interim Policy on Class Recordings – COVID-19 (Updated 8/14/20)
- Leave of Absence Policy (Updated 8/12/20)
- LLM Learning Outcomes (Updated 11/11/19
- 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 11/16/20)
- Final Exams: Items Prohibited in Examinations Room Policy (Updated 1/2/20)
- 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
- 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)
- Laptop Requirement Policy (Updated 8/3/20)
- Laptop Budget Increase Form (Updated 8/3/20)
- Laptop Requirement Policy FAQs (Updated 8/3/20)
- Living Expense Budget Increase Form (Updated 6/23/21)
- 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)