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Your Guide to University Policies and Procedures

Explore DSU’s Policies by Topics and Important Links

  • This is the official page for DSU’s institutional policies and procedures.
  • Contact the Policy Officer or (605) 256-5663 for questions about the process to develop new policy, revise existing policy, and/or repeal the policy.
  • New policies and revised policies will be re-numbered to reflect the 14 new policy categories.
  • For questions regarding a specific institutional policy, please contact the Responsible Office listed for that policy.
Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Responsible Conduct of Research 6.7 Research and Economic Development 01/29/2024
University Committees 2.2 Provost 12/18/2023
Human Research Subjects 6.6 Research and Economic Development 10/23/2023
Data Retention and Destruction: Project Boundary Fence 6.5

Research and Economic Development

10/23/2023

Sponsored Grants and Contracts

6.4

Research and Economic Development

Business & Administrative Services

5/8/2023

Contracts and Agreements: Approval

6.3

Business and Administrative Services

Research and Economic Development

5/8/2023

Faculty Evaluation

1.18

Academic Affairs

6/3/2023

Faculty Sabbaticals

1.19

Academic Affairs

6/3/2023

Employee Summer Salary and Supplemental Compensation

6.2

Human Resources/Employment

Academic Affairs

Business and Administrative Services

Research and Economic Development

6/3/2023
Cyberbullying 13.1 Student Conduct 5/5/2023
Academic End-of-Term Student Opinion Surveys 1.15 Academic Affairs 5/21/2023
Full-Time, Part-Time, and Overload Enrollment 1.16 Academic Affairs 5/21/2023
Minimum Progression Standards 1.14 Academic Affairs 5/21/2023
General Education Assessment 1.17 Academic Affairs 5/5/2023
Class Schedule Changes 1.13 Academic Affairs 4/17/2023
Internships 1.12 Academic Affairs 4/17/2023
Academic Field Trips 1.11 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Short-Term Military Activation 1.10 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Syllabi and Learning Management System 1.9 Academic Affairs 04/03/2023
Faculty Qualifications Exception 1.7 Academic Affairs 02/27/2023

Policies

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Distance Education: Student Out-of-State Location 1.1 Office of Online Education 06/28/2021
Finals Week 1.2 Academic Affairs 08/13/2020
Academic Amnesty (Grade Deletion) 1.3 Registrar 12/21/2020
Emeritus Designation 1.4 Academic Affairs 06/28/2021
Academic Advising 1.5 Academic Affairs 06/28/2021
President's Academic Honors: Undergraduates 1.6 Registrar 06/28/2021
Faculty Qualifications Exception 1.7 Academic Affairs 02/27/2023
Student Academic Misconduct 1.8 Academic Affairs BOR JUNE 2021
Syllabi and Learning Management System 1.9 Academic Affairs 04/03/2023
Short Term Military Activation 1.10 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Academic Field Trips 1.11 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Internship 1.12 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Class Schedule Changes 1.13 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Minimum Progression Standards 1.14 Academic Affairs 05/21/2023
Academic End-of-Term Student Opinion Surveys 1.15 Academic Affairs 05/21/2023
Full-Time, Part-Time, and Overload Enrollment 1.16 Academic Affairs 05/21/2023
General Education Assessment 1.17 Academic Affairs 05/05/2023
Faculty Evaluation 1.18 Academic Affairs 06/03/2023
Faculty Sabbaticals 1.19 Academic Affairs 06/03/2023

 

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Policy Development and Management 8.2 OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, ASSESSMENT, AND POLICY 05/2/2020
Commencement and Academic Honors 2.1 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 12/05/2022
University Committees 2.2 PROVOST 12/18/2023

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
SEXUAL HARASSMENT 4.1 HUMAN RESOURCES 02/22/2021

 

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Facilities and Grounds Use: Assembly, Speech, and Expression 5.1 Business and Administrative Services 04/25/2022

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Indirect Cost Rate and Recovery 6.1 Business and Administrative Services 08/24/2020
Employee Summer Salary and Supplemental Compensation 6.2

Human Resources/Employment

Academic Affairs

Business and Administrative Services

Research and Economic Development

06/03/2023
Contracts and Agreements: Approval 6.3

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Sponsored Grants and Contracts 6.4

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Telecommuting 8.1 Human Resources 05/22/2020
Family Medical Leave and Leaves of Absence 8.3 Human Resources New
Time and Leave Reporting Eligibility 8.4 Human Resources 09/28/2020
On-Campus Student Employment 8.6 Human Resources 12/21/2020

There are currently no institutional Library policies.

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Campus-Wide Posting 10.1 STUDENT AFFAIRS 04/26/2021
Facilities and Grounds Use: News and Commercial Media 10.2 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 09/27/2021

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Human Research Subjects 6.6 Research and Economic Development 10/23/2023
Export Controls 11.1 Research and Economic Development 08/18/2020
Intellectual Property 11.2 Research and Economic Development 09/27/2021
Contracts and Agreements: Approval 6.3

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Sponsored Grants and Contracts 6.4

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Data Retention and Destruction: Project Boundary Fence 6.5

Research and Economic Development

10/23/2023
Human Research Subjects 6.6

Research and Economic Development

10/23/2023
Responsible Conduct of Research 6.7

Research and Economic Development

1/29/2024

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Drones/Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) 12.1 Business and Administrative Services 04/25/2022

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Cyberbullying 13.1 Student Conduct 05/05/2022

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
EMAIL USAGE 14.1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICE 02/22/2021