Policies

Policies and Procedures Library

To promote effective governance practices, Florida Gulf Coast University formally approves and promulgates University policies. Policies are approved by the President in accordance with Policy Number 1.001.

Policies in Development

Once a policy has gone through the development process, it is then disseminated by the Office of the General Counsel to the University community via email and postings below. The University community has 10 days, from the date of the posting, to provide feedback to the Office of the General Counsel. Feedback is presented to the President's Cabinet for further review and possible revisions. The draft Policy is then forwarded to the President for final review and approval.

date posted	number	title
11/12/19	3.034	Sick Leave

Approved Policies

The regulations below are currently in effect. For historical information, please contact the Office of the General Counsel.

Number	Title	Responsible unit	Date Approved	date reviewed
1.001	Guidelines and Procedure for Approval and Issuance of University Policies (Policy on Policies)	Office of the General Counsel	09/04/19	09/04/19
1.002	Retention of External Legal Counsel	Office of the General Counsel	12/13/05	12/13/05
1.003	REPEALED - Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Substance Abuse Testing Program	Department of Intercollegiate Athletics	07/16/19	Repealed
1.004	Policy Against Fraudulent or Other Dishonest Acts	Office of Internal Audit	07/24/08	07/24/08
1.005	Flag Policy	Office of the President	01/27/09	01/27/09
1.006	Non-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct	Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance	12/19/16	12/19/16
1.007	Consensual Relationship Policy and Procedure	Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance	09/25/09	09/25/09
1.008	Disability Access and Reasonable Accommodation	Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance	09/01/15	09/01/15
1.009	Policy and Procedure on Waiver of Position Vacancy Announcement and/or Advertising	Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance	05/18/10	05/18/10
1.010	Student Disputes Resolution	Office of the Ombuds	09/27/16	09/27/16
1.011	Naming of University Buildings and Facilities	Office of the President	05/15/17	05/15/17
1.012	Gift and Honoraria	Office of the General Counsel	06/03/15	06/03/15
1.013	Contract Review	Office of the General Counsel	07/01/15	07/01/15
1.014	Threat Assessment Management	Office of the President	09/23/19	09/23/19
2.001	Centers and Institutes	Office of Research and Graduate Studies	09/21/18	09/21/18
2.002	Intellectual Property Policy	Office of Sponsored Research	07/29/05	07/29/05
2.003	Suspension and Discontinuance of Academic Programs	Office of Planning and Institutional Performance	06/19/07	06/19/07
2.004	REPEALED - Academic Program Review	Office of Planning and Institutional Performance	06/18/13	Repealed
2.005	REPEALED - Academic Learning Compacts	Academic and Curriculum Support	06/18/13	Repealed
2.006	Academic Program Authorization	Academic and Curriculum Support	06/19/07	06/19/07
2.007	Programs Offered Outside of FGCU's Five-County Service Area	Academic and Curriculum Support	06/19/07	06/19/07
2.008	Professional Certificate Programs	Academic and Curriculum Support	06/19/07	06/19/07
2.009	REPEALED - Institutional Effectiveness Directives	Office of Planning and Institutional Performance	06/18/13	Repealed
2.010	Program Evaluation and Institutional Effectiveness	Office of Planning and Institutional Performance	09/21/18	09/21/18
2.011	Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Office of Planning and Institutional Performance	02/07/14	02/07/14
2.012	Shared Governance		06/13/14	06/13/14
2.013	Credit Hour Policy	Academic and Curriculum Support	08/18/14	08/18/14
2.014	Export Control	Office of Sponsored Research	11/22/17	11/22/17
2.015	Student Created Intellectual Property	Office of Sponsored Research	12/13/17	12/13/17
2.016	Administration of Faculty Credentials	Office of the Provost	10/12/18	10/12/18
2.017	Use of Copyright Materials	Library Services	02/19/19	02/19/19
2.018	Financial Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Research	Office of Sponsored Research	03/12/19	03/12/19
3.001	Personal Leave Donation	Office of Human Resources	12/01/15	12/01/15
3.002	Tuition and Fee Voucher Policy	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	10/06/04	10/06/04
3.003	Holiday Observances	Office of Human Resources	07/16/03	07/16/03
3.004	Sponsorship of Foreign Personnel for Non-Immigrant Visas	Office of Human Resources	08/20/07	08/20/07
3.005	Sponsorship of Foreign Personnel for Lawful Permanent Residence	Office of Human Resources	08/20/07	08/20/07
3.006	Education Records	Office of the Registrar	12/01/15	12/01/15
3.012	REPEALED - Surplus Property Procedures	Office of the Controller	09/14/04	Repealed
3.013	REPEALED - FGCU Debt Management Guidelines	Office of the Controller	04/19/11	Repealed
3.014	FGCU Cell Phone Policy	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	10/03/07	10/03/07
3.015	REPEALED - Special Pay Plan	Office of Human Resources	08/25/14	Repealed
3.016	Payroll Guidelines	Office of Human Resources	04/22/09	04/22/09
3.017	Departmental Employee Files	Office of Human Resources	05/19/09	05/19/09
3.018	Fishing on Campus		04/22/09	04/22/09
3.020	Degree Waiver Policy	Office of Human Resources	08/11/09	08/11/09
3.021	Email	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	09/18/15	09/18/15
3.022	Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure		09/03/09	09/03/09
3.023	Loyalty Oath	Office of Human Resources	12/19/16	12/19/16
3.024	Notification of Social Security Number Collection & Usage	Office of Human Resources	10/27/09	10/27/09
3.025	Budget Management Policy	Budget Office	01/27/10	01/27/10
3.026	Use of University Facilities	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	12/17/15	12/17/15
3.027	Military Selective Service Registration	Office of Human Resources	09/10/10	09/10/10
3.028	Special Leaves	Office of Human Resources	07/25/19	07/25/19
3.029	Overtime and Special Compensatory Leave	Office of Human Resources	01/17/17	01/17/17
3.030	Annual Leave	Office of Human Resources	07/25/19	07/25/19
3.031	Electronic Funds Transfer	Office of the Controller	06/24/11	08/22/19
3.032	Records Management Policy	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	07/14/11	07/14/11
3.033	Tangible Personal Property	Office of the Controller	01/13/12	01/13/12
3.034	Sick Leave	Office of Human Resources	12/01/15	12/01/15
3.035	Lock and Key	Physical Plant	07/31/19	07/31/19
3.036	Textbook Adoption and Affordability Policy	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	06/27/17	06/27/17
3.037	Criminal Background Checks Policy	Office of Human Resources	09/18/19	09/18/19
3.038	Use of Personal Transportation Methods	University Police Department	07/31/19	07/31/19
3.039	Family and Medical Leave	Office of Human Resources	12/19/16	12/19/16
3.040	Concession Funds	Office of the Controller	05/20/14	05/20/14
3.041	Domestic Violence Leave	Office of Human Resources	04/08/14	04/08/14
3.042	Restricted Data	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	01/09/15	01/09/15
3.043	File Transfer Protocol (FTP)	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	01/09/15	01/09/15
3.044	Drug Free Environment	Office of Human Resources	03/30/15	03/30/15
3.045	Volunteers	Office of Human Resources	10/14/15	10/14/15
3.046	Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	12/01/15	12/01/15
3.047	Fitness for Duty	Office of Human Resources	03/14/16	03/14/16
3.048	Smoke Free and Tobacco Free Campus	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	06/20/16	06/20/16
3.049	Flexible Work Schedules	Office of Human Resources	09/10/18	09/10/18
3.050	Appeal of Disciplinary Actions	Office of Human Resources	01/10/19	01/10/19
3.051	Ransomware	Information Technology Services	04/17/19	04/17/19
3.052	In Memoriam	Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services	07/31/19	07/31/19
4.002	Possession, Service or Consumption of Alcohol		07/20/17	07/20/17
4.004	Administrative Withdrawal		05/23/08	05/23/08
4.005	Student Observance of Religious Holidays	Student Success and Enrollment Management	09/24/08	09/24/08
4.007	Postings and Solicitation on Campus	Office of Student Involvement	03/05/15	03/05/15
4.008	Student Activities Eligibility Policy	Office of Student Involvement	05/17/11	05/17/11
4.009	Counseling and Health Services Health Bridge Program	Office of Counseling and Health Services	07/14/11	07/14/11
4.010	HIV/AIDS Policy	Student Success and Enrollment Management	10/04/11	10/04/11
4.011	Recognition of Social Fraternities and Sororities	Campus Life - Dean of Students Office, Office of Student Involvement	09/08/15	09/08/15
4.012	Soar in 4 Program	First Year Experience and Retention Programs	09/04/18	09/04/18
4.013	Domestic Animals on University Property	Office of Adaptive Services	02/28/18	02/28/18
4.014	Student Medical Amnesty	Campus Life - Dean of Students Office	05/13/19	05/13/19
5.001	Social Media	University Marketing and Communications	03/02/16	03/02/16