Stipulated Policies

Institutional Integrity Research Educational programs Faculty Libraries Students Finances

Institutional Integrity

Academic freedom

• University Statement on Academic Freedom: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/4-core-policy-statements#4.2
• Research Policy Handbook Statement on Academic Freedom: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/condu…

Due process procedures

• Policy on Code of Conduct and Reporting Suspected Violations (sec. 1.c and sec. 9): http://adminguide.stanford.edu/1.pdf
• Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance’s Compliance Helpline: https://ocro.stanford.edu/ethics-compliance/ethics-compliance-helpline

Grievance procedures

General

• Sexual Harassment: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/23_2.pdf

Faculty

• Statement on Faculty Appeal Procedures: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/4-core-policy-statements#4.1
• Research Policy Handbook Grievance Procedures: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-f…

Staff

• Grievance Procedures for Academic Staff (Faculty Handbook): https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/8-academic-staff-teaching-lecturer…
• Grievance Procedures for Academic Staff (Research Policy Handbook): https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-f…
• Grievance Procedures for Staff (Administrative Guide): https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-2/subchapter-1/policy-2-1-11
• Grievance Procedures for Bargaining Unit Employees (Article 4): https://stanford.app.box.com/s/0ojsa5hcvqgvwgc0nxy4q8x0bkzyx68w

Students

• Academic Grievance Procedures for Students (Bulletin): http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#studentacademicgrievanceproceduretext
• Non-Academic Grievance Procedures for Students (Bulletin): http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/nonacademicregulations/#text
• Student Judicial Charter of 1997: https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/policies-and-guidance/student-j…
• Stanford University Student ADA Section 504 Grievance Procedure: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1112/4768.htm
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/nonacademicregulations/title-ix/

• Grievance Resolution Procedure for Postdoctoral Scholars (Research Policy Handbook): https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-f…

Conduct and ethics

• University Code of Conduct: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-1/subchapter-1/policy-1-1-1
• Reference Manual of Administrative Policies for University Employees: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/
• Ethics and Compliance Program: https://ocro.stanford.edu/ethics-compliance
• List of University-wide Policy Documents: http://www.stanford.edu/about/administration/policy

Non-discrimination

• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (President’s Reaffirmation of Policy): https://diversityandaccess.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj9951/f/eeor…
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/nonacademicregulations/title-ix/
• Non-discrimination Resources: https://diversityandaccess.stanford.edu/non-discrimination-policies-and…

• Diversity and Access Office: https://diversityandaccess.stanford.edu/

Faculty

• Equal Employment Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Policy: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-1/subchapter-7/policy-1-7-4

Staff

• Equal Employment Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Policy: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-1/subchapter-7/policy-1-7-4

Students

• Nondiscrimination Statement in Bulletin: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/nonacademicregulations/nondiscrimin…
• Graduate Admissions, Nondiscriminatory Policy: https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/applying/starting-your-application/…
• Commitment to Graduate Student Diversity: https://gap.stanford.edu/handbooks/gap-handbook/chapter-2/subchapter-5/…

• VPGE, Statement on Diversity: https://vpge.stanford.edu/diversity-initiatives/commitment

Conflict of Interest

General

• Founding Grant (p. 21-23): https://purl.stanford.edu/bz978md4965

• Research Policy Handbook, Institutional Conflict of Interest in Research Involving Human Subjects: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/confl…

Faculty

• Research Policy Handbook: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/confl…
• School of Medicine Faculty: http://med.stanford.edu/coi/overview.html

Academic Staff

• Research   Policy   Handbook:   https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/confl…

Staff

• Admin Guide: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/15_2.pdf

Accreditation statement

• Bulletin, Accreditation Statement: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu

Research

Human subjects, animals, integrity

• Code of Conduct (Admin Guide, Memo 1): http://adminguide.stanford.edu/1.pdf
• Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research: http://dor.stanford.edu/
• Covered by Research Policy Handbook: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook Specifically:
  • Human Subjects in Research: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/human…
  • Animal Welfare Assurance of Compliance: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/labor…
  • Openness in Research: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/condu…
  • Intellectual Property: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/intel…
• Stanford’s Human Research Protection Program: https://researchcompliance.stanford.edu/panels/hs/policies
• Research Compliance Office: http://researchcompliance.stanford.edu/
• A Guide for Corporations, Engagement Opportunities: https://cfr.stanford.edu/corporations
• Office of Sponsored Research: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-offices/office-sponsored-resea…
• School of Medicine, Industry Interactions Policy: https://med.stanford.edu/siip/home.html

Inventions, patents and licensing

• Research Policy Handbook, Inventions, Patents and Licensing: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/intel…
• Office of Technology Licensing, For Inventors: https://otl.stanford.edu/inventors/inventor-resources

Research integrity

• Research Policy Handbook, Principles Concerning Research: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/condu…
• Research Policy Handbook, Rights and Responsibilities in the Conduct of Research: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/condu…
• Patent and Copyright Agreement for Stanford Personnel: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/intel…
• Research Policy Handbook. 4.3, Consulting Activities by Members of the Academic Council: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/confl…

Educational programs

Student handbooks, course catalogs, tuition and fees information

• Bulletin: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin/ 
  • Mission: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/stanfordsmission/
  • Admission and Financial Aid: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/admissionandfinancialaid/#undergrad…
  • Tuition and Fees: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/tuitionfeesandhousing/#tuitiontext

  • Refunds: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/tuitionfeesandhousing/#refundstext

• School of Law: https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-the-registrar/

• School of Education: http://ed.stanford.edu/academics

• Graduate School of Business: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/mba/admission

• School of Medicine Course Catalog: http://medcatalog.stanford.edu/

• MD Handbook: http://med.stanford.edu/md/mdhandbook.html

• Stanford Facts book: https://facts.stanford.edu/

Faculty roles

• Appointments, Reappointments and Promotions in the Professoriate, Ch. 2, Faculty Handbook: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/2-appointments-reappointments-and-…
• Other Teaching Titles, Ch. 9, Faculty Handbook: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/9-other-teaching-titles-acting-vis…
• Adjunct Clinical Faculty, School of Medicine: https://med.stanford.edu/academicaffairshandbook/chapter-6.html

Transfer credit policy

• Stanford Bulletin, Transfer Work: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/transferwork/
• Registrar’s Office, Transfer Credit: https://registrar.stanford.edu/students/transfer-credit-and-advanced-pl…
• Degree Requirements: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/undergraduatedegreesandprograms/
• Undergraduate Admission, Eligibility and Credit Transfer: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/transfer/credit.html
• Charge to Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policy: https://facultysenate.stanford.edu/c-usp-charge

New program review

• Senate of the Academic Council: http://facultysenate.stanford.edu/
• Handbook for the Senate and Committees: https://stanford.app.box.com/s/0xn024wc4gwjs4kydr98uma4ne9clrty
  • Charge to the Committee on the Review of Undergraduate Majors: https://stanford.app.box.com/s/k4x9pa56t7tzluz5l2u7
  • Charge to the Committee on Graduate Studies: https://facultysenate.stanford.edu/c-gs-charge

Academic progress, suspension, leave of absence

• Continuation/academic progress:
  • Undergraduate students, academic standing, Bulletin: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#acade…
  • Graduate students, minimum progress requirements, Bulletin: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/graduatedegrees/#degreeprogresstext
  • Graduate students, special registration statuses, Bulletin: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/graduatedegrees/#specialregistration…
  • Graduate students, Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures Handbook: https://gap.stanford.edu/
• Suspension/termination:
  • Undergraduates, suspension: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#acad…
  • Undergraduates, academic suspension: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#acad…
  • Graduate students, dismissal, academic reasons: https://gap.stanford.edu/handbooks/gap-handbook/chapter-5/subchapter-6/…
  • Undergraduates, re-enrollment from suspension: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#acad…
  • Graduates, Leave of Absence and Reinstatement: https://gap.stanford.edu/handbooks/gap-handbook/chapter-5/subchapter-3/…

Graduation requirements

• Degree Requirements, Undergraduate:
  • http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/undergraduatedegreesandprograms/
  • http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/undergraduatedegreesandprograms/#bac…
  • http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/undergraduatemajorunitreq/
• School of Medicine, MD Program: https://med.stanford.edu/md/discovery-curriculum/keyfeatures.html
• School of Medicine, Other Degrees: https://biosciences.stanford.edu/current-students/curriculum-and-requir…
• Graduate School of Business, MBA: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/academics/curriculum_overview.html#
• Graduate School of Business, PhD: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/phd/overview/degree_reqs.html
• Law School: https://www-cdn.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/StudentHand…

Faculty

Teaching assistants

• Graduate Student Assistantships, Administrative Guide: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/24_2.pdf
• Assistantships, Graduate Student Handbook, GAP 7.3: http://gap.stanford.edu/7-3.html
• Fellowships and Other Stipend Support, Graduate Student Handbooks, GAP 7.2: http://gap.stanford.edu/7-2.html

Part-time faculty

• Academic Staff, Ch. 9, Research Policy Handbook: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-f…
• School of Medicine, Faculty Handbook: https://med.stanford.edu/academicaffairshandbook/chapter-2/coterminous-…

Faculty personnel policies

• Faculty Handbook: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/index
  • Appointments, Reappointments and Promotions, Ch. 2: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/2-appointments-reappointments-and-…
  • Leave, Ch. 3: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/3-sabbaticals-and-other-leaves-abs…
  • Appeal Procedures, Ch. 4: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/4-core-policy-statements#4.1

Salaries and benefits

• Salary and Benefits, Ch. 5, Faculty Handbook: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/5-salary-benefits-and-retirement
• Leave, Ch. 3, Faculty Handbook: https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/3-sabbaticals-and-other-leaves-abs…
• Benefits website: https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards

Privacy and information

• Privacy statement, Bulletin: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/#privacytext
• University Statement on Privacy, University Communications: http://ucomm.stanford.edu/policies/privacy.html
• Administrative Guide:
  • Personnel Files and Data: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/22_2.pdf
  • Identification and Authentication System: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/64.pdf
  • Information Security Incident Response: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/67.pdf
• University Privacy Office: https://privacy.stanford.edu
• Vaden Health Center Notice of Privacy Practices: https://vaden.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj10461/f/vaden_notice_of_…

Libraries

• Charge to the Faculty Senate Committee on Libraries: https://facultysenate.stanford.edu/c-lib-charge
• Gifts, Administrative Guide, Chapter 4: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-4
• Operating Policies for Development, Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-4/subchapter-3

Students

Admissions and retention

• Undergraduate Admissions, Our Selection Process: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/selection/index.html
• Freshman Requirements & Process: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/index.html
• Undergraduate Admission, International Applicants: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/international/index.html
• Graduate Admissions webpage: https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/
• Graduate Admissions, International Applicants: https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/applying/international-applicants
• MD Admissions Program, School of Medicine: http://med.stanford.edu/md-admissions/how-to-apply.html
• Admissions, School of Law: https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/
• Admissions, Graduate School of Business: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/mba/admission
• Bechtel International Center: https://bechtel.stanford.edu
  • International Student Orientation: https://bechtel.stanford.edu/coming-stanford/new-student-information/in…
• Student-Athletes:
  • Prospective Student-Athlete Website: https://gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208451312.aspx
  • NCAA Self-Study Report: 

Student grievance procedures

• Non-Academic Grievance Procedures for Students, Bulletin: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1112/4771.htm
• Student Judicial Charter of 1997: https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/policies-and-guidance/student-j…
• Stanford University Student ADA Section 504 Grievance Procedure: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/nonacademicregulations/ada/
• Grievance Resolution Procedure for Postdoctoral Scholars, Research Policy Handbook: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-f…
• Residence Agreement Violations: https://rde-stanford-edu.s3.amazonaws.com/Housing/PDF/ResidenceAgreemen…

Student conduct

• Compliance with University Policies, Bulletin: http://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/academicpoliciesandstatements/
  • Fundamental Standard: https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/policies-and-guidance/fundament…
  • Honor Code: https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/policies-and-guidance/honor-code
  • Student Alcohol Policy: https://alcohol.stanford.edu/home/stanford-university-student-alcohol-p…
• University Policy on Controlled Substances and Alcohol: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/23_6.pdf
• Student Activities and Leadership Policies: https://sal.stanford.edu/policies
• Student-Athlete Handbook: https://gostanford.com/documents/2018/10/12/2018_19_Student_Athlete_Han…

Refunds

• Refunds, Bulletin: 
  • Annulled Registration: https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/tuitionfeesandhousing/#refundstext
  • Tuition Refund Schedule: https://registrar.stanford.edu/tuition-refund-schedule
• Residence Agreement and Policies: https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/apply/residence-agreement
• Financial Activities website, Student Tuition Refunds: https://sfs.stanford.edu/student-accounts/refunds

Finances

Budget

• University Budget Office: https://budget.stanford.edu
• Budget Book: https://budget.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj9886/f/budgetbook…
• University Funds Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-3/subchapter-1/policy-3-1-2

Procurement

• Code of Conduct, Administrative Guide, Memo 1: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/1.pdf
• Staff Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest, Administrative Guide, Memo 1.5.2: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/15_2.pdf
• Controller’s Office: http://www.stanford.edu/group/fms/fingate/contact/about_FMS.html
  • Financial Activities website, Buying and Paying: http://fingate.stanford.edu/staff/buypaying/index.html
  • Buying and Paying, Resources and Job Aids, Controller’s Office: http://fingate.stanford.edu/staff/buypaying/res_jobaid.html
  • Buying and Paying, Policy Notes, Controller’s Office: http://fingate.stanford.edu/staff/buypaying/policy_notes.html
• Office of Research Administration: https://ora.stanford.edu/
• Procurement, Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-5/subchapter-1/policy-5-1-1
  • Purchasing Policies: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-5/subchapter-3

Risk management, property, and liability

• Business Office: https://businessaffairs.stanford.edu/
• Department of Risk Management: https://orm.stanford.edu
• Property and Liability Insurance, Administrative Guide: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/28_5.pdf
• Protection of Property, Administrative Guide: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/28_6.pdf
• Workers Compensation Benefits: https://orm.stanford.edu/insurance/workers-compensation
• Guidelines for University Vehicles, Rentals, Accident Reporting and Personal Vehicles: https://orm.stanford.edu/vehicle-use-and-accident-reporting
• Accident and Incident Reporting, Administrative Guide: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/25_6.pdf

Fundraising

• Gifts, Administrative Guide, Chapter 4: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-4
• Operating Policies for Development, Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-4/subchapter-3
• Fundraising Approval and Priority Setting, Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-4/subchapter-4/policy-4-4-1
• Responsibility for University Financial Assets, Administrative Guide: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-3/subchapter-1/policy-3-1-1