On March 20, 2025, UVU's Board of Trustees approved the following policy actions. To view the policies, visit the Policy Manual.
Policy 116 Student Communications
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Michelle Kearns |
| Policy Stewards | Derek Kent |
| Policy Actions | New |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Students and faculty and staff working with student clubs and competitive sports
What is in this policy? This new policy identifies and defines the purpose of communication channels used by the institution to communicate with students; establish foundations of best practices for one‐to‐many communications with students; and provide structure and framework to implement adaptable guidelines.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you are involved in student communications, you may wish to familiarize yourself with this policy.
Policy 522 Undergraduate Credit and Transcripts
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Michelle Kearns |
| Policy Stewards | Laurie Sharp |
| Policy Actions | Revision |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Employees and students
How was this policy revised? Revisions were made to this policy to align it with the recently updated Utah Board of Higher Education Policies R401 Approval of New Programs, Program Changes, Discontinued Program and R402 Certificate and Degree Award Structures, Program Reports. For example, the nomenclature for certificates changed, credit requirements for specific programs changed, and a new program category was instituted.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you need to understand the credit requirements for degrees and programs, you may want to familiarize yourself with this policy.
Policy 548 Academic Rights and Responsibilities of Healthcare and Counseling Clinical Program Students
| Approval Process | Revision |
| Policy Sponsor | Michelle Kearns |
| Policy Stewards | Allison Ensign |
| Policy Actions | Revision—Limited Scope |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Employees and students involved in clinical health programs
How was this policy revised? Updates to this policy addressed a practical need for a backup appeals decision-maker for clinical program directors who participate in an initial decision to impose an academic sanction and simplified what was an overly exhaustive appeals rights for students receiving the academic sanction of probation.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you are a university employee or student involved in a UVU clinical health program, you may wish to learn about the limited scope revisions made to this policy.
Policy 606 Adoption of Course Materials and Textbooks
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Stewards | Kat Brown |
| Policy Actions | Revision |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Faculty and staff
How was this policy revised? This policy was updated to create a process for calculating and verifying royalties attributable to UVU students; clarify when instructors cannot profit on self-authored textbook sales; narrow the scope of the prohibition on “direct sales” of course materials to only include self-dealing scenarios; allow referrals to third-party vendors when in the best interest of students; and clarify where to designate royalties or compensation.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you are a faculty member who has authored course materials and textbooks, you may wish to become familiar with the updates made to this policy.
Policy 610 Credit Hour
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Stewards | Laurie Sharp |
| Policy Actions | Revision |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Employees
How was this policy revised? Revisions to this policy clarified certain statements, updated office names, and removed inaccurate information. This policy aligns with the U.S. Department of Education requirements.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you are involved in assessing credit hours for courses and programs, you may wish to familiarize yourself with updates made to this policy.
Policy 640 Faculty Sabbatical Leave
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Stewards | Kat Brown |
| Policy Actions | Revision |
| Board of Trustees Action | Approved |
Who does this apply to? Faculty
How was this policy revised? This policy was updated to provide clear requirements and review criteria for sabbatical requests.
Now that this policy is in the Policy Manual, what does this mean for me? If you are involved in reviewing sabbatical leave proposals or are thinking of taking sabbatical, you may wish to familiarize yourself with the updates to this policy.
The following temporary policies have had their expirations dates extended by six months to provide policy owners with more time to prepare the regular policy drafts:
Policy 153 Religious Accommodations
Policy 306 Faculty Positions
Policy 361 Employee Leave
Policy 601 Classroom Instruction and Management
Policy 616 Regular and Substantive Changes
Policy 648 Faculty Personnel Reduction
Policy 649 Faculty Sanction and Dismissal for Cause
For questions or comments regarding any of the above actions, contact the policy sponsor or steward(s) listed, or contact the Policy Office. To learn more about the policy approval process at UVU, visit the Policy Office's Policy Process webpage.
Please note that some of the above links may become outdated or broken as the policy drafts progress through the policy approval process, or are approved for adoption to or deletion from the Policy Manual. For the most up-to-date status regarding a policy or proposed policy draft, see the Policy Manual and Policy Approval Pipeline pages. To request a previous version of a policy or policy draft or for addition questions, contact the Policy Office.