Policies & Procedures
Below are all policies and procedures of Columbus State Community College. This information will be kept current at all times. If you have any questions regarding this information, please send an email to sharedgovernance@cscc.edu.
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Columbus State Policies and Procedures
Other Standards and Guidelines
Chapter One: BOARD OPERATIONS
1-02 Vision, Mission, and Values Statements, and The Strategic Plan
1-03 Legal Basis and Authority of the Board of Trustees
1-04 Membership of and Appointment to the Board of Trustees
1-05 Organization of the Board of Trustees
1-06 Meetings of the Board of Trustees
1-07 Notice of Meetings of the Board of Trustees
1-08 Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees
1-09 Amendment or Repeal of Policy
1-10 Honorary Associate Degree
1-11 District and College Names
Chapter Three: PERSONNEL SERVICES
- 3-02 (B) Job Description
- 3-02 (C) Hiring Full-Time Faculty and Managerial Positions
- 3-02 (D) Hiring Full/Part-Time Staff
- 3-02 (F) Hiring Adjunct Faculty/Non-Credit Instructors
- 3-02 (G) Salary Placement
- 3-02 (H) Hard-To-Recruit Positions
3-03 Talent Management (Managers and Non-Bargaining Unit Staff)
- 3-04 (E) Salary System Administration
- 3-04 (F) Compensation for Staff Members and Managers Earning Advanced Degrees
3-11 Absence Due to Court Service
3-14 Absence for Military Duty
3-16 Interruption of Campus Operations
3-20 Conflict of Interest /Nepotism
3-30 Non-Disciplinary Separation From Employment
- 3-30 (A) Non-Disciplinary Separation From Employment - Resignation
- 3-30 (B) Non-Disciplinary Separation From Employment - Retirement
- 3-30 (C) Non-Disciplinary Separation From Employment - Expiration of Contract
- 3-30 (D) Reduction in Workforce and Recall
- 3-30 (E) Employee Separation Approvals
- 3-30 (F) Final Paycheck
3-38 Transitional Work Program
3-42 Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action
3-43 Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation
3-44 Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence
3-45 Workplace/College Violence
3-47 Suicide Prevention and Response
Chapter Five: ACADEMIC SERVICES
5-01 Responsibility and Academic Freedom
5-05 Academic Courses and Credits
5-06 Degree Program Requirements
5-07 Approval of Degrees and Degree Programs
5-09 Grading and Academic Requirements
5-10 Course Proposals and Syllabi
5-14 Educational Resources Center
5-18 Assessment For Student Learning
Policy 5-19 Promotion and Tenure
Chapter Seven: STUDENT SERVICES
7-02 Classification of Students
7-13 Written Student Complaints
7-15 Veterans and Service Members Support and Assistance
7-16 Student Religious Accommodations
Chapter Nine: FINANCIAL SERVICES
9-05 Bookstore and Textbook Adoption
9-06 Employee Travel and Reimbursement
9-09 President's Discretionary Fund
9-12 Payment Card Industry Compliance
9-13 Post-Issuance Compliance for Bond Issue
Chapter Eleven: SUPPORT SERVICES
11-04 Records Retention and Disposal
Chapter Thirteen: MISCELLANEOUS
13-02 Smoking, Food, Beverages, and Animals in Buildings
13-07 Grant Proposals and Grant Administration
13-08 Institutional Review Board
13-09 College Planning Process
13-10 Requests for Services From Knowledge Resources and Planning Division (KRP)
13-12 Public Use of College Grounds
Chapter Fifteen: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
15-01 Responsible Acquisition and Use of Computing Resources
- 15-01 (D) Responsible Acquisition and Use of Computing Resources
- 15-01 (E) Web Presence
- 15-01 (F) Cloud Computing
- Responsible Use of Proxy Access in Workday
- Social Media Guidelines
- 15-02 (B) Information Security Program
- 15-02 (C) Identity Authentication
- 15-02 (D) Secure Disposal of Records and Computing Devices
Other Standards and Guidelines