Policy Initiation and Review Requests
New catalog and/or institutional policies and revisions to existing policies can be initiated by using the Policy Review Request Form. Upon submission, the form will be directed to the appropriate person and flow through the shared governance and administrative review workflows as noted in Section 3.8 of the University Handbook. Shared governance bodies and administrative review groups will have the opportunity to review new and revised policies with substantive changes. The groups can submit feedback on the policies which will be shared with the Provost and/or President. Once approved the new or revised policy will be published in the Policy Portal, Undergraduate or Graduate Catalog, and/or University Handbook.
- Policy Initiation or Review Request Form (for Catalog and Institutional policies only)
- Policy Template for Catalog and Institutional policies only)
- Policy Initiation Status Report
- Support Resources
- Submitting a Policy
- Policy Owner Instructions
- Instructions for Policy Reviewers (Shared Governance Groups)
Annual Policy Updates / Reviews
The KSU Policy on Policies requires that all institutional policies undergo a review and update process annually. KSU has a pre-established schedule, the individuals/units responsibile for each institutional policy undergo a review of their policies. Based on the results of those reviews each policy falls into one of three pathways for approval:
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Approval PathwayPPC ReviewShared Governance / Admin Review GroupsPresident & Provost
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No Revisions NeededNotification OnlyNotification OnlySignature
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Editorial Revisions (title changes, grammatical edits, no substantive changes to the policy)Discussion to ensure edits are editorial only.Notification OnlySignature
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Substantive UpdatesFull ReviewFull ReviewFeedback & Signature
