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This website provides a central location for policies currently in effect that have been approved by the university's Board of Governors, Senate or President. The policies here form the university's policy manual.
Policy overview
University policies are developed, reviewed and modified on an ongoing basis. The official versions of university policies are contained on this website and are updated continuously as changes are approved by the appropriate authority. For information on recently approved policies, click here.
The Office of the University Secretariat is responsible for updating and maintaining the policy manual. In the event of a discrepancy between the most recently approved version of a policy posted on this site and a version posted on a different website, the former shall be the governing document.
Any questions of a general nature, including guidance related to the development of, consultation on, and approval process for, university policies, please contact the Secretariat office at Policyconsult@ufv.ca.
All policies are categorized under eight subject headings listed below. Clicking on a category will provide a list of all the policies related to that category. Clicking on the policy number will open up a PDF document. To search for a policy on this page, use Ctrl+F.
| BRP-235.03 | Academic Excellence Awards, Board Policy on |
| BRP-201.01 | Academic Freedom, Board Policy on |
| 189 | Academic Program Reviews |
| 224 | Academic Renewal |
| 93 | Accommodation of Students with Disabilities |
| 80 | Admission |
| 20 | Approval of Graduands |
| 62 | Attendance |
| 108 | Course Audit |
| 105 | Course Credits |
| 63 | Course Load |
| 86 | Course Repeat |
| 81 | Course Withdrawal |
| 64 |
Credentials |
| 208 | Emeritus Designation |
| 99 | English Language Proficiency Requirement |
| 60 | External Program Advisory Committees |
| 57 | Field Placement |
| 56 | Field Trips |
| 217 | Final Grade Appeals |
| 109 | Grade Reporting |
| 101 | Grading System |
| 209 | Graduate Course and Program Approval |
| 221 | Honorary Doctorate Degrees |
| 46 | Instructional Responsibilities |
| 95 | Order of Registration |
| 199 | Posthumous Credentials |
| 84 | Prerequisites and Co-Requisites |
| 94 | Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) |
| 222 | Program Discontinuance |
| 85 | Reserved Seats |
| 204 | Safe Student Learning Community |
| 70 | Student Academic Misconduct |
| 76 | Student Awards |
| 73 | Student Residence Code of Conduct |
| BPD-230 | Student Support, Student Co-Curricular Learning and Student Societies Dedicated to Student Engagement |
| 59 | Study Tour |
| 98 | Subsequent and Concurrent Bachelor Degree |
| 107 | Transfer Credit |
| 92 | Undergraduate Continuance |
| 21 | Undergraduate Course and Program Approval |
| 207 | Undergraduate Directed Studies, Special Topics & Independent Study Courses |
| BPD-202 | University Educational Directions and Planning |
| BRP-200.03 | Academic and Corporate Seals and Coat of Arms, Board Policy on |
| 4 | Art Acquisition and Exhibition |
| 233 | Closed Circuit Television |
| BRP-200.04 | Controlled Entities, Board Policy on |
| 50 | International Education Activities |
| BRP-215.02 | Naming of Buildings, Spaces and Facilities, Board Policy on |
| BRP-220.02 | Off-Campus Activity and Travel, Board Policy on |
| BPD-215 | Real Property, Heritage Sites, Endowments, Intellectual Property, & other Assets |
| BPD-220 | Risk Management |
| 15 | Selling, Serving, and Advertising Liquor |
| 229 | Smoke-Free Campus |
| 220 | Space Management |
| BRP-230.01 | Student Union Society, Board Policy on the |
| 232 | Threat Assessment and Management |
| 132 | Use of University Space |
| 122 | Accounting Procedures & Surplus Distribution, Contract Services |
| 124 | Annual Budget (Guidelines and Process) |
| 119 | Budget Adjustment Authority |
| BRP-205.05 | Budget Process and Approval, Board Policy on |
| 121 | Budget Review |
| 123 | Budget Transfer |
| 117 | Facsimile Signatures |
| BPD-205 | Financial Management |
| BRP-215.01 | Investment Policy of the Board |
| 130 | Purchasing and Competitive Bidding |
| BRP-205.02 | Signing Authority, Board Policy on |
| 116 | Signing Authority - Banking |
| 200 | Signing Authority - Responsibilities |
| 196 | Spending Authority |
| 235 | Travel Approval, Booking, and Reimbursement |
| BRP-205.01 | Tuition and Other Fees, Board Policy on |
| 227 | Tuition and Other Fees |
| 111 | Tuition Fees, University Personnel |
| BRP-225.05 | Acting President, Board Policy on |
| BPD-235 | Board and Senate Relationship |
| BRP-225.01 | Chancellor, Board Policy on the |
| BRP-235.04 | Delegation of Authority on Academic Matters, Board Policy on |
| BRP-225.02 | Delegation of Authority on Human Resource Development & Management Matters, Board Policy on |
| BRP-200.02 | Development and Review of Administrative Policies, Board Policy on |
| BRP-200.05 | Fulfilling Our Commitment to Aboriginal Peoples |
| 22 | UFV Statement on Institutional Ethics |
| BPD-200 | University Planning and Directions |
| BPD-201 |
Values and Ethics |
| 197 | Adjunct Faculty, Research Associates and Visiting Scholars |
| 143 | Appointment, Promotion, Suspension & Termination |
| 142 | Conflict of Interest |
| 18 | Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Prevention |
| 16 | Educational and Employment Equity |
| BRP-225.04 | Employee Contract Negotiations and Management, Board Policy on |
| 139 | Employee Exchange |
| 49 | Faculty Overload and Outside Employment |
| 52 | Faculty Qualifications |
| BRP-201.02 | Harassment, Sexualized Violence, Discrimination, and Physical or Emotional Abuse Prevention and Resolution, Board Policy on |
| BPD-225 | Human Resources Development and Management |
| 219 | Occupational Health & Safety |
| 236 | Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence |
| BRP-220.01 | Safe Disclosure, Board Policy on |
| 223 | Safe Disclosure |
| BRP-225.06 | Service Excellence Awards, Board Policy on |
| 146 | Vacations |
| 231 | Voluntary Resignation |
| 218 | Workplace Violence Prevention |
| 14 | Appropriate Use of Computing and Network Resources |
| 7 | Copyright Compliance |
| 55 | Intellectual Property |
| 72 | Library Collection |
| 47 | Role of the UFV Library |
| 51 | Animal Care |
| 54 | Human Research Ethics |
| 211 | Research Centres and Institutes |
| 53 | Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship |
| 225 | Research Overhead Cost Recovery |
| BPD-240 | Alumni Relationships |
| BRP-250.01 | Betty Urquhart Community Service Award, Board Policy on |
| BPD-250 | Community Relationships and Communication |
| 45 | Community Relations and Development Department Mandate for Marketing and Communications |
| 153 | Donor and Gift Anonymity |
| 152 | Fundraising Priority Setting and Approval |
| 228 | Gift Acceptance |
| BPD-210 | Philanthropy and Gift Management |
| 234 | Sponsorship |