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Policies Index

Policy and Procedure Manual

The Policy & Procedure Manual (PPM), along with the Academic and Staff Personnel Manuals, serves as the primary reference guide for campus operating policies and procedures which apply to academic, administrative, research and service units. The policies connect the campus’ mission to the everyday actions of its community, clarify the institution’s expectations of its individual members, mitigate institutional risk, enhance efficiency and support the university’s compliance with laws and regulations. If you have questions, contact Information Governance and Policy at policy@ucsd.edu.

Policy Name   PPM #CategoryEffective Date
Academic Leave Policy230-1007/01/2010
Academic Personnel Affirmative Action Program230-609/15/1997
Academic Personnel Records/Maintenance of, Access to, and Opportunity to Request Amendment of230-16007/01/2017
Academic Salary Scales230-4010/01/2005
Acceptance and Administration of Awards from Private Sources150-3506/01/1992
Access For Non-UC San Diego Personnel to UC San Diego Core Campus Systems135-410/20/1998
Access to Classrooms, Offices, Auditoriums, etc.510-1 Section VIII04/01/1981
Account Code Validation300-5102/01/2000
Accounting for Unallowable Costs150-4308/01/2001
Accounts Receivable Policy300-1302/23/2022
Acquisition of Computing Equipment523-12.108/15/1984
Acquisition/Disposition of Real Property440-204/01/1998
Acquistion and Disposition of University Vehicles551-208/21/2018
Alcohol Policy510-1 Section XIII09/03/2020
Alien Information395-1307/01/1993
Allocation, Reallocation and Administration of Gifts and Bequests410-2003/05/2012
Applicability of State Sales Tax to Purchases of Goods and Services523-2.3.203/22/1982
Appointment and Promotion - Academic Administrator Series230-37007/01/2023
Appointment and Promotion - Academic Coordinator Series230-37507/01/2023
Appointment and Promotion - Acting Appointments230-23507/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Adjunct Professor Series230-28007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Continuing Educator Series230-34007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - General230-20007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Guest Lecturers (Including Lecturers, Miscellaneous Part-Time)230-28907/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series230-27807/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Series230-28307/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Lecturer with Security of Employment (Teaching Professor) Series230-28507/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Librarian Series230-36007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Non-Salary Instructional Positions230-25507/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Non-Salary Research Positions230-35507/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Professional Research (Research Scientist) Series230-31007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Professor Series230-22007/01/2022
Appointment and Promotion - Professor of (e.g., Psychology) In Residence Series230-27007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Professor of Clinical X (e.g. Medicine) Series230-27507/01/2022
Appointment and Promotion - Professor of Practice Series230-28107/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Project Scientist Series230-31107/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Recall for Academic Appointees230-20507/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Regents' Professors and Regents' Lecturers230-29007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Review and Appraisal Committees230-21007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Specialist Series230-33007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Visiting Appointments230-23007/01/2017
Appointment and Promotion - Volunteer Clinical Professor Series230-27907/01/2017
Appointment and Review of Department Chairs230-205/01/1994
Appointment of a UCSD Notary470-502/27/2007
Asbestos Management Program516-209/08/2010
Assessment of Current Gift & Private Grant Fund Interest Earnings from UCSD and the UC San Diego Foundation410-1002/18/2021
Audits & Investigations by External Agencies300-511/17/2023
Authority to Solicit Quotations, Release Award Information, and Execute Purchase Order/Contracts523-610/01/1984
Authorized Student Governments160-811/03/2021
Authorized Users of University Properties w/ revised pgs. 14-18A 3/30/93510-1 Section IV04/01/1981
Automated License Plate Reader Policy545-506/14/2024
Automated License Plate Reader Policy (Police Department)460-705/05/2026
Biosafety516-307/03/2012
Board of Regents5-107/25/1979
Budget Administration of Staff Salaries380-308/30/1993
Budget Administration of the State Employee Benefits Program380-603/01/2003
Budgetary Savings380-201/08/1990
Campus COVID-19 Testing Policy516-3111/16/2022
Campus Policies, Publications, Announcements, & Notices20-111/01/1992
Central Gas Procurement & Cylinder Control526-210/05/1987
Central Storehouse Functions & Services526-110/05/1987
Certification of Possession of University Funds300-1104/18/1983
Chart of Accounts Policy300-1406/07/2023
Chemical Safety516-502/03/2012
Chemical Safety - Carcinogens516-5.102/03/2012
Classification of Costs as Direct or Facilities and Administrative (Indirect)150-4208/01/2001
Commission Agreements500-608/12/1982
Compensation of Academic Year Appointees for Teaching and Research230-4208/01/1970
Confined Space516-607/27/2010
Conflict of Interest200-1311/14/1984
Conflicts of Interest Arising Out of Consensual Relationships200-1104/27/2016
Controlled Substances For Research, Teaching, And Veterinary Care516-701/31/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Compliance150-4008/01/2001
Course Materials Fees120-901/01/1999
Damage Payment for Services Performed Before Loyalty Oath is Signed395-207/01/1997
Disclosure of Information From Student Records160-210/05/2017
Distribution Procedures524-312/01/1992
Dog Control Regulations270-505/18/1977
Duties Of Department Chairmen (Or Equivalent Officers)230-101/23/1970
Eligibility to Submit Proposals for Extramural Support150-1009/22/2025
Emergency Notification Policy516-2908/18/2023
Emergency Preparedness516-804/05/2022
Emeritus Status - Nonacademic200-501/03/1994
Employee Benefit Expenditures395-1001/01/2003
Employee-Vendor Relationships523-902/24/1981
Endowed Chairs and Professorships230-19101/28/2025
Endowed and Current Use Gift Funds Minimum Policy410-3010/01/2011
Environmental Protection Policy516-901/10/2011
Environmental Sanitation516-1007/16/2010
Environmental Sanitation-Food Service516-10.207/19/2010
Environmental Sanitation-Pest Management516-10.407/29/2010
Environmental Sanitation-Swimming Pools516-10.507/19/2010
Environmental Sanitation-Waste Disposal516-10.707/08/2010
Environmental Sanitation-Water and Sewage516-10.607/29/2010
Equipment Screening522-210/26/1992
Expressive Activity Time, Place, and Manner Policy510-1 Section IX06/03/2025
Fabricated Equipment522-407/10/1989
Face Mask Policy516-3012/15/2022
Facilities Management Office Functions530-107/10/2010
Facilities and Administrative Cost (F&A) Rates Applicable to Research, Instruction, and Other Federal and Non-Federal Sponsored 150-1507/01/2004
Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) Rates Development Process & Timetable150-1408/02/2011
Fair Trade University Policy541-203/10/2021
Family Accommodations Policy230-1507/01/2016
Federal & State-Withholding Taxes395-1101/01/1991
Financial Deficit Policy300-207/01/2025
Fire/Life Safety Program516-1105/11/2010
Flexible Work Arrangements Policy250-8503/03/2022
Found/Unclaimed Property460-208/01/1992
Freight Damages and Claims524-712/01/1992
Fund Raising510-1 Section XI04/01/1981
General Safety- Shops, Vivaria, and Building Operations516-12.307/08/2010
General Safety-Construction/Renovations and Alterations516-12.109/28/2010
General Safety-Corporate Criminal Liability Act of 1989516-1209/28/2010
General Safety-Non Structural Seismic Hazard Reduction516-12.205/01/1998
Guidelines for Stationery, Business Cards, and Collateral Items490-208/21/2018
Hazard Communication Program516-5.202/03/2012
Hazardous Waste and Material Management516-1401/10/2011
Hearing Conservation Program516-1507/27/2010
Implementation Procedures for Requests for Approval of Indemnification Clauses Under Delegation of Authority 2239516-3306/10/2022
Independent Consultants523-10.106/15/1989
Indoor Air Quality516-1607/27/2010
Industrial Hygiene516-1712/02/2010
Injury and Illness Investigations516-1807/27/2010
Institutional Prior Approval System Requirements for Public Health Service (PHS) Research Grants150-6007/01/1986
Interim Abusive Conduct in the Workplace Policy UC San Diego Implementing Procedures200-2701/01/2023
Interim Hazing Prevention Procedures200-2806/23/2025
Internal Control Standards for Departmental Payrolls395-607/01/1997
Internal Controls Policy300-1502/29/2024
Introduction to PPM 230 - Academic Personnel230-00007/01/2017
Jurisdiction for University Properties510-1 Section III04/01/1981
Key Control and Electronic Access Policy530-606/28/2024
Laboratory Safety516-1907/03/2012
Lactation Accommodation270-901/01/2005
Lease of Equipment523-12.301/11/1982
Leased Real Property440-304/01/1998
Legislation Affecting University Records480-207/01/1982
Licensed Real Property440-404/01/1998
Limitation on Total Period of Service with Certain Academic Titles230-13307/01/2017
Maintenance of, Access to, and Opportunity to Request Amendment of Academic Personnel Records230-1110/01/1992
Management of University General Classroom Space510-1 Section VI04/01/1981
Master Calendar of UCSD Events510-1 Section V05/30/1990
Material Distribution Policy and Services524-112/01/1992
Materiel Management Office Functions520-101/11/1982
Micromobility Device Policy270-1108/13/2021
Modification of the Operating Budget380-107/01/1991
Moving Services524-512/01/1992
Naming UC San Diego Facilities, Programs, and Properties420-111/08/2018
Narcotics, Dangerous Drugs and Chemical Carcinogens523-2.2.107/20/1988
Network Security135-301/17/2012
Non-Payroll Expense Transfers300-307/01/1991
Non-Senate Academic Appointees/Grievances230-505/01/2008
Non-Senate Academic Appointees/Layoff and Involuntary Reduction in Time230-711/01/2014
Occupational Ergonomics516-2012/03/2010
Occupational Health516-2101/10/2011
Office of Contract & Grant Administration Functions150-112/01/1983
Office of Learning Resources Functions130-1.102/22/1989
Office of Learning Resources Services130-1.202/22/1989
Official Publications of UC San Diego400-203/12/2021
Organizational Prior Approval System Requirements for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Grants150-6105/02/1988
Outdoor Lighting Policy420-1112/17/2009
Parking & Transportation Services Functions545-107/01/1991
Parking Permits & Policies545-207/01/1991
Payment Card Processing and Compliance Policy300-8612/13/2023
Payroll Check Distribution395-708/20/1992
Petty Cash Funds300-1001/17/1991
Policy for Reporting and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment200-1912/22/2020
Policy on Environmental Sanitation - Housing, Fires, Fencing, Electricity, and Water Usage516-10.306/03/2025
Policy on Faculty Gifts in Support of Their Own Research410-709/23/2024
Policy on Financial Stewardship of Donor Gift Funds and Reporting To Donors410-603/01/2021
Policy on Major Events on Campus510-1 Section V.A06/03/2025
Policy on Research Misconduct (Fabrication, Falsification, and Plagiarism)100-401/01/2026
Policy on Romantic, Dating, or Sexual Relationships between Academic Appointees and Undergraduate Students230-01711/04/2021
Policy on Timely Expenditure of Endowment Payout and Expendable Gifts410-508/07/2018
Procedures for Appointment to Unit 18 Titles230-2101/01/1991
Procedures for Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Resolution200-2302/01/2017
Procurement of Reprographic Equipment523-12.205/06/1986
Progress and Technical Reports150-3712/01/1983
Property Inventory Control System Operating Procedures522-110/28/1969
Protection of Animal Subjects100-608/01/2006
Protection of Human Research Subjects100-503/08/2021
Protection of Whistleblowers from Retaliation UC San Diego Implementing Procedure200-1408/16/2016
Protocol for Campus Notification in the Event of a Student Death160-611/24/2021
Public Records480-407/01/1982
Purchasing Division Charter523-107/01/1992
Radiation Safety516-2211/20/2009
Re-Utilization/Disposal of Excess Material522-310/27/1992
Real Estate Development Functions440-104/01/1998
Rebudgeting of Contract Funds Under Administrative Contracting Authority of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)150-6206/25/1984
Recall of Drugs, Medical/Surgical Supplies Devices, Equipment and Other Related Hazards520-312/16/1982
Receipt and Delivery of Hazardous and Restricted Material524-812/01/1992
Receiving Procedures524-212/01/1992
Records Disposition Schedules (Handbook)480-2005/01/1988
Recruitment - General230-50007/01/2017
Regents' Professor and Regents' Lecturer Program230-30.604/20/1989
Registration Fee Advisory Committees10-710/26/1981
Registration, Management and Use of UC San Diego Domain Names135-805/01/2008
Related Policies510-1 Section II04/01/1981
Relations with Governmental Agencies for Environment Health and Safety516-2303/01/2011
Renovations and Alterations530-910/26/2010
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Procedures200-2611/09/2021
Reporting and Investigating Allegations of Suspected Improper Governmental Activities460-504/05/2024
Request for Approval Procedures Under Organizational/Institutional Prior Approval System (OPAS/IPAS)150-6506/25/1984
Respiratory Protection Program516-2412/02/2010
Responsibilities and Guidelines for Handling Records Containing Information About Individuals480-302/01/2012
Responsibilities of Principal Investigators for the Administration of Awards150-3604/09/1976
Responsibility for Noncitizen Immigration Affairs200-106/08/1962
Retainment of Individuals as Independent Contractors523-10.203/15/1991
Revenue & Expense Recognition Policy300-1204/06/2022
Review of Academic Vice Chancellors, Deans, Provosts and Other Academic Administrators230-311/22/1982
Risk Management516-2507/16/2010
Safety Training516-2607/27/2010
Salary Administration - Off-Scale Salaries for Appointments and Advancement230-62007/01/2017
Salary Administration - Salary Increases230-61007/01/2017
Salary Administration for Intercampus Transfer of Academic Personnel230-4410/01/1997
Sales & Service of Educational Activities: Recharges by Academic Support Unites and, Sales & Services to External Entities Polic300-8707/01/2025
Security for Electronic Information at UC San Diego135-709/15/2003
Shipping Procedures524-412/01/1992
Signage Policy420-1003/02/1998
Smoke & Tobacco - Free Policy270-709/06/2022
Soils Management516-2712/07/2009
Solicitation and Acceptance of Contracts and Grants150-209/13/1976
Solicitation, Acceptance, and Administration of Gifts to the University410-101/07/1977
Special Uses for Undeveloped Lands420-505/01/1997
Student Conduct Procedures160-1001/01/2026
Student Fee Deferments, Waivers, Exemptions and Refunds300-7001/09/1984
Student Grievances160-1102/28/2020
Student Organizations160-911/01/2018
Summer Employment Under Teaching & Research Titles230-4310/01/1997
Temporary Personnel from Outside Agencies523-10.301/11/1982
Termination of Appointment for the Professor In Residence Series230-9.106/10/1985
The Stuart Collection510-305/12/1995
Timekeeping: Attendance Records395-4.107/01/1997
Timekeeping: Review of Charges395-4.306/30/1982
Timekeeping: Time Reporting to Payroll395-4.207/01/1997
Timing of Proposal Submission - Deadline Dates for Regental Approval150-1112/01/1983
U.S. Customs and Customhouse Broker524-612/01/1992
UC San Diego Audit & Management Advisory Services10-1106/29/2023
UC San Diego Disability Access Guidelines200-905/08/1995
UC San Diego ISIS Centralized Accounts Receivable System Student Billing and Collection - Aging300-2911/01/2021
UC San Diego Implementing Procedure for UC Policy, “Requirement to Submit Proposals and Receive Awards for Grants and Contracts 150-8211/26/2019
UC San Diego Lab Opening and Close-Out Policy516-3209/16/2021
UC San Diego Police Department Alarm Ordinance460-604/10/1996
UC San Diego's Electronic Communications Privacy and Confidentiality Policy135-510/03/2022
UCSD Acceptable Use Policy for UCSD Television Stations Broadcasting on the Triton Cable Network510-1209/01/2006
UCSD Alumni Association Support Groups510-212/18/1992
UCSD Antenna and Dish Policy420-703/01/2007
UCSD Guidelines for Serving, Accepting and Responding to Subpoenas470-108/01/2003
UCSD Health and Safety Policy516-112/01/2006
UCSD Policy on Trailers and Modular Buildings420-906/27/2001
UCSD Records Management Program480-107/01/1982
UCSD Support Groups510-508/26/2009
UCSD Waste Prevention and Recycling Policy530-1003/20/1997
Undergraduate Instruction Assistance in Courses120-806/11/1984
University Copyright Policy500-507/28/1995
University Fine Arts and Collections Insurance Program500-1005/01/1984
University Miscellaneous Property Insurance Program500-1105/01/1984
University Planned Purchasing Program523-305/12/1982
University Policy on Substance Abuse270-809/23/1991
University Supply Inventories520-201/11/1982
University of California Basic Purchasing Policy523-202/20/1985
University of California Libraries140-110/27/1988
Use Of UCSD Building Permit420-310/24/2011
Use of Disposable Polystyrene Products520-406/15/1989
Use of Mandeville Center Auditorium and Recital Hall510-1 Section VII04/01/1981
Use of Service Vehicles Policy551-611/18/2020
Use of University Name and Seals, Campus Names and Seal and Trademarks510-1011/22/2024
Use of University Properties - Scope510-1 Section I04/01/1981
Use of University Properties for Commercial Purposes w/revisions510-1 Section X04/01/1981
Using Electronic Communications for Official Communications with Students160-310/06/2023
Vacation Accrual and Usage Accounting395-904/22/1985
Visa Services for International Scholars and International Students200-1609/23/2022
Workers' Compensation516-2801/28/2019
Written Authorization to Purchase 190 & 200 Proof Absolute Alcohol526-310/05/1987