Faculty Guidelines
Faculty Guidebook
Policies and Procedures
Update: In-progress Grade Policy (I-Grade) and associated guidance: In-progress grade guide
Credit Hour Compliance Details
Diversity and Inclusion
To learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at NLU, please see our Unity Commons page.
At the time of hire, and annually thereafter, you will be asked to complete the following training modules:
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Workplace training module
Harassment & Discrimination Prevention & Title IX modules in Get Inclusive
Student Academic Processes
This is the Academic Appeals Resource Guide for reference, and use, in responding to issues and claims pertaining to decisions of the university’s Academic Appeals Policies and Procedures. This guide presents the overall process on the roles of each contributor and provides resources for each stakeholder at each step. This resource guide is endorsed by the Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and/or Faculty Senate Student Academic Standards Committee to help consolidate support for common practices.
Students wishing to formally file an Academic Appeal must do so by completing an Academic Appeals Review Form. Once an academic appeal is submitted by the student, designees from Student Affairs and/or the Provost’s Office will review the appeal and route it to the appropriate party for review. Faculty or individuals responsible for reviewing and deciding on an academic appeal should complete the Academic Appeals Review Form and use the appropriate Academic Appeals Response Letter Templates.
The completed Academic Appeals Review Form and corresponding Response Letter can be returned to Student Affairs at Provosts.Office@nl.edu.
For additional information about the Academic Appeals Policy and process, please refer to the Academic Appeals Resource Guide as well as the Policy on Academic Appeals in the academic catalog. Students can find additional information about the Academic Appeals Policy by visiting the University’s student resource page for comments, concerns, and incident reporting.
Academic Honesty and Disruptive Classroom Behavior
National Louis University has expectations regarding academic honesty on the part of students, faculty and staff, and, indeed, to professional people at all levels of academic activity. With respect to the academic honesty of students, it is expected that all material submitted as part of any class exercise, in or out of class, is the actual work of the student whose name appears on the material or is properly documented otherwise. For information on handling concerns as they arise, please review our Academic Honesty Guidance.
Disruptive Classroom Behavior (DCB) occurs when students engage in behavior that makes teaching and learning difficult for faculty and students in the various classroom environments (on-site, face to face, Virtual-Zoom & Skype, On-line, email, messaging systems and D2L). Please review Disruptive Classroom Behavior Guidance for insights on how to handle these situations.
Credit Hour Compliance
To ensure consistency, appropriate amount of content in courses related to the assigned credit hour unit regardless of modality in accordance with Federal, State, and accreditation requirements. The policy adheres to successful practices, sets expectations across academic units, defines direct instructional time and out-of-class time, and outlines requirements for compliance.
Learn more about Credit Hour Compliance:
