Department Standards

• Department Standards Best Practices (PDF)
• Department Standards Template (opens in a new window)(opens in new window)
• Department Standards Approval Sheet (PDF)
• Department Standards Review Checklist
• Bylaws and Policies Template (opens in a new window)(opens in new window)
• Department Standards Election Form for Probationary Faculty (PDF)

Department/Unit Standards:  Department guidelines, policies, and procedures that contain the department’s faculty unit employee evaluation criteria and procedures. Department Unit/Standards serve as a guide to candidates and evaluators during the RTP cycle.

Department/Unit Standards are reviewed periodically by the department/unit. All changes must be approved by the Provost, before being utilized for RTP purposes. Please submit department standards that have been approved by the department and college to mdallen@csuchico.edu and ryant@csuchico.edu in Word format. When approved by the Provost, Faculty Affairs and Success will then add the approved date footnote to the Department Standard and route the Department Standards Approval Sheet (with the final Department Standard attached) in Adobe Sign. Once the Approval Sheet has been signed, Department/Unit Standard documents are posted below. 

Process for submitting revised Department Standards:

1. Department or program votes; if approved, Department Chair/Director submits to College Dean for review.
2. College Dean reviews, consults with Department Chair/Director regarding questions/ issues, then forwards the Dean-reviewed Word document to Faculty Affairs and Success via email for review.
3. Faculty Affairs and Success reviews for compliance with CBA/FPPP, consults with the Dean and Department Chair/Director as needed, then forwards Department/Program Standards to Provost for review and approval;
4. Provost reviews and approves, recommending changes if necessary, then returns the document to Faculty Affairs and Success.
5. If not approved, Faculty Affairs and Success forwards requested changes for revision and re-submission to Dean and Department Chair/Director.
6. If approved, Faculty Affairs and Success adds the Provost Approved Date footer to the document and:
   1. Routes this approval sheet with approved Department/Program Standards for signatures via Adobe Sign,
   2. Uploads the document to the Faculty Affairs and Success Department Standards website, and
   3. Informs Dean and Department Chair/Director of approval with a link to the Faculty Affairs and Success website location.

College Of Agriculture

College of Agriculture Department Standards (PDF)

College Of Behavioral & Social Sciences

• College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Department Standards  (PDF)
• Department of Anthropology (PDF)
• Department of Child Development (PDF)
• Department of Economics(opens in new window)
• Department of Geography & Planning(opens in new window)
• Department of Public Health and Health Services Administration (PDF)
• Department of Political Science (PDF)
• Department of Psychology(opens in new window)
• Department of Sociology(opens in new window)
• Department of Multicultural and Gender Studies (PDF)
• School of Social Work (PDF)
• Social Science Program (PDF)

College Of Business

• Department of Information Systems, Finance, and Accounting (PDF)
• Department of Marketing (PDF)
• Department of Management (PDF)

College Of Communication & Education

• Department of Communication Arts & Sciences (PDF)
• Department of Media Arts, Design, and Technology (PDF)
• Department of Journalism & Public Relations (PDF)
• Department of Kinesiology (PDF)
• Department of Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management (PDF)
• School of Education (PDF)

College Of Engineering, Computer Science, And Construction Management

• Computer Animation and Game Development(opens in new window)
• Concrete Industry Management Program (PDF)
• Department of Civil Engineering (PDF)
• Department of Computer Science (PDF)
• Department of Construction Management (PDF)
• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (PDF)
• Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (PDF)

College Of Humanities & Fine Arts

• Department of Art and Art History (PDF)
• Department of English (PDF)
• Department of Languages and Cultures (PDF)
• Department of History (PDF)
• Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance (PDF)
• Department of Philosophy (PDF)
• Department of Comparative Religion and Humanities (PDF)

College Of Natural Sciences

• College of Natural Sciences Department Standards (PDF) 
• Department of Biological Sciences (PDF)
• Department of Nutrition and Food Science  (PDF)
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (PDF)
• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (PDF)
• Department of Mathematics & Statistics (PDF)
• Department of Physics (PDF)
• School of Nursing (PDF)
• Department of Science Education (PDF)

Library

Meriam Library Department Standards  (PDF)

Undergraduate Education

Undergraduate Education Department Standards (PDF)