University of Nevada, Las Vegas Bylaws
Revised April 15, 2025 – Zero Day Bylaws, Current Revision (formerly Title 5 - NSHE Governing Documents - Chapter 6)
- CHAPTER I - Organization of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- CHAPTER II - Policies and Procedures Relating to Educational Policy
- Section 1. Purpose
- Section 2. Instruction - Course Offerings
- Section 3. Instruction - Staffing Courses
- Section 4. Instruction - Initiation and Development of Specific Courses
- Section 5. Instruction - Review and Approval of Specific Courses
- Section 6. Instruction - Review and Approval of all Curricular Programs of Study
- Section 7. Budget Recommendations
- Section 8. Research and Creative Activity
- Section 9. Community Service
- Section 10. Selection of Members of System and Institutional Committees
- Section 11. Admissions Policy
- Section 12. Course Attendance Policy
- CHAPTER III – Policies and Procedures Relating to Faculty Rights and Duties
- Section 1. Purpose
- Section 2. Workload for Faculty
- Section 3. Terminal Degree
- Section 4. Employment Standards for Nonacademic Faculty
- Section 5. Individual Faculty Responsibilities
- Section 6. Personnel Recommendations for Academic Faculty
- Section 7. Personnel Matters for Nonacademic Faculty
- Section 8. Annual Evaluation of Academic Faculty and Nonacademic Faculty
- Section 9. Faculty Personnel Files
- Section 10. Guidelines for Academic Faculty Salary Increases
- Section 11. Guidelines for Nonacademic Faculty Salary Increases
- Section 12. Guidelines for Promotion for Nonacademic Faculty
- Section 13. Appeals for Nonacademic Faculty on Personnel Matters
- Section 14. Evaluation of Administrators
- Section 15. Recruitment of Faculty
- Section 16. Guidelines and Standards for Tenure, Promotion, or Appointment to Academic Rank
- Section 17. Faculty Benefits
- Section 18. Guidelines for Rank 0 and Unranked Positions
- Section 19. Layoffs or Furloughs
- Section 20. Grievances