Prairie View A&M University Administrative Procedures Manual
Employees Registering as Students 60.09
Issued: September 15, 1999
1. Eligibility
As per System Regulation 31.99.01, employees of
Prairie
View
A&M
University are eligible to register as students, subject to the following limitations: a. Employees registering for classes outside of their normal work hours may do so without any approval from their employing department.
b. Employees registering for classes during their normal work hours must obtain prior written approval from their department head.
Employing departments are not obligated to approve employee requests to take classes during regular work hours, but they are encouraged to do so to the extent they do not interfere with the performance of the employee's and department's duties.
2. Approval Process 2.1 Each semester an employee desires to enroll in classes during regular work hours, they must request written approval from their department head using the Employee Request to Enroll in Classes During Working Hours form (see Attachment 1).
2.2 If approved, the employee may proceed with registering for classes. A copy of the form must be submitted to the Human Resource Department for filing in the employee's personnel file.
2.3 If disapproved, the employee may not enroll in classes during work hours.
3. Non-Compliance
3.1 Failure by an employee to obtain the requisite approvals could result in the following actions being taken by the University:
a. Dis-enrollment from the classes held during normal work hours.
b. Docking of pay for hours not worked and not made up.
c. Other disciplinary action as provided for in the System Regulation Employee Discipline and Dismissal.
