Policies & Procedures

Welcome

Welcome to the website for official university Policies & Procedures. Every employee of the Texas A&M University System has a responsibility to promote a safe and ethical environment. It is our responsibility to continue to foster a culture of compliance here at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU).

The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) categorizes governing areas as follows: Policies, Regulations, Member Rules and Procedures. All TAMUS schools are required to publish, update and maintain the policy library on the school website.

Policy Reviews

All policies are subject to review at any time and each policy is required to be reviewed at least every five years. Any department can request a policy review at any time or submit a University Deletion Request Form to remove an obsolete policy from the library.

Policy Libraries

The Office of University Compliance maintains the Policy Library on the PVAMU website. The library is updated regularly to ensure that the most up-to-date information is available.

System Policy Library
PVAMU Policy Library

System Policies

System policies guide the system by incorporating the board’s philosophies, expectations and priorities. System policies create administrative structures, set priorities, delegate authority, assign responsibility, ensure accountability and define reporting requirements.

System Regulations

System Regulations will include specific directives and reporting requirements needed to implement system policies and interpretations where issues are not covered or are unclear in system policies. Regulations may also be used to communicate uniform guidelines established by the chancellor on matters of overall system concern that are not specifically addressed in system polices. Regulations provide uniform compliance with fiscal, academic, research, human resources and other management standards imposed from federal or state law.

Member Rules

Member rules supplement system policies and regulations and are established at the member level. Rules are concise and contain minimal operational details. Rules are required under the following conditions:

(a) when required by a policy or regulation;
(b) when directed by the board chair or chancellor; or
(c) for matters unique to the member at the discretion of each member CEO

Member Procedures (UAP's)

Member procedures (also known as UAP’s or University Administrative Procedures) will implement system policies, regulations and member rules at the member level. Procedures are established at the discretion of the CEO and must not duplicate polices, regulations or rules, but include operational details specific to the member school.