TCU Faculty Handbook
The online Faculty Handbook is a ready reference for answers to most questions concerning TCU’s academic policies and procedures. It is not meant to be all-inclusive. More detailed information may be secured from appropriate personnel, websites, and/or publications. The provisions herein are as current as possible and may be reviewed, amended, or revoked following reasonable opportunity for consultation with the segment(s) of the University affected by proposed changes. This handbook is for informational purposes only. The provisions of this handbook do not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any staff or faculty member and Texas Christian University. The provisions of the handbook are subject to change without notice.
TCU Faculty Handbook
last updated 7/21/26
CONTENTS
Constitution of the Faculty Assembly and Faculty Senate
By-Laws of the Faculty Assembly and Faculty Senate
Academic Affairs Councils
University Council
Graduate Council
Undergraduate Council
Academic Affairs Committees
University Advisory Committee
TCU Core Curriculum Committees
Research Committees
University Committees – Academic Appeals, Evaluation, Library, Research and Creative Activities, Scholarships and Financial Aid, TCU Sustainability, and Undergraduate Admissions and Retention
Terms and Conditions of Service
Faculty (Full-time, Part-time, Adjunct, Postdoctoral Appointees, Emeritus)
Appointments and Contracts
Faculty Compensation Philosophy
Terms of Employment
New to TCU Faculty Orientation
Removal
Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility
Alcohol Usage (on campus, off campus, international)
Statement on Professional Ethics
Faculty Appointment, Reappointment and Promotion Policy
Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Policy
Faculty Advisory Committee Structure
Faculty Appeal Policy
Conflict Resolution for Faculty
Faculty Employment Separation Policy
Grading
Grade Appeal Policy and Procedures
Grading and Grade Rosters
Midsemester Letter Grade Submission Policy
Other Academic Responsibilities, Procedures and Policies
- Academic Processions and Regalia
- Academic Programs Leading to Professional Licensure Policy (Disclosure Requirements)
- Assignments Over Breaks
- Attendance Expectations and Official Absence Policy
- Audit Enrollment (Course Visitor)
- Center and Institute Policy
- Class Rosters
- Class Scheduling and Class Periods
- Class Walks and Early Dismissal
- Disciplining Students
- End of Semester Study Period
- Final Evaluative Exercise Policy and Rescheduling of Finals
- Independent Study Protocol
- Instructional Equipment
- Online Teaching and Learning Policy
- Online Temporary Remote Course Access Policy
- Office Hours
- Outside Speakers
- Public Office
- Registration
- Student Grievance Procedures
- Student Records and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Syllabus Requirements Policy
- Teaching
- Teaching Materials
- Teaching – Student Perception of Teaching
- Textbooks and Course Packets – Procedures for Ordering
- Unprofessional Behavior, Disruptive Behavior and Lack of Academic Progression Policy
- Withdrawals
Additional Information
PDF copies of the Faculty Handbook are available by clicking here: Faculty Handbook 2026. NOTE: The PDF version may not include the most recent information found here.
Archives are available in the Provost’s Office.
In the summer of 2023, this online Faculty Handbook was created by transferring information directly from the Faculty Section of the 2022-23 Faculty and Staff Handbook to the Provost’s website. The process was carried out by the Provost’s Director of Communications with the knowledge and support of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The online Faculty Handbook information was carefully scrutinized and reviewed against the 2022-23 Faculty and Staff Handbook by a special committee of the Faculty Senate for accuracy of the transferred information.