UW-Whitewater Policies
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UW-Whitewater Policies

UW-Whitewater is dedicated to providing clear and consistent guidance to students, faculty, staff, and campus partners. To support this commitment, the university maintains the Policy Library, which serves as the single, up-to-date resource for all institution-level policies.

Some policies and procedures are developed and maintained at the departmental level and therefore do not appear in the Policy Library. To locate these materials, visit the Resources page or the respective department’s website.

If you identify a gap within the university’s policies, please refer to the Policy on Policies to learn about the process of developing, revising, or rescinding a policy. You may also schedule a consultation meeting with the Office of Compliance and Risk Management by completing the Policy Consultation Meeting Request Form.

Policy Updates

Recently Developed Policies

Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Program Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage (Policy #736)

Policy Approved: May 14, 2026

This policy guides students and mentors on the proper use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for proposal submissions and work presented at URiCA Symposium events. 

View the URiCA AI Usage Policy

Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Teaching Responsibilities and Workload (Policy #250)

Policy Approved: May 14, 2026

This policy establishes UW–Whitewater’s institutional expectations for teaching responsibilities, workload, and credit‑hour equivalencies, including how those teaching responsibilities may be adjusted. It ensures the university complies with statutory minimum teaching requirements while allowing for mission‑ and discipline‑specific variations.

View the Instructional Workload Policy

Recently Developed Procedures

Conferring an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Procedure #240.A)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

This procedure outlines the process, following Regent Policy Document 4-20, to award an honorary doctorate from UW-Whitewater to an individual.

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Applications (Procedure #735.A)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

This procedure provides researchers with step-by-step guidance in accordance with all these requirements and in a way that the IACUC committee can understand and approve in as timely a manner as possible.

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URiCA Academic Year Grant (Procedure #737.A)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Academic Year Grants.

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URiCA Apprenticeship Program (Procedure #737.B)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Apprenticeship Program.

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URiCA Seed Grant (Procedure #737.C)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Seed Grant.

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URiCA Summer Fellowship (Procedure #737.D)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Summer Fellowship.

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URiCA Travel Grant (Procedure #737.E)

Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026

Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Travel Grant.

View the Procedure