Policies and Guidelines for the Tennessee Board of Regents may be accessed through this site. PolicyTech is the policy management software which TBR implemented to manage policies effective November 15, 2023.
PolicyTech
Much like the legacy site, PolicyTech allows the user to search by terms, by title, or by scrolling through the policy or guideline category.
TBR implemented PolicyTech software effective November 15, 2023, to manage policies.
PolicyTech Helpful Hints
For questions, contact Theresa.whitton@tbr.edu.
Recent Updates
NOTE: All Policies and Guidelines in effect on July 1, 2016 apply to all State Universities in the State University and Community College System, unless superseded by the individual institution's board approved policy.
October 29, 2024 Revision approved at President Meeting
B-092 Security Awareness and Training (New Guideline)
B-094 Information Technology Hardware and Vendor Selection. (New Guideline)
October 29, 2024 Ministerial Changes
2.03.00.00 Admission at the Community Colleges – Updated Exhibit 1
September 25, 2024 Ministerial Changes
1.12.00.00 Public Records Policy – Updated Exhibit 1.
September 20, 2024 Revisions approved at Board Meeting
1.08.03.00 Digital Identity, Authentication Management, and Access Control
1.08.04.00 Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Formerly G-053)
2.01.00.00 General Education Requirements and Degree Requirements and Exhibit A.
4.02.01.00 Approvals of Agreements and Contracts (formerly 1.03.02.10)
6.04.00.00 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Related Medical Conditions (Employees)
9.01.03.00 Advertising (Formerly 4.06.00.00)
August 23, 2024 Ministerial Changes
2.03.00.00 Admission at the Community Colleges (Updated hyperlinks)
2.03.00.01 Admission at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (Updated hyperlinks)
August 7, 2024 Revision approved at President Meeting
A-115 Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (new guideline)
B-090 Safeguarding Nonpublic Financial Information
G-035 Non-Credit Programs (new guideline)
June 21, 2024 Ministerial Changes
B-010 Collection of Accounts Receivable - Updated Exhibit 1
June 13, 2024 Revisions approved at Board Meeting
5.01.01.11 Days of Administrative Closing
5.01.01.08 Parental Leave
5.01.01.06 Leave Transfer Between The State Universities & The College System of Tennessee & State and Local Education Agencies
5.01.00.02 Employee Disciplinary Action
June 3, 2024 Ministerial Changes
3.02.01.00 Student Due Process Procedure
May 30, 2024 Ministerial Changes and Updated Exhibits
3.05.01.00 Policy for Classifying Students In-State & Out-of-State for Paying College Fees & Tuition & for Admission Purposes
May 8, 2024 Ministerial Changes
2.02.00.02 Reverse Transfer
2.03.02.04 Micro-Credentials and Learner Records
3.05.01.00 Policy for Classifying Students In-State & Out-of-State for Paying College Fees & Tuition & for Admission Purposes
May 1, 2024 Revision approved at President Meeting
B-010 Collection of Accounts Received
P-115 Certified Administrative Professional Examination
April 26, 2024
A-110 Institutional Review for Research updated Exhibit 1
March 27, 2024
4.01.03.00 Tuition, Fees, Charges, Refunds, and Payments - Community College
4.01.03.10 Tuition, Fees, Charges, Refunds, and Payments - TCATS
January 16, 2024
4.01.03.00 Fees, Charges, Refunds and Payments - Community Colleges
4.01.03.10 Fees, Charges, Refunds and Payments - TCATs
P-130 Educational Assistance for TBR System Employees
December 13, 2023
2.03.01.05 Academic Retention and Readmission the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology
4.01.05.00 Internal Audit
9.01.00.00 Marketing and Communications
9.01.01.00 (Formerly 1.03.01.10) Branding and Trademarks
9.01.02.00 (formerly G-140) Publications
9.01.03.00 (formerly 4.06.00.00) Advertising
9.01.04.00 Social Media
9.01.05.00 Web Publishing
9.01.06.00 (formerly 1.08.05.10) Mass Communications
December 5, 2023 Ministerial Changes
SO-OESI-Non-Discrimination System Office Non-Discrimination Policy
November 9, 2023 Ministerial Changes
5.02.03.70 Academic Tenure for Community Colleges
October 31, 2023
4.03.03.00 General Travel - Annual revision of Per Diem rates for travel.
October 27, 2023
A-110 Institutional Review for Research updated Exhibits 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7
September 22, 2023
1.03.02.60 Freedom of Speech & Expression
2.01.00.05 Early Postsecondary Opportunities
2.01.01.00 Approval of Academic Programs, Units, and Modifications
2.03.00.02 Community College Learning Support with Exhibits
4.02.05.01 Naming on Campuses and Building Plaques
September 7, 2023 Ministerial Changes
3.04.01.00 Student Scholarships, Grants, Loans & Financial Aid Programs
3.04.01.01 Student Scholarships, Grants, Loans & Financial Aid Programs at Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology
September 5, 2023 Ministerial Changes
1.12.00.00 Public Records Policy Exhibit 1
Index Codes
The following index is provided as an aid to finding the correct policy or guideline.
Policies:
- 1 = Governance, Organization, and General (1.01.00.00, etc.)
- 2 = Academic (2.01.00.00, etc.)
- 3 = Student (3.01.00.00, etc.)
- 4 = Business and Finance (4.01.00.00, etc.)
- 5 = Personnel (5.01.00.00, etc.)
- 6 = Sexual Discrimination/Harassment/Misconduct (6.01.00.00, etc.)
- 7 = Safety and Security (7.01.00.00, etc.)
- 8 = Athletic (8.01, etc.)
- 9 = Marketing and Communications (9.01, etc)
Guidelines:
- A = Academic (A-010, etc.)
- B = Business and Finance (B-010, etc.)
- G = General (G-010, etc.)
- P = Personnel (P-010, etc.)
- S = Student (S-010, etc.)
- TCAT = Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT-010, etc.)