Policy Development at UC Irvine

UC Irvine campus offices implement systemwide policies by issuing local guidelines, procedures, and delegations of authority. This is coordinated by the campus Administrative Policies Office.

UC Irvine's Administrative Policies & Procedures are coordinated by the campus Manager of Administrative Policies and communicate how University business will be conducted on our campus. This collection of documents is considered a legal record of officially approved information and section owners are responsible for keeping their information current.

University activities are primarily governed by systemwide policies. Campus policies are developed to address a specific campus need to promulgate what will or will not be done on the UC Irvine campus under certain circumstances. Members of the campus community are responsible for identifying the institutional need for campus policy and guidelines that address accountability, resourcefulness and efficiency in meeting the University's teaching, research, and public service obligations.

To implement systemwide guidelines or develop a new campus administrative policy, senior management within a related functional area generally organize a work group composed of campus administrators whose departments will be most affected by the policy. Faculty, staff and students who can provide insight into the ramifications of the policy at the campus level, or who otherwise represent a constituency with a vested interest in the policy's implementation, may also be included. The work group researches the critical issues connected to the topic and examines existing and related policies. After reconciling any competing points of view, a proposed campus policy is drafted as described in Section 103-11: Guidelines for Writing and Publishing Administrative Policies and Procedures. The Manager of Administrative Policies may participate in the work group and advise on whether conflicts exist with any other policies and on the feasibility, completeness, clarity, consistency, style, and format of the proposal.

The proposed policy is then reviewed by a wider group of senior managers and administrative groups, along with legal review by Campus Counsel. If the proposed policy affects the terms and conditions of employment, it will be presented to the campus community for a 30-day review and comment period. Concurrent review by collective bargaining agents may also occur. The final document is subject to approval in accordance with the approvals required for UC Irvine's administrative policies and procedures  before being published on the Official University Policies & Procedures website.

For other policy information that some UCI departments issue and maintain on their websites see UCI policies not hosted on this website.