SFU Policies and Procedures

Welcome to the Policy & Procedures site!

The Vice-President, Legal Affairs has overall responsibility for university policies; contact the office at 778-782-3924 for more information.

This Web site contains a collection of all policies currently in effect at Simon Fraser University.

Policies are ordered in two ways: according to their series and according to their function. When ordered by series, policies are grouped according to whether they are identified as academic, administrative, general and so on.

When ordered by function, they are mapped based on the major purpose to which they apply within the University's broad activities: for instance, finances, human resources, student services and records, and so on. The functional mapping may show a policy as pertinent to more than one function.

This HTML collection is intended to function as a convenient reference for all members of the University community. Although the Office of the Vice-President, Legal Affairs, updates this site on a regular basis, it is impossible to ensure complete accuracy at all times. Therefore, the University does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of this electronic collection of the policies and in no event will the University be liable or responsible for damages of any kind arising out of the use of the policies.

In the event of any discrepancies between the policy documents formally approved and the HTML versions published via this Web site, the former shall be the governing version.

Persons who need to rely upon the text of the policies for legal and other purposes may obtain a copy of the official version of the policy by writing to the:

Vice-President, Legal Affairs
President's Office
Simon Fraser University
Room 3200, Strand Hall
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

Mapping University Policies by Series

Series	Categories	Office Responsible
A	Academic	Vice-President, Academic
AD	Administrative	Various - see Administrative Policies Page
B	Board of Governors	University Secretariat
GP	General	Various - see General Policies Page
I	Information	University Archives
R	Research	Vice-President, Research
S	Academic Honesty and Student Conduct	Vice-President, Academic
T	Teaching and Instruction	Vice-President, Academic

If you have questions about the policies, please contact your department's administrative assistant or the office responsible for the policy (see the table above). Or you may prefer to discuss a policy issue by contacting your employee group if you are a faculty or staff member, or if you are a student, the Student Society.

Please note: We are in the process of transferring HTML policy pages into PDF documents in order to provide consistent access across all platforms. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download it for free from Adobe by clicking here.

Mapping University Policies to University File Classification Plan : A Crosswalk Index

Introduction

This index is comprised of 14 broad, function-based classification categories, representing the major business functions of the University (e.g. Advancement, Finances, Governance).
Each of these functions is futher broken down by narrower, more specific classification categories (e.g. Advancement > Donors, Fundraising) under which are listed the relevant University policies.
The functions and subjects used in this index map to the classification categories of the University's Model File Classification Plan .
Policies are mapped to the University file classification plan using the first, the "Purpose" and "Policy" statements contained in each policy, and second, the executive office with primary responsibility for the policy.
Policies printed in red are indexed under more than one function and/or subject.

Functions

Administration	Governance
Advancement	Human Resources
Committees	Liaison and Co-operation
Communications	Records and Information Management
Equipment and Supplies	Research
Facilities	Student Services and Records
Finances	Teaching and Academic Programmes

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To search archived policies please go to the Archived policies.

SFU Facts

Burnaby Mountain Campus: Distinctive architecture is an outstanding feature of the Burnaby Mountain campus, an interconnected complex of buildings based on the original design concept of Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey. The campus, a half-hour drive from downtown Vancouver, offers magnificent views of Burrard Inlet and the Lower Mainland.

Harbour Centre Campus: The downtown Vancouver campus opened in May 1989, in the historic Spencer Building at 515 West Hastings Street, and was financed largely by the private sector.

Policy & Procedures

Simon Fraser University Policies and Procedures