Faculty Manual

The Faculty Manual is the core document governing faculty employment at USC Upstate. It embodies the essential elements of the employment relationship between the faculty and the university. It sets the terms of employment, the manner of selection and appointment, the duties of faculty members, the procedures and standards for tenure and promotion, and the policies and procedures for grievance and termination of employment. It describes faculty organization and the entities through which faculty participate in the governance of the university.

Current Version

2025 USC Upstate Faculty Manual (PDF)

Individual Chapters from the 2025 USC Upstate Faculty Manual

The following are in PDF format.

Chapter 1 – Faculty Organization
Chapter 2 – Faculty Governance
Chapter 3 – Employment
Chapter 4 – Faculty Duties and Responsibilities
Chapter 5 – Faculty Review
Chapter 6 – Faculty Grievance Process
Chapter 7 – Termination of Tenured Faculty
Appendix V – Guidelines for File Preparation for P&T
Appendix VI – File Review for P&T
Appendix VII – Guidelines for File Preparation for Other Reviews
Appendix VIII – Unit Criteria Guidelines and Faculty Review Form
Appendix X – Upstate Civility Policy
Appendix XI – Advisory Councils and Committees
Appendix I – Boards, Commissions and University Officers
Appendix II – Bylaws of the Faculty Senate
Appendix III – Employment Leave Procedures
Appendix IV – Teaching, Research, and Service
Appendix IX – Faculty Protocols in Airborne Pathogen Pandemics