Programmatic Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree in nursing/post-graduate APRN certificate program at American University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. (http://ccneaccreditation,org)
FACULTY HANDBOOK
- BACKGROUND OF AUHS
- SECTION I – VISION, MISSION, PHILOSOPHY, GOALS
- VISION OF AUHS
- MISSION OF AUHS
- STATEMENT OF FAITH
- PHILOSOPHY OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO’S – GOALS)
- FIVE PILLARS
- ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS
- Approval Disclosure Statement Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
- SECTION II – ORGANIZATION & GOVERNANCE
- BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD STATUS & AFFILIATION
- ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
- UNIVERSITY COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES
- PROGRAM LEVEL COMMITTEES
- DESICION MAKING FLOW CHART
- PROGRAM COMMITTEES (SON, SOP, GE)
- BOARD OF TRUSTEE LEVEL
- OTHER GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
- SECTION III– UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
- HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- 90-Day Faculty Review (probationary 90-day period)
- 6- Month Faculty Review
- Official Start Date Transcripts
- Mandatory In-service
- Student Information Systems (SIS)
- Visitors at Work
- Security Codes and Computer Access
- Criminal Arrests, Charges and Convictions
- Employment Categories by Series
- Payroll
- Mileage & Car
- Special Compensation for Extra Coverage Emergency Pay Advance
- Dress Code
- Attendance
- Smoking Policy
- Use of Company Property
- Cellular Phones
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Personal Mail
- Confidential Information
- Faculty Development
- Professional Development, Scholarship, and Research
- Faculty Mentoring Plan
- Promotion & Grievance
- Personnel Records
- Supervisor/Faculty Member Relations
- AUHS Drug-Free Policy
- Drug Possession
- Spiritual Development
- Community Service
- Sexual Harassment
- Other Types of Harassment
- Termination
- ID Cards
- Office Hours
- Attendance at Meetings & Events
- Outside Employment
- Textbook and Course Materials
- Workload
- Copyright Policy
- AUHS BENEFIT PROGRAM
- SECTION IV– FACULTY POLICIES
- HUMAN RESOURCES EXPECTATIONS FOR FACULTY
- CANVAS
- USE OF PROCTORIO SYSTEM FOR ALL EXAMINATIONS
- AUHS POLICY AND PROCEDURE REGARDING: RESPONDING TO STUDENT COMPLAINTS THAT A PROFESSOR IS NOT IMPLEMENTING AN APPROVED ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT
- UNIVERSITY REAPPOINTMENT, RANK, AND PROMOTION GUIDELINES
- FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- FACULTY RIGHTS
- SECTION V – SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION ANDASSESSMENT PLAN (SEAP)
- ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION
- SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PLANS (SEP)
- SECTION VI- HEALTH & SAFETY
- EMERGENCY PLAN
- CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
- FIRES, EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
- EARTHQUAKE
- OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
- SECTION VII – FACULTY JOB DESCRIPTIONS
- TITLE: ADJUNCT FACULTY SERIES
- TITLE: CLINICAL SERIES FACULTY
- TITLE: PERMANENT PART-TIME SERIES FACULTY
- TITLE: REGULAR ACADEMIC SERIES UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY
- TITLE: REGULAR ACADEMIC SERIES GRADUATE FACULTY
- TITLE: TEACHING ASSISTANTS
- FACULTY HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT