Welcome to the University Policy Office (UPO). The University Policy Office, in collaboration with policy owners, develops, oversees and maintains the University’s policy process; facilitates the development, review, approval, and maintenance of University-wide policies by partnering with policy owners to create, revise, and distribute University-wide policies; and acts as the official repository and point-of-contact regarding University-wide policies.

Please familiarize yourself with the policies of the University of North Texas. The contact persons identified on the policy description page should be the first contact point for any questions you may have. For questions about the policy development and approval process, please contact the University Policy Office at (940) 565-4535.

The official policies and procedures of the University of North Texas (UNT) are intended to provide general information.  UNT reserves the right to make changes at any time to reflect current board policies, administrative regulations and procedures and amendments required by state and federal law.  Information provided is subject to change without notice and does not constitute a contract between UNT and its faculty and staff. 

Policy updates

November 30, 2020
Definition of Staff Members/EEO Occupational Categories

Deleted
The policy contained definitions for types of staff members, which are defined in other policies that apply to each type of staff member listed.

November 30, 2020
Facilities Use Coordination

Revision
Revised to include requirements of Texas SB 18.

November 30, 2020
Staff and Faculty Orientation

Deleted
New employee orientation information is on the HR website and is provided to the new employee upon hire. The information is not required to be captured in policy.

News

August 30, 2016

In order to streamline access to the UNT policies, University Policy Office has developed a new numbering system. This system mirrors the one currently used for the Regents Rules.