This page provides a link to the FSU Official Faculty Handbook. The handbook is grouped into various sections as listed below.

Make a selection from the list to view a specific section of the handbook, the complete handbook, or a specific chart from the handbook.

Changes to the 2008 Faculty Handbook

• Handbook Sections
  
  
  • Table of Contents
    
  • Mission Statement
    
  • USM Policies and Statements
    
  • Faculty As Employee
    
  • Faculty As Instructor
    
  • Faculty Governance
    
  • Action/Timelines Calendar
    
  • Administrative Policies
    
  • Research Policies
    
  • Miscellaneous
    
  • Index
  
  
• Entire Faculty Handbook (5 MB)
• Promotion Chart
  - FSU's Standards Governing Promotion in Academic Rank
• Promotion Chart (Library Faculty)
  - FSU's Standards Governing Promotion in Academic Rank for Library Faculty
  

If you know what information or policy you are looking for, follow these instructions to view that information or policy.

1. Select the appropriate section of the handbook or select Entire Faculty Handbook to open the handbook document in your browser window.
2. Select the binoculars icon from the program toolbar. This allows you to search the open .PDF document.
3. Enter a keyword or policy number to find and jump to that information or policy.

Follow these instructions to browse the Faculty Handbook Index.

1. Select the Table of Contents or Index section of the handbook to open that document in your browser window.
   
   Topics and policies appear on the left side of the table of contents/index entry with corresponding page numbers on the right. Locate the policy or topic in the document and note the corresponding page number.
   
2. Select the appropriate section or Entire Faculty Handbook to open the handbook document in your browser window.
   
3. Select the binoculars icon from the program toolbar. This allows you to search the open .PDF document.
   
4. Enter the page number (A-11, for instance) to find and jump to that page.