Volume Two of the University Handbook is a compilation of descriptions, statutes, resolutions, executive orders, administrative orders, actions, and regulations (a) which establish formally the authority, under the Board of Regents, of the President, the Vice Presidents, the Deans, the faculty, the Senate, and the colleges and schools; (b) which provide for faculty organization; and (c) which guide the academic administration of the institution. This volume employs a system of numbering and (with some modifications) a special terminology introduced in 1956 by a Faculty Committee on Code Revision. The numbering system has been followed in revisions subsequent to 1956, and is continued here to facilitate comparisons with earlier editions of the Handbook.

Organization of Materials

Part I, "Delegations of Authority," contains the statutes, resolutions, executive orders, administrative orders and faculty actions setting forth the authority, under the Board of Regents, of the President and the University faculty.

Part II, "The Faculty Code," provides for the organization and functioning of the faculty.

Part III, "The Senate By-Laws," contains the rules governing procedures of the Senate.

Part IV, "Faculty Councils and Committees; Faculty Representatives," contains a delineation of rules and mandates pertaining to these areas.

Parts. The major divisions of the Handbook are designated as parts; each of these is identified by a Roman numeral.

Chapters. The major divisions of each part are designated as chapters. A two-digit Arabic number is assigned to each chapter. The first digit of the chapter number corresponds with the part in which the chapter appears. Thus, Chapter 12 is in Part I and Chapter 21 is in Part II. In this system there will be no chapters numbered 1 to 10. The second digit of the chapter number indicates the chapter within the part; Chapter 23 is thus the third chapter in Part II. Under this plan of chapter numbering there will be gaps in the numbers which make it possible to add other chapters to the appropriate part if need arises; for example, Chapter 21, the first chapter in Part II, follows Chapter 13, the last of the present chapters in Part I.

Sections. Each section is designated by a four-digit number. The first two digits of the section number correspond with the chapter number in which the section appears. Thus, Section 22-01 will be found in Chapter 22, which is the second chapter of Part II. The last two digits of the section number indicate the section within the chapter; section 13-02, for example, will be recognized as the second section in Chapter 13. The sections within a chapter, however, are not always numbered consecutively; there are gaps between section numbers for later additions. In the last two digits of section numbers, blocks of numbers are used to indicate the origin of the section. These blocks of numbers and the sources of authority they indicate are as follows:

11-19 Resolutions of the Board of Regents

21-29 Executive Orders of the President

31-99 Faculty Actions and Senate Actions

Thus, in a chapter which contains no applicable resolutions of the Board of Regents, the first section number will be -21 if there is an executive order of the President relating to the subject, and the next section in the chapter will be -31 if it embodies a faculty or Senate action. Within the range of section numbers 31-99, which contains faculty and Senate actions, blocks of numbers have been assigned to each separate topic. This leaves gaps in section numbers for later additions to each topic.

Terminology and Abbreviations

Origins of the individual sections in this volume are identified as follows:

RCW: Revised Code of Washington State.

BR: An action or ruling of the Board of Regents, with date of enactment.

Executive Order: A ruling or directive of the President, unnumbered before 1972, with date of enactment; for 1972ff., a numbered series with dates of enactment.

Administrative Order: Delegation of Presidential authority, incorporated as Section 12-21.C in January, 1997; a numbered series with dates of enactment.

Section 13-31, April 16, 1956: The "enacting clause" by which, under state statutes and with approval of the Board of Regents and of the President, provisions of the 1952 Faculty Handbook were revised and brought into their present format by faculty referendum. Later amendments and additions have been cited by class of legislation (see below) and date.* (See note at Section 13-31.)

S-A: Faculty Class A legislative referendum action with Presidential approval., limited to amendment of the Faculty Code (Chapters 21-29 of this volume), together with the number and date of the relevant Class A Bulletin (e.g., S-A 39, June 8, 1971). (See Section 22-71 and Chapter 26.)

S-B: Faculty Class B legislative action with Presidential approval., other than S-A actions, normally effective without referendum, together with the number and date of the relevant Class B Bulletin (e.g., S-B 118, January 10, 1972). (See Sections 22-71 and 22-74.)

S-C: Non-legislative Senate Class C actions which become effective upon adoption by the Senate, together with the number and date of the relevant Class C Bulletin in which the action is announced (e.g., S-C 187, December 11, 1969). (See Sections 22-71 and 22-75.)

AI: Administrative Information. An informational statement prepared by an office or agency of the University administration, with date of issue.

APS: Administrative Policy Statements. (See Introduction, Volume Four.)

WAC: Washington Administrative Code. (See Introduction, Volume Four.)

RC: The Rules Coordination Office publishes simple housekeeping amendments to the Faculty Code that correct typographical errors; make address, name, or contact information changes; or clarify language without changing its effect. All housekeeping amendments to the Faculty Code are first reviewed and approved by the Secretary of the Faculty.

*The basic 1956 document and copies of all subsequent amending legislation are on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty.