Texas Tech University is in compliance with Comprehensive Standard 3.4.5.

Texas Tech University publishes a wide variety of academic policies. The principal sources in which these policies are published are :

Texas Tech University Catalog (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/ViewCat.html)

Texas Tech University Law School Catalog  (available in pdf form at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/)

Extended Studies Catalog.  (in pdf format at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/)

Texas Tech University Faculty Handbook (available in pdf form at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/)

Student Affairs Handbook (available in pdf form at http://www.studentaffairs.ttu.edu/).

Texas Tech University Operating Policy and Procedures Manual
(part in HTML and part in pdf format at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/)

Texas Tech University Board of Regents Rules (in pdf form at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/oppol).

Most of these sources are revised annually and all are reviewed on a regular cycle.

In the past, the university published all the materials noted above in paper form. Now, only the Texas Tech University Catalog is available in paper format. All of the other materials, including the Texas Tech University Law School Catalog, are available only in electronic form and primarily as pdf files. However, students and faculty have access to a wide range of computer resources, both on campus and in their homes, so access to web-based reference materials is equal to or greater than is the case with paper.

Texas Tech University academic policies, as might be expected, cover an extremely wide range of topics. The Texas Tech University Catalog has sections dealing with general undergraduate degree requirements, as well as the requirements specific to the various major programs. It also contains a section on academic regulations that presents information on student classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate), on course loads, selection of a major, advisement, grading standards, adding or dropping courses, changing majors, academic integrity, grade appeals, grade replacement, scholastic probation and suspension, and various other topics. Policies for graduate students are listed in the catalog section on Graduate Studies and Research. Individual college and department policies are listed under the section of the catalog that is dedicated to that unit.

The Texas Tech University Law School Catalog contains academic policies of the School of Law, in addition to the more general policies that apply to all graduate students in the university.

Additional academic policies that apply to students are published in the Student Affairs Handbook and cover such topics as: rights and responsibilities of students,  grievance procedures (which includes grade appeals as well as more general grievances), and the code of student conduct.

The Texas Tech University Faculty Handbook contains several sections with policies that govern faculty activities such as academic regulations, work load policy, a statement on academic freedom,  academic misconduct, faculty responsibility, and many other topics. A complete list is available in the Texas Tech University Faculty Handbook table of contents.

The Texas Tech University Operating Policy and Procedures Manual and the Board of Regents Rules contain the definitive academic policies of the university and the system. These rules are in the OP Manual, primarily in the following sections:

30 Academic and Student Affairs

32 Academic Policies (Faculty)

34 Academic Policies (Students)

36 Academic Programs

64 Graduate Programs (Students and Faculty)

Chapters 04 Faculty  and 05 Student Affairs of the Board of Regents Rules are dedicated to  academic policy.  Chapter 04 contains the tenure and promotion policies for the university and the Health Sciences Center, deals with faculty responsibilities, workload, leave policy, and research. Chapter 05 is very brief and largely delegates responsibility for student-related academic policies to the respective campus presidents.

The academic policies of Texas Tech University are consistent with those of peer institutions, both within Texas and in other states. The university’s degree programs are accredited by 50 independent accrediting agencies (listed on p. 2 of the catalog), all of which have found its academic policies to be compliant with their standards. These circumstances support the contention that Texas Tech University’s academic policies follow principles of good academic practice.