Background Checks
The University of Idaho requires all faculty, exempt and classified employees to pass a criminal background check. This requirement supports the university’s goal of attracting, recruiting, and retaining the best faculty and staff and helps to maintain a safe and secure working and learning environment for all.
The criminal background check confirms an individual’s suitability relative to the requirements of his/her employment or volunteer service at the University of Idaho. The university requires criminal background checks on the successful candidate(s) for each faculty (including temporary faculty) and staff position recruitment, internal or external. The university also requires criminal background checks for non-student hourly employees, student workers, interns and volunteers, if their work involves significant contact with minors, and also recommends checks for individuals considered for positions where the hiring authority determines the work to be security-sensitive. The university will also conduct criminal background checks on current employees as required for reclassifications and promotions.
The official procedure for Criminal Background Checks can be found in the Administrative Procedures Manual Chapter 50.16.