Criminal background check
The final candidate for a university position is required to pass a background check prior to beginning the duties of the new position. HR-504 Background Checks and Criminal Convictions contains the full university policy.
The process for initiating the background check includes:
- Supervisors must provide finalists the disclosure form and summary of rights document.
- Disclosure forms are returned in person or faxed to HRS at 573-882-8811 to initiate the check.
The following serves as a guide in determining when a criminal background check is required.
| Criminal background check (CBC) is required: | CBC is not required: |
|---|---|
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New hire/rehire All SOS (inclucing concurrent) |
New hire/rehire Includes: MU students in student employee title; high school students in high school student title |
| Promotion to a new department Includes: staff and academic positions |
Promotion within the same department Includes: staff, academic and student positions |
| Transfer to a new department Includes staff and academic positions |
Transfer within the same department Includes: staff, academic and student positions |
| Promotion or transfer within the same department When the employee is promoted/transferred from a title that does not require a CBC to a title that does (e.g. student title to staff title) |
|
| International employee Has currently or previously spent six months or longer in the United States |
International employee Arriving directly from foreign country with no previous work or residency in the United States |
| Direct promotion | |
| Position reclassification | |
| Volunteer | |
| Courtesy appointment | |
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Concurrent appointment |
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| Extra compensation | |
| Additional pay |
*Note: There are situations where criminal background checks may be required due to other criteria. Examples include but are not limited to grant, credentialing and licensing requirements.
If you have specific questions, please contact Human Resource Services at 573-882-7976. We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to work closely with the University of Missouri System, the Provost’s Office, and our vendor to ensure a background check process that is consistent, timely, and efficient.