Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Disciplinary Procedures
Rutgers School of Public Health students adhere to the Rutgers
Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Student Rights,
Responsibilities, and Disciplinary Procedures policy. Below are selected excerpts from this policy;
however, the policy in its entirety should be reviewed by students.
Student
Responsibilities
RBHS students
have the following responsibilities:
- as U.S. citizens, residents,
or visitors: the responsibility to be aware of and to abide by all applicable federal, state, and local civil and criminal laws and regulations;
- as students at RBHS: the responsibility to be
aware of and to abide by all applicable university and school policies, rules,
procedures, and standards, both general and academic; and the responsibility for
personal and professional integrity and honesty;
- and
as future health care professionals and/or
biomedical scientists holding a public trust: the responsibility to adhere to
all generally recognized standards of professional and ethical conduct; and the
responsibility to help ensure that high standards of professional and ethical
conduct are upheld by fellow students, colleagues, and peers by reporting
incidents of academic and professional dishonesty observed in others.
Student Rights
Students on Rutgers
campuses have the following rights: the academic freedom to examine and discuss
all questions of relevance and to express opinions publicly and privately; the
right to be informed of and to participate, when invited, in the formulation
and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures affecting student
affairs, and to express views about policies and issues of student interest;
the right to form associations to promote common interests; the right to be
apprised of criteria for academic evaluation, advancement, and graduation; all
rights and protections mandated by applicable federal and state constitutions,
laws, and regulations; and the right to seek redress of grievances and have
complaints heard.
Disciplinary
Procedures
Students should consult the RBHS Student
Rights, Responsibilities, and Disciplinary Procedures policy itself for complete information on disciplinary procedures.
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