Student Planner 2007-2008
Student Conduct Code
Like other American universities, UM-St. Louis is authorized
to establish reasonable expectations with regard to student
behavior, and to enforce related rules and regulations for
the general welfare of the academic community. The Collected
Rules & Regulations of the University of Missouri concerning
student conduct are reprinted below. Students who are charged
with violating any provisions of the Standard of Conduct will
also be provided with a copy of the Rules of Procedures in
Student Conduct Matters, available in the office of the Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs and reprinted in the UM-St.Louis
Bulletin.
Students who are found to be in violation of the Standard
of Conduct are subject to the following Sanctions: Warning,
Probation, Loss of Privileges, Restitution, Discretionary
Sanctions, Residence Hall Suspension, Residence Hall Expulsion,
University Dismissal, University Suspension, or University
Expulsion.
U.M. Collected Rules & Regulations, 200.010 - Standard of
Conduct (Amended Bd. Min. 3-20-81; Bd. Min. 8-3-90;Bd. Min.
5-24-2001)
A student enrolling in the University assumes an obligation
to behave in a manner compatible with the University's function
as an educational institution.
- JURISDICTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI generally shall
be limited to conduct which occurs on the University of
Missouri premises or at University- supervised functions.
However, nothing restrains the administration of the University
of Missouri from taking appropriate action, including, but
not limited to, the imposition of sanctions under Section
200.020(C), against students for conduct on or off University
premises in order to protect the physical safety of students,
faculty, staff, and visitors.
- CONDUCT for which students are subject to sanctions falls
into the following categories:
- Academic dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism,
or sabotage. The Board of Curators recognizes that academic
honesty is essential for the intellectual life of the
University. Faculty members have a special obligation
to expect high standards of academic honesty in all
student work. Students have a special obligation to
adhere to such standards. In all cases of academic dishonesty,
the instructor shall make an academic judgment about
the student's grade on that work and in that course.
The instructor shall report the alleged academic dishonesty
to the Primary Administrative Officer.
- The term "cheating" includes but is
not limited to:
- use of any unauthorized assistance in taking
quizzes, tests, or examinations;
- dependence upon the aid of sources beyond
those authorized by the instructor in writing
papers, preparing reports, solving problems,
or carrying out other assignments;
- acquisition or possession without permission
of tests or other academic material belonging
to a member of the University faculty or staff;
- knowingly providing any unauthorized assistance
to other student on quizzes, tests, or examinations.
- The term "plagiarism" includes, but
is not limited to:
- use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the
published or unpublished work of another person
without fully and properly crediting the author
with footnotes, citations or bibliographical
reference;
- unacknowledged use of materials prepared by
another person or agency engaged in the selling
of term papers or other academic materials;
- unacknowledged use of original work/material
that has been produced through collaboration
with others without release in writing from
collaborators.
- The term "sabotage" includes, but is
not limited to, the unauthorized interference with,
modification of, or destruction of the work or intellectual
property of another member of the University community.
- Forgery, alteration, or misuse of University documents,
records or identification, or knowingly furnishing false
information to the University.
- Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration,
conduct proceedings, or other University activities,
including its public service functions on or off campus.
- Physical abuse or other conduct which threatens or
endangers the health or safety of any person.
- Attempted or actual theft of, or damage to, or possession
without permission of property of the University or
of a member of the University community or of a campus
visitor.
- Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys
to any University facilities or unauthorized entry to
or use of University facilities.
- Violation of University policies, rules or regulations
or of campus regulations including, but not limited
to, those governing residence in University-provided
housing, or the use of University facilities, or the
time, place and manner of public expression.
- Manufacture, use, possession, sale or distribution
of alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance without
proper prescription or required license or as expressly
permitted by law or University regulations, including
operating a vehicle on University property, or on streets
or roadways adjacent to and abutting a campus, under
the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance as
prohibited by the state of Missouri.
- Disruptive or disorderly conduct or lewd, indecent,
or obscene conduct or expression.
- Failure to comply with directions of University officials
acting in the performance of their duties.
- Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives,
other weapons, or dangerous chemicals.
- Misuse in accordance with the University policy of
computing resources, including, but not limited to:
- Actual or attempted theft or other abuse;
- Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, or
change the contents, or any other purpose.
- Unauthorized transfer of a file.
- Unauthorized use of another individual's identification
and password.
- Use of computing facilities to interfere with
the work of another student, faculty member or University
official.
- Use of computing facilities to interfere with
normal operation of the University computing system.
- Knowingly causing a computer virus to become installed
in a computer system or file.