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XIX. Student Code of Conduct

The most current Student Code of Conduct can be found on the Office of Student Integrity web site as listed in the References. In the event of any conflict, the Code found on the web site will govern.

  1. General
  2. Prohibited Academic Conduct
  3. Prohibited Non-Academic Conduct
  4. Student Code of Conduct Procedures
  5. Sanctions
  6. Interim Suspension
  7. Appeal Procedures
  8. Record Keeping and Release of Information
  9. References

A. General

  1. Purpose

    The Student Code of Conduct educates all members of the Georgia Tech Community about the Institute’s expectations and Students’ rights and creates a standard by which Students are expected to conduct themselves for the purpose of establishing an environment conducive to academic excellence.

  2. Definitions

    When used in this Code:
    1. The term "Accused" means a Student, Group, or Organization who is alleged to be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
    2. The term "Administrative Conference" refers to the meeting between the Accused and the Student Conduct Administrator that occurs during an investigation. An Administrative Resolution may be offered during this conference.
    3. The term "Administrative Resolution" refers to a decision by a Student Conduct Administrator that will result in the Accused either being found responsible or not responsible.
    4. The term "Advisor" refers to an individual who assists the Complainant(s), Accused or Student Conduct Panel with the Student Conduct process. Attorneys at law are not allowed to serve as Advisors to Complainant(s) or Accused unless he/she is subject to criminal prosecution or the parent/legal guardian is the attorney.
    5. The term "Appellate Officer" means the person authorized by the Institute to consider an appeal of a disciplinary decision rendered by a Student Conduct Administrator, a Student Conduct Panel or the Dean of Students.
    6. The term "Business Day" means any day in which the Institute is open for its full hours of operation, in accordance with the Institute’s official calendars. All campuses will follow their respective calendars. When an authorized Institute Official closes the Institute, it will not be considered an official business day.
    7. The term "Chairperson" means a member of a Student Conduct Panel who is identified by the Institute to oversee the proceedings during a hearing.
    8. The term "Complainant" means any person who submits a complaint to OSI alleging that a Student or Organization violated the Student Code of Conduct, or anyone who has been affected by the alleged misconduct.
    9. The term "Community" includes any Student, Faculty member, Institute Official or any other person employed by the Institute. A person’s status in a particular situation shall be determined by the Dean of Students.
    10. The term "Faculty Member" means any person hired by the Institute to conduct classroom, teaching or research activities or who is otherwise considered by the Institute to be a member of its Faculty, except as otherwise provided in Section D.5.c.
    11. The term "Group" means a number of persons who are associated with each other, but who have not complied with Institute requirements for registration as an Organization.
    12. The term "Group or Organization Activity" means any activity on or off Institute Premises that is directly initiated for or supervised by a Group or Organization including any individual activity occurring in buildings, facilities, grounds, utilities, or resources (including computer resources) owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised by an Institute Organization.
    13. The term "Hazing" means an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property, for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a group or organization.
    14. The term "Information" means any Witness testimony, documents, statements, or tangible material presented to a Student Conduct Administrator or Student Conduct Panel.
    15. The terms "Institute" and "Georgia Tech" each refer to the Georgia Institute of Technology and all of its undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, divisions, and programs.
    16. The term "Institute Official" is defined as Faculty, administration, or staff personnel including Students serving as Institute employees.
    17. The term "Institute Premises" includes all land buildings, facilities, grounds, utilities, resources and other property (including computer resources) in the possession of, or owned, operated, leased, controlled or supervised by the Institute (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
    18. The term "may" is used in the permissive sense.
    19. The terms "the Office of Student Integrity" or “OSI” means the office designated by the Institute to oversee the Student Code of Conduct.
    20. The term "Organization" means a number of persons who have complied with or are in process of complying with the requirements for chartering.
    21. The term "Policy" or "Policies" means any written rule or regulation of the Institute.
    22. The phrase "found responsible by a Preponderance of the Evidence" means it is more likely than not that the Accused is responsible for a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
    23. The terms "Sanction" and "Supplementary Requirements" means the conditions imposed upon an Accused found responsible for a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
    24. The term "Student" means any person who is taking or auditing classes of the Institute, either full time or part time; is participating in academic programs; or is pursuing undergraduate, graduate or professional studies. A Student is also any person who matriculates in any Institute program, has been accepted for enrollment or is eligible to reenroll without applying for readmission.
    25. The term "Student Conduct Administrator" means an Institute Official authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Students to impose Sanctions upon any Student(s) found to have violated the Student Code of Conduct.
    26. The term "Student Conduct Panel" means a set of persons authorized by the Institute to determine whether the Accused has violated the Student Code of Conduct. In academic cases, the Panel makes a decision to be implemented by OSI. In non-academic cases, the Panel recommends a decision and Sanctions, if applicable, to the Dean of Students.
    27. The term "Weapon" means any object or substance designed, intended, or used to inflict or threaten bodily injury.
    28. The terms "will" or "shall" are used in the imperative sense.
    29. The term "Witness" is defined as a person providing Information during the Conduct process.

  3. Authority

    1. This Code is not written with the specificity of a criminal statute and should not be confused with criminal law. Institute conduct proceedings are not restricted by the rules of evidence governing criminal and civil proceedings. Students may be held accountable both to civil authorities and the Institute for acts that constitute violations of law and the Code. Proceedings under this Code may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or criminal proceedings. Students who reside in Institute housing will be held accountable under housing policies and procedures in addition to this Code.
    2. OSI shall develop operating procedures for the administration of the Student Code of Conduct process and for the conduct of Student Conduct Panel hearings that are not inconsistent with provisions of the Student Code of Conduct.
    3. Interpretation of the Student Code of Conduct is held by the Dean of Students.

  4. Jurisdiction

    1. The Institute reserves the right to take necessary and appropriate action to protect the safety and well being of the Community. Academic misconduct relevant to any Institute activity will be addressed regardless of where it may have occurred. Non-academic misconduct will be addressed whenever such acts:
      1. occur on Institute Premises; or
      2. occur at Institute sponsored activities; or
      3. occur at Group or Organization Activities; or
      4. occur off Institute Premises when conduct adversely affects the Institute and/or the pursuit of its objectives.
    2. Each Student shall be responsible for his/her conduct from the time of application for admission through the actual awarding of a degree. This includes conduct that may occur before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during the academic year and during periods between terms of actual enrollment. The Code shall apply to a Student’s conduct even if the Student withdraws from school while a disciplinary matter is pending. The Code applies to Institute programs in remote and overseas locations.
    3. The Institute shall retain jurisdiction over all Students irrespective of when the Student is subject to tenets of an agreement with other schools.

  5. Inappropriate Classroom Behavior

    The primary responsibility for managing the classroom environment rests with the instructor. Students who engage in any acts that result in disruption of a class may be directed by the instructor to leave the class for the remainder of the class period. Longer suspensions from a class can be administered only by the Dean of Students in accordance with this Code.

  6. Student Organizational Discipline

    Student Groups and Organizations are accountable to this Code. A Student Group or Organization and its officers may be held collectively and individually responsible when violations of this Code by those associated with the Group or Organization have received the consent or encouragement of the Group or Organization, or of the Group’s or Organization’s leaders or officers. Prohibited academic and non-academic misconduct is outlined in this Code. The process is governed by the “Conduct Code and Disciplinary Procedures for Student Organizations,” found at the OSI Web site. This subsection shall expire upon the adoption of a separate Code of Conduct governing Student Organizations.
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