The drug education and testing requirement is designed to be an alternative to the stricter penalty of disciplinary suspension. Students can avoid the drug education and testing requirement by opting for suspension from the University. Policy Rationale Illicit drugs on campus attract other forms of criminal behavior. Illicit drug use poses a danger to every member of the campus community. Illicit drugs are an immediate hazard to the user and to other individuals as well.
All illicit drugs present genuine health risks.
Accordingly, the University operates a drug education and testing program for students wishing to avoid the stricter penalty of disciplinary suspension. Each student will be subject to drug testing for 24 months, or until graduation. Any violations of the drug education and testing protocol, or confirmed positive test results, will result in referral to the Office of Judicial Programs. Students so referred will be subject to suspension or expulsion from the University. The assignment or discharge of a student from the drug testing program is the sole responsibility of the Office of Judicial Programs.