Once caught, the student goes into the disciplinary system. The student will be punished according to the severity of the violation. This can be anything from taking an alcohol awareness class, run through the Lifechoices office, to university suspension. The university maintains records in the student's transcripts for a time dependent on the violation. If it is a minor violation, the university keeps the records to the end of the semester plus three years.
Records remain to the end of the semester plus five years, if the student is on probation.
If the university suspends the student, records stay permanently. APSU is encouraging responsible decision making related to use. The policy may seem a bit harsh, but what many students may not know is it's a Tennessee state law that bans alcohol possession and consumption on state-owned property. So, no alcohol in the football stadium, in the dorms or anywhere else on campus. But cheer up fellow students, you are not alone.