Students are afforded the right to have the University comply with all federal, state and local laws regarding nondiscrimination in accordance with the mission of the University. D. Academic Rights 1. Students are free to pursue their educational goals within the prescribed curriculum of the University and its constituent schools. Students should receive a written syllabus that clarifies course objectives and details course requirements, textbooks used and methods of evaluation for each course in which they are enrolled. Discussion and expression of views contributing to the understanding of a subject matter are permitted in the classroom.
Students have the right to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course study.
Students have the right to protection, through fair procedures, against arbitrary and capricious academic evaluations. Personal information about a student, acquired by University personnel in the course of teaching and advisory duties, is confidential and may be shared only with the student, the student's adviser or other appropriate University personnel. Confidential information is protected in accordance with University policy and applicable law. The University has an obligation to define academic policy for students. All forms of dishonesty, whether by act or omission, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism or knowingly furnishing false information to the University, are prohibited and may subject the student to disciplinary action and sanctions.