Student Handbook
Board of Regents Student Conduct Code -- As a student at the University, you are expected to adhere to Board of Regents Policy.
You are expected to do your own academic work and cite sources as necessary. Failing to do so is scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty means plagiarizing; cheating on assignments or examinations; engaging in unauthorized collaboration on academic work; taking, acquiring, or using test materials without faculty permission; submitting false or incomplete records of academic achievement; acting alone or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain dishonestly grades, honors, awards, or professional endorsement; altering, forging, or misusing a University academic record; or fabricating or falsifying data, research procedures, or data analysis. Student Conduct Code (PDF)
Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences
Appropriate Student Use of Class Notes and Course Materials
Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action
For courses that do not involve students in research:
Academic freedom is a cornerstone of the University. Within the scope and content of the course as defined by the instructor, it includes the freedom to discuss relevant matters in the classroom. Along with this freedom comes responsibility. Students are encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in a sustained and independent search for truth. Students are free to take reasoned exception to the views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled.*
Reports of concerns about academic freedom are taken seriously, and there are individuals and offices available for help. Contact the instructor, the Department Chair, your advisor, the associate dean of the college, or the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs in the Office of the Provost.
Julie Thornton, jthorn@r.umn.edu, Assistant Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Student Success and Engagement, is the contact for student conduct at UMR.
* Language adapted from the American Association of University Professors "Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students."
Instructors determine if personal electronic devices (such as cell phones and laptops) are allowed in the classroom. Students may be directed to turn off personal electronic devices if the devices are not being used for class purposes. Students are not permitted to record any part of a class/lab/other session unless explicitly granted permission by the instructor. If the student does not comply, the student may be asked to leave the classroom.
