Judicial Affairs
The University has established the policies and procedures that comprise the Student Code of Conduct to both promote the University mission and protect the rights of students, faculty and staff. The official University rules and regulations are contained in the Georgia State University General Catalog and the student handbook, On Campus. The most current version of the Student Code of Conduct may be found online at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwdos/codeofconduct.html each semester. In the event of a conflict between the Student Code of Conduct and other University policies, the most current version of the Code governs.
All students are members of the larger city, state and national community and enjoy the rights that such membership confers. Student status does not, however, protect a student from arrest and prosecution for violations of local, state or federal laws. In addition, students involved in criminal matters may be sanctioned by the University in addition to any sanctions that may be imposed by a court of law. However, the relationship a student has with the state or federal court system does not alter the student’s relationship with the University unless the student is also found responsible for violating University Policy. The University reports all suspected violations of law to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Living on campus provides students with an opportunity to be apart of a diverse community. Students are obligated to be knowledgeable of and to comply with the University’s rules, policies and procedures. An overarching philosophy of judicial affairs is to facilitate students to assume the highest level of responsibility for the outcomes of their life and to develop ethical approaches to their decision-making process.
Any member of the campus community may file an incident report against any student and/or student organization for alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Complaints must be filed in writing with the Dean of Students Office, Judicial Affairs Officer. Incident Report forms are available via the web at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwdos/incident.html. Students involved in a University policy will participate in an Administrative Hearing with either the Dean of Students or Housing staff.
Violations of the University’s Academic Honesty Policy are initially determined at the academic department and academic college level for academic penalties. Appeals and disciplinary sanctioning are reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline.
