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03:26:00 Student Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities

 

  1. Preamble
    1. Academic institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the development of students, and the general well-being of society. Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment of these goals. As members of the academic community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in a sustained and independent search for truth.
    2. Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community. Students should exercise their freedom with responsibility.
    3. The responsibility to secure and to respect general conditions conducive to the freedom to learn is shared by all members of the academic community. The purpose of this policy is to enumerate the essential provisions for students’ freedom to learn.
  2. Freedom of Access to Higher Education
    1. Chattanooga State is open to all students who are qualified according to its admissions standards. The facilities and services of Chattanooga State are open to all of its enrolled students.
  3. In the Classroom
    1. The professor in the classroom and in conference should encourage free discussion, inquiry, and expression.
    2. Student performance should be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards.
      1. Protection of Freedom of Expression - Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or 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.
      2. Protection Against Improper Academic Evaluation - Students should have protection through orderly procedures against prejudiced or capricious academic evaluation. At the same time, they are responsible for maintaining standards of academic performance established for each course in which they are enrolled.
      3. Protection Against Improper Disclosure - Certain information about students is protected from public disclosure by federal and state laws. Protection against improper disclosure is a serious professional obligation. Judgments of ability and character may be provided under appropriate circumstances.
  4. Student Responsibilities
    1. Chattanooga State Community College students have certain responsibilities to uphold as part of their membership in the academic community. These include the following:
      1. Students are responsible for their own academic success. This includes maintaining academic integrity and taking advantage of academic support services provided by the College.
      2. Students are responsible for conducting themselves in an appropriate manner while in the classroom, on campus, and in their communication with other members of the college community. This includes being respectful of others and refraining from disciplinary offenses as outlined by Chattanooga State Policy 03:26:01 http://catalog.chattanoogastate.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=285
      3. Students are responsible for following college policies relevant to them. 
      4. Students are responsible for meeting deadlines. This includes meeting deadlines in the classroom and meeting deadlines published by the College. 
      5. Students are responsible for reading all communications sent to them by the College. This includes all forms of electronic and written communication.
  5. If students feel their rights have been violated, they should submit a complaint to the Office of Student Conduct.  Online reporting is available through the College’s website at https://www.chattanoogastate.edu/how-do-i-report

 

Reference:  TBR Policy 3:02:04:00 “Student Rights and Freedoms”

Adapted from AAUP Statement of Rights and Freedoms of Students

 

Submitted to Policy Review Committee on 2019.02.18

Submitted to Policy Review Board on 2019.04.08

Approved by Policy Review Board on 2019.04.24