The responsibilities of students at UC Davis include complying with all university policies, campus regulations and the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct. Important highlights are outlined and linked below to assist students in becoming familiar with these policies, although this is not an exhaustive list.

• The UC Davis Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline covers the campus’ jurisdiction, the standards of academic conduct, the student discipline procedure, and other important areas. UC Davis has designated the Student Conduct and Integrity to administer student conduct policies and procedures for academic and social misconduct.
• An important part of the policy on student conduct is the Code of Academic Conduct. This Code of Academic Conduct exists to support high standards of behavior and to ensure fair evaluation of student learning. Students who violate the Code of Academic Conduct are subject to disciplinary sanctions that include Censure, Probation, Suspension or Dismissal from the University of California. The Code defines and prohibits behavior such as cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, misuse of course materials, lying or fraud and misuse of university resources.
• Students must abide by the campus’ Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment policy, which prohibits conduct such as sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. An affirmative, conscious, voluntary agreement by each participant to engage in sexual activity is required in order to gain consent. For more information about the campus’ SVSH policies and procedures, you may refer to the policy or to resources on campus such as the CARE office or the Title IX Officer.
• The Center for Student Involvement has policies and guidelines in place for Registered Student Organizations. These include policies regarding registration, membership, relationship to the university, reservations, posting information and agency account services.
• Students living on campus in Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS) housing have a responsibility to follow all SHDS rules. Being a member of the student housing community means that students have the responsibility to themselves and others to follow student housing rules such as those on what is allowed in student housing rooms, disruptive behavior, safety and pets.

Procedures

The responsibility for the administration of student discipline has been delegated from the Chancellor to the Director of the Student Conduct and Integrity. Generally, Student Conduct and Integrity administers discipline for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the UCD School of Law. For a Student Conduct and Integrity violation, informal resolution might be utilized, or it might be determined that a formal hearing is appropriate for fact finding.

The responsibility for the administration of student discipline for the UCD School of Medicine and UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has been delegated to the deans of each school.

For students living in SHDS housing, the resolution process may be administered by either Student Conduct and Integrity or SHDS.