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Duke University is a community dedicated to scholarship, leadership, and service and to the principles of honesty, fairness, respect, and accountability.
--- The Duke Community Standard
Duke University admits U.S. citizens, permanent residents and foreign students as undergraduates without regard to financial circumstance or aid eligibility. Duke University's academic policies are maintained at the school level, and are contained in each school's respective bulletin and bylaws
| Policy Title | Summary | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Academic and Financial Obligations |
Students are expected to meet academic requirements and financial obligations, as specified in the school bulletin, in order to remain in good standing. Failure to meet these requirements and to abide by the rules and regulations of Duke University may result in summary dismissal. |
Students |
| Academic Freedom Policy |
Duke University protects academic freedom for its entire instructional staff, and guards against incursions upon its own essential academic freedoms. |
Faculty, Staff |
| Accessible Curriculum Materials |
Upon request by a student with an approved accessible-media accommodation, Duke’s Student Disability Access Office (SDAO) will provide accessible materials in alternative formats for required and recommended course reading assignments including course textbooks, readers, handouts, materials posted to the Learning Management System and specifically required or recommended library materials. Students with approved accommodations can also submit to SDAO accessible media requests for other materials related to university business, programs, and activities, including independently identified library research materials. Read the full policy at the link listed. |
Students |
| Classroom Disruption, Disorderly Conduct & Failure to Comply Policy |
Policies outline situations in which an instructor may ask the student to leave the class meeting, and expected behavior of students and potential disciplinary action they face for violating policy. |
Faculty, Students |
| Computing and Electronic Communications |
Policy regarding ethical, legal, and secure use of University computers; violations will receive academic due process. Updated May 2023 |
Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Degree Revocation Policy |
Policy on degree revocation. Last updated: Sept. 2022 |
Students |
| Divinity School Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Divinity School. |
Faculty, Students |
| Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia Policy |
Duke University prohibits members of its community, both individuals and groups, from manufacturing, selling, delivering, possessing, using, or being under the influence of a controlled substance without legal authorization. |
Students |
| DukeCard |
DukeCards are the property of Duke University. One must carry it at all times while on Duke property and present it upon request to any university official. |
Students |
| Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act |
Process for handling of student records in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) |
Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Fuqua School of Business Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Fuqua School of Business. |
Faculty, Students |
| Graduate School Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Graduate School. |
Faculty, Students |
| Harassment |
Harassment of any individual for any reason is not acceptable at Duke University. |
Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Nicholas School of the Environment Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Nicholas School of the Environment. |
Faculty, Students |
| Posthumous Degree Award Policy |
The governing policy for posthumous degree award. Rev. 11.2.2022 |
Students |
| Pratt School of Engineering Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering and Pratt Professional Programs. |
Faculty, Students |
| Property/Facilities/Services |
Students and groups are expected to respect the property of others (including that of the university) and may be subject to disciplinary action. |
Students |
| Retaliation |
Retaliation by individual students, groups of students, or student organizations is prohibited. |
Students |
| Sanford School of Public Policy Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the Sanford School of Public Policy. |
Faculty, Students |
| School of Law Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the School of Law. |
Faculty, Students |
| School of Medicine Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the School of Medicine. |
Faculty, Students |
| School of Nursing Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for students and faculty in the School of Nursing. |
Faculty, Students |
| Scooters |
Electric scooters are motor vehicles and drivers utilizing them must operate them in a safe manner. |
Students |
| Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response |
Support and services available when you need them. Gender Violence Services are offered at Duke through the Office of Gender Violence Prevention and Intervention in the Women’s Center. If you are a student at Duke University (of any gender) and are a victim-survivor of gender violence, you can contact us 24/7: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm: Call 919-684-3897, email WCHelp@duke.edu, or walk in, no appointment necessary. After hours, weekends, holidays: Call Women’s Center staff at 919-970-2108 or email WCHelp@duke.edu. If this is an emergency situation and you feel you are in danger, call 911 or Duke Police at 919-684-2444. We are here to support you with: Victim Support Assistance... students.duke.edu |
Students |
| Tuition Policy |
Requires tuition levels for each school to be annually approved by BOT. |
Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Undergraduate Policies |
Policies, procedures and bylaws for Undergraduate students and faculty. |
Faculty, Students |