Conduct and Dismissal

Students are expected to conduct themselves with the same standards of behavior as are expected in the workplace and in the community at large. The University reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any students whose conduct is detrimental to the educational environment. A student dismissed from the University because of misconduct may not reenroll. Conduct/Dismissal guidelines for School of Nursing students or students enrolled in select School of Health Sciences programs can be found in each programmatic handbook provided at programmatic orientation. This includes, but is not limited to, conduct:

• By students, faculty, or staff that is detrimental within the classroom environment.
• That interferes with the well-being of the fellow students or faculty and staff members.
• That causes damage to the appearance or structure of the University facility or its equipment.
• By students who deliberately falsify, alter, invent student records, or engage in other activities to gain an unfair advantage.
• By students who otherwise display conduct detrimental to their own academic progress or ultimate success in the field for which they are being educated.
• Florida Campus Students: Florida Campus students and personnel are expected to abide by the Safety in Private Spaces Act. Should an individual be found in violation of this Act, and refuse to depart when asked to do so by Rasmussen personnel, then law enforcement will be notified. All students and personnel have the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General alleging that the institution has failed to meet the minimum requirements for restrooms and changing facilities if they so determine.

Students, employees, and guests using Rasmussen networks to access the internet are prohibited from viewing inappropriate material or visiting sites which have been identified as facilitating the violation of copyright/intellectual property protections or other suspicious/illegal activity. Prohibited material could include pornographic images, illegal file sharing programs (such as the illegal downloading and sharing of music), or other violations of the Rasmussen University Acceptable Use Policy. Violations will result in the loss of network use privileges and possibly other penalties, up to and including dismissal.