Student Rights and Responsibilities

Student Conduct

“Each student enrolled or in attendance in any college, school or unit under the control of the board and every student organization, association, publication, club or chapter shall obey (1) the laws of the city, state and nation; (2) the bylaws and resolutions of the board, including the rules and regulations for the maintenance of public order pursuant to article 129-a of the education law (“Henderson rules”); and (3) the governance plan, policies, regulations, and orders of the college.

Such laws, bylaws, resolutions, policies, rules, regulations and orders shall, of course, be limited by the right of students to the freedoms of speech, press, assembly and petition as construed by the courts.”

Policy on Academic Integrity

Academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York. Penalties for academic dishonesty include academic sanctions, such as failing or otherwise reduced grades, and/or disciplinary sanctions, including suspension or expulsion.

Academic integrity is at the core of a college or university education. Faculty assign essays, exams, quizzes, projects, and so on both to extend the learning done in the classroom and as a means of assessing that learning. When students violate the academic integrity policy (i.e., “cheat”), they are committing an act of theft that can cause real harm to themselves and others including, but not limited to, their classmates, their faculty, and the caregivers who may be funding their education. Academic dishonesty confers an unfair advantage over others, which undermines educational equity and fairness. Students who cheat place their college’s accreditation and their own future prospects in jeopardy.

For the full CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity, please see the below hyperlink: https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AcademicIntegrityPolicy_rev-June-2024.pdf

College I.D. Cards

CUNY requires all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to prominently display a valid, CUNY-issued ID card/pass when on campus and accessing facilities to maintain a secure environment. This ID card is non-transferable and must be validated each semester.

College ID cards validated for the current semester must be carried at all times and must be presented upon the request by any office. Students are generally issued ID cards during new student orientation, and replacement cards can be obtained for a fee.

All visitors and guests of students must obtain a pass from Campus Security.

Representing the College

No student or student organization may be a self-appointed representative of Medgar Evers College or any division thereof, nor of The City University of New York