Student Conduct Overview

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Student Conduct Overview Academic Misconduct Behavioral Misconduct Tips Faculty Members Tips for Students Student Conduct Incident Report Form Filing a Student Conduct Incident Report (Faculty Members) Filing a Student Conduct Incident Report (Students) If You Have a Student Conduct Incident Report Filed Against You
Official Document
UW Student Conduct Code
Getting Help
If you have encountered a case of misconduct, please review these pages first. Contact Student Affairs if you have questions or need further assistance.

"It is the policy of the University of Washington [and each of its campuses] to support and promote each individual's right to express views and opinions, to associate freely with others, and to assemble peacefully. In order to assure those rights to all members of the University community, the General Conduct Code (CH. 478-124 WAC) outlines prohibited conduct on the University campus and identifies applicable disciplinary codes under which sanctions can be applied for violation of the stated rules." Student Affairs is responsible for the implementation and enforcement this Conduct Code. View the full text of the University of Washington Student Conduct Code.

All students who are enrolled on any of the three University of Washington campuses (Tacoma, Seattle, or Bothell) are held accountable to the Conduct Code. The code outlines both the expectations for behavior and the procedures for handling violations of the conduct code.

Generally speaking, there are two types of misconduct, behavioral misconduct and academic misconduct. It is too your benefit to learn more about each of them, please visit the links on the right side of this page to do so.

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