1. (1) Students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (“University”) are members of both the University community and the larger community of which the University is a part. Accordingly, students are responsible for conducting themselves in a lawful manner and in compliance with University rules and policies. The University has established the Student Code of Conduct (“Code”) in order to advance the mission of the University by maintaining a safe and secure learning environment, protecting the rights and privileges of all members of the University community, providing a basis for orderly conduct of the affairs of the University, promoting a positive relationship between the University and its surrounding community, preserving institutional integrity and property, encouraging students to engage in conduct that brings credit to themselves and to the University, and ensuring that each student who matriculates at the University graduates ready to contribute to society as an ethical and law- abiding individual.
2. (2) The University's behavioral standards are set forth in the Code. Students who engage in conduct in violation of the Code are subject to University disciplinary sanctions. The University investigates and resolves alleged violations of the Code through the student conduct process and utilizes the process to promote learning and the development of appropriate decision-making. The student conduct process is consistent, fair, and provides means of resolution that are commensurate with the skills and abilities of the participants in the process.
3. (3) Primary authority and responsibility for the Code is delegated to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, who has delegated certain authority and responsibility for administration and enforcement of the Code to the Office of Student Conduct.
4. (4) The University is committed to respecting students' constitutional rights. Nothing in this Chapter is intended or will be interpreted in a manner that restricts a student's constitutional rights, including, but not limited to, a student's right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
5. (5) Students are responsible for being knowledgeable about and complying with the Code, applicable academic catalogues (undergraduate or graduate), and all other University rules, policies, and procedures.

Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e); Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64. Administrative History: Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Repealed by Public Chapter 575; effective July 1, 1986. New rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed March 12, 1987; effective June 29, 1987. Amendment filed June 22, 2006; effective October 27, 2006. Repeal and new rule filed April 17, 2012; effective September 28, 2012. Repeal and new rule filed September 30, 2019; effective December 29, 2019.