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Conduct Penalties

Any penalties will be in addition to the costs of restitution deemed appropriate by a Dean or the COS.

Possible sanctions which may be imposed by a Dean or the COS include:

College Reprimand

Reprimands are given by the deans for minor misconduct. A reprimand is recorded in the student's file in the Office of the Dean of the College but is not reflected in the student's transcript. Reprimands in a student's file may be considered in any future disciplinary proceedings.
Sanctions for Alcohol and Drug violations may also include a referral to a required educational program or individual assessment with a counselor in the Counseling and Human Development Office. Failure to comply with these requirements will prevent registration in subsequent terms and may provoke more serious penalties.

Discipline may be imposed either with or without restrictions for a period up to the duration of the student's undergraduate career. The penalty is given for serious misconduct or for repeated minor misconduct.
The nature of the offense and decision is recorded in the student's file in the Office of the Dean of the College. Notice of the misconduct and penalty will normally be sent to parents.
Restrictions associated with College Discipline may include prohibition from owning, operating, or maintaining a motor vehicle on campus, prevention of participation in intercollegiate athletics or performances of College-associated organizations, or ineligibility for service as an officer in student organizations or on College committees, among other possible and appropriate actions.

A student may be suspended for misconduct found to be sufficiently serious to warrant removal from the College community. Students suspended from the College must leave campus within 48 hours. Students who are suspended are not allowed to come back to campus unless they have prior permission from a dean. They may not participate in College academic or extracurricular activities; may not remain in College or coed, fraternity, sorority housing; and may not progress toward completion of their Dartmouth degrees by taking courses at other institutions while under suspension. Readmission following suspension is not automatic and must be by application to the First-Year or Upperclass Deans Office.
Suspension is recorded in the student's file in the Office of the Dean of the College and temporarily in the student's transcript, for the period of suspension. Notice will normally be sent to the parents.

In the event of extremely serious misconduct a dean may require that a student leave campus prior to formal disciplinary proceedings. Such action will be taken when the dean believes that continued presence of the student on campus is contrary to the best interests of the College community. Immediate, temporary suspension normally requires that a student leave Hanover within 24 hours of notification by the dean.

Separation is permanent removal from the College community. A student will be separated only for extremely serious misconduct or for serious misconduct subsequent to suspension. Separated students will not normally be eligible for readmission. The student must leave campus within 48 hours of notification of separation and may not return to campus without prior permission from the Dean's Office.
Separation is recorded in the student's file in the Office of the Dean of the College and in the student's transcript. Notice of the separation will normally be sent to the parents.

The COS may take other action appropriate to particular circumstances not covered in the preceding list.
In cases of a COS-determined violation of the Academic Honor Principle, the COS acknowledges that the faculty may reserve the right to fail the student for the exercise, the course, or both.

Fines of up to $100 may be levied by the deans or the COS. (An exception to the $100 limit is the schedule for Coed/Fraternity/Sorority Organization Stolen Furniture fines administered by the Office of Residential Life.)
The deans or the COS may also impose other obligations in place of or in addition to fines. Fines are recorded in the student's file in the Office of the Dean of the College but are not reflected in the student's transcript. Failure to pay fines or fulfill other obligations will prevent registration and graduation and may provoke more serious penalties.