Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities

What is the Student Code of Rights & Responsibilities?

The Student Code of Rights & Responsibilities is a set of guidelines, rules, and policies that outline students' rights, duties, and expectations at the University of Louisville. It helps ensure that the educational environment is fair, respectful, and conducive to learning while also maintaining expectations and promoting a positive community. 

What is the Purpose of the Student Code of Rights & Responsibilities?

• Provide for the advancement of knowledge and the development of ethical, sensitive, and responsible persons
• Promote a campus environment that supports the health and safety of the University of Louisville community
• Establish standards of personal conduct that facilitate development for all students
• Provide formal and informal pathways for members of the Cardinal community to hold each other accountable
• Recognize that students’ relationships within the University of Louisville academic community should reflect adult behavior
• Sustain a culture in which students and student organizations accept their obligations to the community and are expected to act in ways that benefit the common good.

View the 2024-2025 Student Code of Rights & Responsibilities.