Promoting self-growth and accountability

Our Office supports the University of Nevada, Reno by balancing education and accountability within the student conduct process.

File a Complaint with Student Conduct
Manzanita Lake on the University campus

Student Code of Conduct

Student conduct information for University of Nevada, Reno, students is provided to all students and University members as the "Student Code of Conduct and Policies and Guidelines." This code of conduct and accompanying policies and guidelines presents the specific regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines that are in place for all students enrolled at this University.

UAM 6,502: Academic Standards

Learn about the University's academic standards, including definitions of plagiarism and cheating, sanctions for violations, and procedures for academic dishonesty cases. This section also outlines expectations for classroom behavior and consequences for disruptive conduct or dishonest actions, ensuring a fair academic environment.

Commitment Statement

The Office of Student Conduct acknowledges that many aspects of the student conduct process, in general, originate from oppressive systems with historical bias, created by and for those with institutional power, which allows inequities to persist. The Office of Student Conduct believes that all students at the University of Nevada, Reno students deserve equitable educational access.

We commit to working strategically and collaboratively towards the following actions:

  • Welcoming students and staff to an environment where everyone is valued, heard and respected with an open-minded, inclusive and respectful attitude.
  • Treating each student as an individual with rights and responsibilities and informing them of those rights and responsibilities.
  • Providing information about the conduct process, from beginning to end, and offering students the opportunity to give feedback regarding their experience in the conduct process.
  • Being conscious of unintended and/or disproportionate impacts of policies, procedures and/or sanctions on students and communities when enforcing the Student Code of Conduct.

Our office is responsible for adhering to various laws, codes of ethics and the policies established by the University and NSHE. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding the Student Code of Conduct and its associated disciplinary process, please contact our office at studentconduct@unr.edu.

 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

What is FERPA?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law established in 1974 that gives students specific rights to access educational records and protects the privacy of these records. A student’s protection under FERPA begins when the student turns 18 or enrolls in a post-secondary institution. Under FERPA, an institution may not disclose or confirm information about a student’s educational records without their written consent. Prior consent is not required when the information is shared with University officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the student. A University official has a legitimate educational interest if the official has a "need to know” information from the educational record to fulfill duties, and only within the context of who serves on official institutional committees, and representatives of agencies under contract with the University.

As permitted under federal law, the sole exception to the above practice is the release of "directory" information considered to be public in nature and not generally deemed to be an invasion of privacy. Learn more about directory information and how to opt-out.

FERPA Waiver

The Office of Student Conduct cannot release disciplinary records to guardians, parents, spouses, faculty, advisors, coaches, graduate schools, potential employers, etc. without the written consent of the student. We encourage students to communicate with the appropriate parties, as they see fit.

To release disciplinary records to a guardian, parent, spouse, advisor, coach, graduate school, potential employer, etc., the student must complete the Student Consent for Release of Education Record Information form in person in the Office of Student Conduct and must be free of duress or coercion. Upon receipt of this form, information will be released to the designated person(s) unless rescinded by the student in writing.