Student Rights and Responsibilities

Academic Advising A professional advisor is available to assist students who are working on the prerequisites for a professional program. Once admitted to a professional program, students are advised by faculty within the program. It is the student’s responsibility to seek counseling and guidance. The student is responsible for planning a program to meet degree requirements.

Appeals The School of Allied Health Sciences abides by the appeals procedures discussed in the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. Students may obtain a copy of the school’s Appeals Policy and Procedure from any of the school’s administrative offices.

Attendance Students are responsible for complying with all attendance requirements that may be established by the school faculty.

Cheating and Plagiarism Faculty and students have rights and responsibilities for learning, teaching, and scholarship within the entire university community. Academic functions are characterized by reasoned discourse, intellectual honesty, mutual respect, and openness to constructive change. Individuals must remain active in avoiding violation of academic ethics.

Cheating Dishonesty of any kind with respect to examinations, course assignments, alteration of records, or illegal possession of examination questions shall be considered cheating.

It is the responsibility of the student not only to abstain from cheating but, in addition, to guard against making it possible for others to cheat. Any student who helps another student to cheat is as guilty of cheating as the student assisted. Students should also do everything possible to induce respect for the examination process and for honesty in the performance of assigned tasks in or out of class.

Plagiarism Honesty requires that any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged. Offering the work of someone else as one’s own is plagiarism. The language or ideas thus taken from another may range from isolated formulas, sentences, or paragraphs to entire articles copied from books, periodicals, speeches, or the writings of other students. The offering of materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment also is considered plagiarism. Any student who fails to give credit for ideas or materials that are taken from another source is guilty of plagiarism.

Clinical Affiliations Clinical affiliations (fieldwork experiences) are required in most School of Allied Health Sciences programs. The program faculty is responsible for the selection, approval, and assignment of clinical experiences. Although individual student needs and desires will be recognized, the final placement decisions are made by the program faculty. Students are responsible for transportation, fees and self-support and for following the rules and regulations of the center(s) to which they are assigned. In addition, student conduct must be consistent with the standards of the university and the profession.

Confidentiality of Records Indiana University, in compliance with the General Education Provisions Act, Section 438, titled Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, provides that all of a student’s records are confidential and available only to that student and to the parents if the student is under 21 and dependent as defined by IRS standards. The student may review the record upon request and may ask for deletions or corrections of the record in a hearing process described in detail in the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. References, recommendations, and other similar documents may carry a voluntary waiver relinquishing the student’s right to review this specific material. The student may also release the record to others by signing a written release available in the offices that maintain records. Further details regarding the provisions of the Privacy Act and a list of offices where student records are kept may be found in the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.

Degree Applications Each fall, students preparing to graduate during the following calendar year must file an intent-to-graduate form in the office of the program in which they are enrolled. Program faculty then certify the student’s satisfactory completion of degree requirements. If changes in the anticipated date of degree completion occur, students must consult their faculty advisor and file an updated intent-to-graduate form.

Financial Aid A student may seek financial assistance through the financial aid office on the campus of interest. In addition, assistance may be available through the School of Allied Health Sciences Student Affairs Committee, professional associations, and other external groups and agencies.

Costs Students are responsible for the following costs.

Fees and Tuition Fees and tuition are established annually by the Trustees of Indiana University.

Books and Supplies Books and supplies are determined by the program.

Uniforms During clinical/fieldwork experiences, students must adhere to the dress code requirements of the program and training site. Students are responsible for providing their own uniforms.

Transportation Students are responsible for travel and lodging costs associated with clinical/fieldwork experiences.

While tuition, fees, and other related expenses change each year, the estimated cost associated with matriculating in one of the professional programs for the 2000-2001 academic year ranged from $5,000 to $15,300. Contact the program of interest for a current cost sheet.

Liability Insurance All students participating in required fieldwork experience are covered by the university’s medical malpractice insurance. When requested, students may be required to purchase and show proof of general liability insurance prior to being certified to begin the clinical experience.

Health Before the beginning of the professional program, students are required to demonstrate proof of immunization for tetanus and diphtheria, rubella, rubeola (measles) mumps, varicella (chicken pox), and hepatitis. All students must have a PPD tuberculin skin test within the last three months. Students may be required to complete a physical examination (see program specific requirements).

International Students Foreign nationals enrolled in the school are subject to the same rights and responsibilities as all other students. International students should consult the office for international students on the campus of interest.

Orientation School of Allied Health Sciences programs require students to attend orientation programs prior to the beginning of the professional courses. Students are responsible for attending these sessions and for the program-specific policies and standards distributed and discussed at the sessions.

Professional Conduct Students are responsible for exhibiting conduct appropriate to their professional training and education. Each program distributes standards and policies of appropriate professional conduct at the time of program orientation.

Registration and Record Changes It is the student’s responsibility to enroll in each required academic session and satisfactorily complete all courses required for the degree. Faculty are available to provide academic advising.

Students are responsible for filing the necessary Student Record Change form with the School of Allied Health Sciences Office of Student and Academic Affairs in Coleman Hall 120 as soon as possible following a change of name or permanent address.

Additional information regarding degree requirements and academic standards may be found elsewhere in this bulletin.

Credentials/Licensure