Rights, Rules, Responsibilities (PDF, 4.5 Mb) is intended to provide a concise reference and guide for all members of the Princeton University community.

Included here are brief statements of University policies most likely to be applicable to and of interest to all University constituencies. For further information on particular aspects of policies and procedures—or their application to particular situations—consult Section 2 "Students and the University" or the policy manuals available from the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the Office of Human Resources.

1. University-wide Regulations

• 1.1 University Principles of General Conduct and Regulations
  • 1.1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.2 Academic Integrity
  • 1.1.3 Statement on Freedom of Expression
  • 1.1.4 Statement on Diversity and Community
  • 1.1.5 Honesty and Cooperation in University Matters
  • 1.1.6 Confidentiality of Records
  • 1.1.7 Range of Penalties
    • Informal Sanctions
    • Formal Sanctions
  • 1.1.8 Circumstances Affecting Health or Safety
• 1.2 University-wide Conduct Regulations
  • 1.2.1 Respect for Others
  • 1.2.2 Discrimination or Harassment (Based on a Protected Characteristic)
  • 1.2.3 Peaceful Dissent, Protests, and Demonstrations
  • 1.2.4 Distribution of Written Materials by Members of the University Community
  • 1.2.5 Personal Safety
  • 1.2.6 Programs Involving Minors
  • 1.2.7 Quiet
  • 1.2.8 TigerCards (ID Cards) and Other Identification
• 1.3 Title IX Sexual Harassment and University Sexual Misconduct
• 1.4 The University, the Law, and Property Rights
  • 1.4.1 On-Campus Misconduct and the Law
    • Persons on Leave of Absence; Persons Who Are Not Members of the University
  • 1.4.2 Off-Campus Misconduct
  • 1.4.3 Violations of Local, State, or Federal Law
  • 1.4.4 University Discipline and the Courts
  • 1.4.5 University Safety, Security, and Law Enforcement
    • Official Scheduled Inspection
    • Emergency Entries
  • 1.4.6 Regulations Regarding Security and Prior Restraint
    • Security Measures
    • Prior Restraint
  • 1.4.7 Property
  • 1.4.8 Library Use
  • 1.4.9 Computer and Network Use
  • 1.4.10 Patent and Copyright Policies
  • 1.4.11 Princeton University Name, Marks, and Seal
• 1.5 Guidelines Relating to the Tax-Exempt Status of the University and Political Activities
  • 1.5.1 Introduction
  • 1.5.2 Guidelines
• 1.6 Health and Safety Policies
  • 1.6.1 Drugs
    • State Laws
    • University Policy Concerning Use of Illegal Drugs
  • 1.6.2 Alcoholic Beverages
  • 1.6.3 Smoking
  • 1.6.4 Public Health
• 1.7 Resolution of Complaints Against Members of the University Community
  • 1.7.1 Informal Procedures
  • 1.7.2 Formal Procedures
  • 1.7.3 Protection from Retaliation
  • 1.7.4 Academic Matters
  • 1.7.5 Nonacademic Matters Other Than Sexual Misconduct Involving Students
  • 1.7.6 Nonacademic Matters Involving Undergraduate Student Organizations
  • 1.7.7 Nonacademic Matters Other Than Sexual Misconduct Regarding Faculty, Staff, or Administration
• 1.8 The Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC)
  • 1.8.1 Powers
  • 1.8.2 Membership
  • 1.8.3 Committees
• 1.9 The Judicial Committee of the Council of the Princeton University Community
  • 1.9.1 Powers and Membership
  • 1.9.2 General Procedures
  • 1.9.3 Procedure in Cases Not Previously Heard by Another Authority
  • 1.9.4 Procedure in Appeals of Cases Previously Heard by Another Authority
  • 1.9.5 Responsibilities of the Chair
  • 1.9.6 Order of Proceedings in Cases of the First Instance
  • 1.9.7 Order of Proceedings in Appeals Cases
  • 1.9.8 Procedural Requests
  • 1.9.9 Evidence
  • 1.9.10 Reports
  • 1.9.11 Appeals from Decisions of the Judicial Committee

2. Students and the University

• 2.1 Rights and Responsibilities of Students
  • 2.1.1 Faculty Procedures of Concern to Students
    • Attendance at Faculty Meetings
    • Faculty Reconsideration of Proposals Regarding Undergraduate Curriculum
    • Graduate Student Departmental Committees
    • Interaction of Undergraduate Student Government Committees and Faculty Committees
    • Individual Student Appeal from Decisions of Faculty Committees
    • Coordination Between Faculty and Students on Matters Affecting Student Life
    • Undergraduate Departmental Committees
  • 2.1.2 Undergraduate Student Government
    • Introduction
    • Objects of the USG Senate
    • Members of the USG Senate
    • Committees of the USG Senate
    • Objects of Class Government
    • Class Officers
    • Referenda
  • 2.1.3 Campus Associations and Activities
  • 2.1.4 Student Publications
  • 2.1.5 Students with Disabilities and Requests for Reasonable Accommodation
• 2.2 Regulations Concerning Specific Aspects of Student Life
  • 2.2.1 Dormitory Regulations
    • Noise
    • Animals in Housing
    • Posting of Notices
    • Smoking
    • Fire Safety Policy
    • Candle/Flammable Liquid/Incense/Fireworks Policy
    • Storage
    • Lofts
    • Privacy and Right of Re-entry
    • Search of Dormitory Rooms
  • 2.2.2 Other Building and Safety Regulations
  • 2.2.3 Campus Dining Regulations
  • 2.2.4 Health Regulations
  • 2.2.5 Disorderly Conduct
  • 2.2.6 University Ban on the Nude Olympics
  • 2.2.7 Hazing
    • New Jersey Law
    • University Prohibition on Hazing
    • Acceptable Behavior
  • 2.2.8 Fraternities and Sororities
    • Prohibited Activities
    • Students Covered by This Policy
    • Definition of a Fraternity or Sorority
    • Consequences
  • 2.2.9 Alcohol Policy
    • What Are the Responsibilities of Princeton University Students?
    • When Will the Department of Public Safety or Other University Administrators Intervene?
    • When Are Princeton University Students in Violation of the Alcohol Policy?
    • What Are the Consequences of Violating the Alcohol Policy?
  • 2.2.10 Drug Policy
  • 2.2.11 Conduct at Prospect Avenue Clubs
  • 2.2.12 Transportation and Parking Services
    • Undergraduate Student Parking Policy
    • Undergraduate Student Parking
    • Guests
  • 2.2.13 Legal Assistance
  • 2.2.14 Financial Regulations
  • 2.2.15 Use of University Monies (Including Student Fees)
• 2.3 The Undergraduate Honor System
  • 2.3.1 Jurisdiction Over Undergraduates for Violations of Academic Rules and Regulations
  • 2.3.2 Introduction
    • Student Obligation to the Honor Code
    • Examination Procedures Set by Faculty
    • Role of Honor Committee
  • 2.3.3 Current Procedure
    • Report and Investigation of a Suspected Violation
    • Hearing
    • Decision and Results
    • Acquittal
    • Guilty Verdict and Consequences
    • Appeal
  • 2.3.4 Constitution of the Honor System
    • Article I
    • Article II
    • Article III
    • Article IV
    • Article V
    • Article VI
• 2.4 Academic Regulations
  • 2.4.1 Introduction
  • 2.4.2 Jurisdiction over Undergraduates for Violations of Academic Rules and Regulations
  • 2.4.3 Student Acknowledgment of Original Work
  • 2.4.4 Transcription or Publication of Course-Related Materials
  • 2.4.5 Tutoring
  • 2.4.6 General Requirements for the Acknowledgment of Sources in Academic Work
    • Quotations
    • Paraphrasing
    • Ideas and Facts
    • Footnotes and Bibliography
    • Electronic and Other Sources
    • Laboratory Work, Problem Sets, Computer Programs, and Homework
    • Multiple Submission
    • Oral Reports
    • Standard Forms of Reference
  • 2.4.7 Definitions of Academic Violations Under the Jurisdiction of the Faculty-Student Committee on Discipline and the Subcommittee on Student Life and Discipline of the Faculty Committee on the Graduate School
    • Plagiarism
    • Unauthorized Multiple Submission
    • False Citation
    • False Data
    • Attempt to Gain an Unfair Advantage
    • Violation of Examination Procedures
    • Aiding Plagiarism or Any Other Academic Violation
  • 2.4.8 Violations
    • Jurisdiction
    • Student’s Defense
    • Seriousness of the Offense
    • Penalties
  • 2.4.9 Examples of Plagiarism
    • Original source:
      • 1. Example of Verbatim Plagiarism, or Unacknowledged Direct Quotation
      • 2. Example of Lifting Selected Passages and Phrases Without Proper Acknowledgement
      • 3. Example of Paraphrasing the Text While Maintaining the Basic Paragraph and Sentence Structure
    • Collaboration
• 2.5 University Discipline
  • 2.5.1 Jurisdiction
    • Cases Involving Undergraduates
    • Cases Involving Graduate Students
    • Cases Involving Both Undergraduates and Graduate Students
    • Sexual Misconduct
  • 2.5.2 The Faculty-Student Committee on Discipline
    • Membership
    • Investigation of Alleged Infractions
    • Notice and Convening of Hearings
    • Enrollment and Residence Status
    • Conduct of Hearings
    • Deliberations and Findings
    • Appeals in Behavioral Cases
    • Appeals in Academic Cases
  • 2.5.3 Adjudication of Infractions That Do Not Result in Separation (Undergraduate)
    • General Procedures
    • Appeals
  • 2.5.4 Records of Proceedings (Undergraduate)
  • 2.5.5 Penalties
  • 2.5.6 Grievance Procedures
  • 2.5.7 Special Procedures in Cases Involving Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• 2.6 The Graduate School
  • 2.6.1 Jurisdiction over Graduate Students for Violations of Academic Rules and Regulations
  • 2.6.2 The Graduate Student Government
    • Purpose
    • Structure
    • Getting Involved
  • 2.6.3 Dormitory Regulations
  • 2.6.4 Alcohol Policy
  • 2.6.5 Dining Regulations
  • 2.6.6 Financial Regulations
  • 2.6.7 The Graduate School Judicial System
    • Academic and Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures
    • Appeal on Academic and Nonacademic Disciplinary Matters
    • Penalties
    • Enrollment and Resident Status
    • Records of Proceedings
    • Graduate Student Grievances
• 2.7 Student Privacy Rights under Federal Law

3. The University and the Community

• 3.1 Community Use of University Resources
  • 3.1.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.2 Administration
  • 3.1.3 Types of Facility Use
    • By Explicit Invitation
    • By Implicit Invitation
    • By Participation in University-Sponsored or Sanctioned Programs
    • By Renting University Facilities in Periods of Low Usage, Especially in the Summer
    • By Private Invitation
• 3.2 Regulations Governing Solicitation, Distribution, and Peaceful Dissent, Protests, and Demonstrations by Off-Campus Individuals or Organizations
  • 3.2.1 Commercial Sales
  • 3.2.2 Charitable, Political, Religious, or Other Solicitation or Distribution
  • 3.2.3 Peaceful Dissent, Protests, and Demonstrations
• 3.3 University Security Policy for Persons Who Are Not Members of the University
  • 3.3.1 Overview
  • 3.3.2 Short-Term Persona Non Grata (“Short-Term Notice”)
    • Circumstances That May Lead to the Issuance of a Short-Term Notice
    • Short-Term Notice Review Process
  • 3.3.3 Long-Term Persona Non Grata (“Long-Term Notice”)
    • Circumstances That May Lead to the Issuance of a Long-Term Notice
    • Long-Term Notice Review Process
  • 3.3.4 Information Included in a PNG Notice
  • 3.3.5 Criminal Violation