Any student found to have engaged, or attempted to
engage, in any of the following conduct while within the university's
jurisdiction, as set forth in rule 3335-23-02 of the Administrative Code, will
be subject to disciplinary action by the university. For the purposes of this
rule, attempt shall be defined as conduct that, if successful, would constitute
or result in the prohibited conduct.
(A) Academic misconduct.
Any activity that tends to compromise the
academic integrity of the university or subvert the educational process.
Examples of academic misconduct include, but are not limited to:
(1) Violation of course
rules and/or assignment guidelines as contained in the course syllabus or other
information provided to the student;
(2) Knowingly requesting,
providing, and/or receiving unauthorized information, materials, and/or
assistance during academic activities;
(3) Possession and/or use
of unauthorized information, materials, and/or assistance during academic
activities;
(4) Submitting
plagiarized work for an academic requirement. Plagiarism is the representation,
including but not limited to copying, of another's work or ideas as
one's own; it includes the unacknowledged word-for-word use and/or
paraphrasing of another person's work, and/or the inappropriate
unacknowledged use of another person's ideas;
(5) Unauthorized use of
generative artificial intelligence systems or similar technologies to complete
academic activities;
(6) Submitting substantially the same
work to satisfy requirements for one course or academic requirement that has
been submitted in satisfaction of requirements for another course or academic
requirement, without permission of the instructor of the course for which the
work is being submitted or supervising authority for the academic requirement.
This includes submitting the same work for courses that the student is retaking
pursuant to the university's grade forgiveness rule;
(7) Falsification, fabrication, or
dishonesty in creating or reporting laboratory results, research results,
and/or academic activities;
(8) Serving as, or enlisting the
assistance of a substitute for a student in academic activities;
(9) Alteration of grades or marks by the
student in an effort to change the earned grade or credit;
(10) Alteration of academically-related
university forms or records, or unauthorized use of those forms or
records;
(11) Engaging in activities that unfairly
place other students at a disadvantage, including but not limited to taking,
hiding, or altering resource material, or manipulating a grading system;
(12) Violation of program regulations
and/or policies as established by departmental committees and made available to
students; and
(13) Providing falsified materials,
documents, or records to a university official to meet academic qualifications,
criteria, or requirements, including but not limited to submitting falsified
doctor's notes and/or falsified transcripts.
(B) Endangering health or
safety.
(1) Endangering behavior:
Taking or threatening action that endangers the safety, physical or mental
health, or life of any person, or creates a reasonable fear of such
action.
(2) Stalking: Engaging in
a pattern of unwanted conduct directed at another person that threatens or
endangers the safety, physical or mental health, or life or property of that
person, or creates a reasonable fear of such a threat or action. When stalking
is sex- or gender-based, it falls under the university's
non-discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct policy.
(3) Operating a vehicle
while impaired by alcohol or drugs in a manner that endangers the safety of the
university community.
(C) Destruction of property.
Actual or threatened damage to or destruction of
university property or property of others, whether done intentionally or with
reckless disregard.
(D) Dangerous weapons or devices.
Storage, or possession of dangerous weapons,
devices, or substances including, but not limited to, firearms, ammunition, or
fireworks, unless authorized by an appropriate university official or permitted
by a university policy, even if otherwise permitted by law. Use or misuse of
weapons, devices, or substances in a manner that causes or threatens serious
harm to the safety or security of others. As required by section 2923.1210 of
the Revised Code, this rule does not prohibit a student who has been issued a
valid concealed handgun license from transporting or storing a firearm or
ammunition when both of the following conditions are met:
(1) Each firearm and all
of the ammunition remains inside the person's privately-owned motor
vehicle while the person is physically present inside the motor vehicle, or
each firearm and all of the ammunition is locked within the trunk, glove box,
or other enclosed compartment or container within or on the person's
privately owned motor vehicle;
(2) The vehicle is in a
location where it is otherwise permitted to be.
(E) Dishonest conduct.
Dishonest conduct, including, but not limited to,
knowingly reporting a false emergency; knowingly making false accusation of
misconduct; misuse or falsification of university or related documents by
actions such as forgery, alteration, or improper transfer; possession, use or
manufacturing of a false identification document; submission of information
known by the submitter to be false to a university official.
(F) Theft or unauthorized use of property.
Theft or the unauthorized use or possession of
university property, services, resources, or the property of others.
(G) Failure to comply with university or civil
authority.
Failure to comply with legitimate directives of
authorized university officials, law enforcement or emergency personnel,
identified as such, in the performance of their duties, including failure to
identify oneself when so requested; or violation of the terms of a disciplinary
sanction.
(H) Drugs.
Use, being under the influence of, production,
distribution, sale, or possession of drugs, and/or drug paraphernalia in a
manner prohibited under law or applicable university policy or university
facility policy, such as within the Ohio stadium and the Schottenstein center.
This includes, but is not limited to, the misuse of prescription drugs.
(I) Alcohol.
Use, underage intoxication, production,
distribution, sale, or possession of alcohol in a manner prohibited under law
or applicable university policy or university facility policy, such as within
the Ohio stadium and the Schottenstein center.
(J) Unauthorized presence.
Unauthorized entrance to or presence in or on
university premises.
(K) Disorderly or disruptive conduct.
Disorderly or disruptive conduct that
unreasonably interferes with university activities or with the legitimate
activities of any member of the university community.
(L) Hazing.
Doing, requiring, or encouraging any act, whether
or not the act is voluntarily agreed upon, tied to initiation, continued
membership, or participation in any group, that causes or creates a substantial
risk of causing mental or physical harm or humiliation. Such acts may include,
but are not limited to, using alcohol, creating excessive fatigue, and
paddling, punching, or kicking in any form. Failure to intervene, prevent, or
report acts of hazing may constitute a violation of this rule.
(M) Student conduct system abuse.
Abuse of any university student conduct system,
including but not limited to:
(1) Failure to obey the
summons or directives of a hearing body, as defined in rule 3335-23-10 of the
Administrative Code, or university official;
(2) Falsification,
distortion, or misrepresentation of information before a hearing body, as
defined in rule 3335-23-10 of the Administrative Code, or university
official;
(3) Disruption or
interference with the orderly conduct of a student conduct
proceeding;
(4) Knowingly instituting
a student conduct proceeding without cause;
(5) Discouraging an
individual's proper participation in, or use of, a university student
conduct system;
(6) Influencing the
impartiality of a member of a hearing body, as defined in rule 3335-23-10 of
the Administrative Code, prior to, and/or during the course of a student
conduct proceeding;
(7) Harassment and/or
intimidation of a member of a hearing body, as defined in rule 3335-23-10 of
the Administrative Code, or university offical prior to, during, and/or after a
student conduct proceeding;
(8) Failure to comply
with one or more sanctions imposed under the code of student conduct;
and
(9) Influencing another
person to commit an abuse of a university student conduct system.
(N) Violation of university rules or federal, state, and local
laws.
Violation of other published university rules,
policies, standards, and/or guidelines, including, but not limited to, those
which prohibit the misuse of computing resources, rules for student groups or
organizations, and residence hall rules and regulations. Students may be held
accountable under the procedures described in other published rules, policies,
standards and guidelines and under the provisions of this code of student
conduct regardless of whether action is undertaken under this code of student
conduct. Students are responsible for reviewing and undertstanding the rules,
standards and guidelines provided to them by their academic programs and
colleges. Applicable policies are found at https://policies.osu.edu.
Conviction or acceptance of responsibility -
including a judicial finding of guilt, pleas of no contest or "no-lo
contendere" - for state, local or federal crimes when the underlying
behavior has a substantial connection or relationship to the university's
property, programs or could reasonably impact the health, safety, or security
of members of the university community.
(O) Riotous behavior.
(1) Participation in a
disturbance with the purpose to commit or incite any action that presents a
clear and present danger to others, causes physical harm to others, or damages
property.
(2) Proscribed behavior
in the context of a riot includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Knowingly engaging in conduct designed to incite another to
engage in riotous behavior; and
(b) Actual or threatened damage to or destruction of university
property or property of others, whether done intentionally or with reckless
disregard; and
(c) Failing to comply with a directive to disperse by university
officials, law enforcement or emergency personnel; and
(d) Making explicit or implied threats in a manner that causes a
reasonable fear of harm in another; and
(e) Impeding, hindering, or obstructing a university official,
law enforcement, or emergency personnel in the performance of their
duties.
(3) This rule shall not
be interpreted as proscribing peaceful demonstrations, peaceful picketing, a
call for a peaceful boycott, or other forms of peaceful dissent.
(P) Recording or distribution without knowledge.
Using electronic or other means to make or
distribute a video, audio, or photographic record of any person in a location
where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy without the person's
prior knowledge, when such a recording is likely to cause injury, distress, or
damage to reputation. This includes, but is not limited to, taking video,
audio, or photographic records in shower/locker rooms, residence hall rooms,
and restrooms. The storing, sharing, and/or distributing of such unauthorized
records by any means is also prohibited.
(Q) Public urination or defecation.
Urination or defecation in a place such as a
sidewalk, street, park, alley or yard, residence hall space, or on any other
place or physical property that is not intended for use as a restroom.
(R) Retaliation.
Any intentional adverse action against any
individual who makes an allegation, files a report, serves as a witness,
assists a complainant or respondent, or participates in any university
investigation or proceeding.
(S) Harm to animals.
Intentional physical harm or threats of harm to
animals, including but not limited to companion animals, service animals, or
emotional support animals.
Lawful hunting and fishing is not prohibited by
this code of student conduct. The care and use of animals involved in research
activities is governed by the office of responsible research practices
institutional animal care and use committee and not this code.
