Universities are unique communities committed to creating and transmitting knowledge. They depend on freedom - individuals' freedom to explore ideas and to explore and further their own capabilities. Those freedoms depend on the good will and responsible behavior of all the members of the community, who must treat each other with tolerance and respect. They must allow each other to develop the full range of their capabilities and take full advantage of the institution's resources.
North Carolina State University sets out the kind of behavior that disrupts and inhibits the normal functioning of the University, and what actions it will take to protect the community from such disruption. Like civil authorities (such as the federal, state, and county governments, to which the members of the community are also subject), the University has expectations about how its students will behave, and rules to follow when students are accused of violating those expectations.
university
patent procedures
Graduate School Requirement to Sign Patent Agreement:
All students must sign the Patent Agreement by the end of their first
semester of enrollment. Master's students must have a signed Patent
Agreement in the Graduate School before they will have either their Request
to Schedule the Master's Oral Examination or Request for Option B Graduation
Checkout approved. Doctoral students must sign a statement agreeing to abide by
the University's patent policies before their Plan of Graduate Work will be
approved.
grievance
procedures for graduate students
Most problems encountered by graduate students can be resolved through communication between the student and his/her advisory committee. If, however, a matter arises which cannot be resolved through student-instructor or student-committee interaction, the student should bring the matter to the attention of the Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) or Department Head. If still unresolved, the problems should be brought to the attention of the academic school/college dean who would respond in accordance with the NC State University Administrative Regulations Grievance Procedure for Students.
Should the school/college dean fail to resolve the problem, the matter may be appealed to the Dean of the Graduate School who will review the record of the grievance, make a decision, and end that decision by certified mail, return receipt, to the student. When bringing a grievance to the Graduate Dean, the written appeal must:
be delivered within ten (10) university business days after the student receives (or there has been attempted delivery of) the decision of the college dean or vice chancellor;
be delivered to the office of the Dean of the Graduate School; and
contain a statement of grounds for appeal, a requested remedy, a copy of the decision being appealed, and the signature of the applicant.
OTHER NC STATE POLICIES
The following links are directed to the full text of the official University policies.
code
of student conduct
(also see office
of student affairs related policies and procedures)
sexual harassment policy
(also see
interpersonal
relationships)
university
copyright procedures