Know the Code Code of Student Conduct

At the University of Kentucky, the Code of Student Conduct serves as a guide for how students live, learn, and engage within the campus community. It affirms student rights and responsibilities, promotes accountability and ethical decision-making, and supports a respectful environment where students can grow both personally and academically. Through the Code, UK upholds its core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, and accountability, while fostering a campus culture rooted in purpose and mutual care.

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What is the Code?

Outlines the rights and responsibilities of students
Promotes UK's core values of integrity, respect, responsibility and accountability
Supports UK's commitment to a student-centered, safe and healthy community
Outlines the student conduct process which helps students learn, mature, and develop greater self-awareness

Why is the Code important?

Safeguards student rights, including the right to due process
Helps to ensure that the community remains a collaborative place to learn
Balances the needs of the individual student with the greater UK community
Establishes the expectations and responsibilities of members of the UK community

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The Code of Student Conduct is your guide to navigating university life with integrity and respect. It outlines expectations, rights, and processes that support a thriving campus community.

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