Gettysburg College, an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and admission. The College prohibits discrimination and harassment, and provides equal opportunity without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital/familial status, possession of a General Education Development Certificate (GED) as compared to a high school diploma, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex, age, or genetic information in all aspects of employment, educational programs, activities, and admissions. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Gettysburg College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (i.e., which includes but is not limited to the prohibition of sexual misconduct and relationship violence, including sexual assault and harassment) in all of its educational programs and activities.
Gettysburg College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The College reserves the right to make changes to the policies and procedures printed in the Handbook.
Handbook contents
1. Student Rights and Responsibilities
A community for education provides opportunity to learn. The student, in order to make best use of that opportunity, must be free to learn. The effectiveness of the opportunity depends upon each faculty member's freedom to teach. The various agencies of the College Administration attempt to provide the instruments and the conditions, which make the opportunity possible.
In order that Gettysburg College, as a community for education, may be of greatest utility in providing the opportunity to learn, both in the formal student-teacher relationship and in less formal contexts, each of its constituent groups must have certain rights and, equally important, must exercise certain responsibilities.
The purpose of the statement, which follows, is to provide guidelines for the insurance of the rights of Gettysburg College students and for the exercise of their responsibilities as members of this community for education. Other documents deal with the rights and responsibilities of other constituencies of the College.
- Academic Rights and Responsibilities – Freedom of Access
- Academic Rights and Responsibilities – Academic Freedom
- Academic Rights and Responsibilities – Student Records
- Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
- Governance Rights and Responsibilities
2. Academic Policies
Introduction to Academic Policies
- Academic Level
- Academic Standing
- Accommodation Disabilities
- Alcohol and Drug Required Leave
- Center for Global Education
- Class Attendance General Policies and Policies for Athletics & Other Extracurricular Activities
- Exemption from Degree Requirements
- Deans List
- Grading System
- Graduation, Honors, and Commencement
- Honor Code
- Honor Societies
- Suspension, Leaves of Absence, and Reinstatement
- Registration
- Residence Requirements And Schedule Limitations
- Special Interest and Dual Degree Programs
- Transcripts
- Transfer Credit
3. Code of Conduct
Philosophy: Gettysburg College seeks to establish and maintain an environment that provides for the development of the young adult as a whole person with an emphasis on inquiry, integrity, and mutual respect. The College expects its students to conduct themselves in all places and at all times in such a manner as to show respect for themselves, others, and the community. The Gettysburg College community fosters respect for the rights and dignity of all students, including members of both majority and minority groups. Gettysburg College students are members of the academic College community, the greater Gettysburg community, and global society and are expected to abide by the College’s policies at all times.
- Article I - Definitions
- Article II – Student Code Authority
- Article III – Proscribed Conduct
- Article IV – Student Conduct Code Procedures for Individual Students
- Article V - Student Conduct Code Procedures and Sanctions for Student Groups/Organizations
- Article VI – Interpretation and Revision
4. Alcohol and Drugs Policy
Alcohol and Drug Policy Points System
5. Other policies
Diversity Statement and Guidance for Religious Observance for Students
- Alcohol and Drug Information
- Animals on Campus and in Buildings
- Anti-Discrimination Policy
- Anti-Hazing Policy
- Bathroom Access Policy
- Campus Solicitation & Sales Policy
- Computer Network Use Policy
- Consensual Sexual or Romantic Relationships
- Crime Reporting/Reporting of Criminal Actions or Emergencies
- Drug Policy
- Freedom of Expression
- Gettysburg College Official Email Address Policy
- Harassment Policy
- Information Management Policy
- Organizational Misconduct Policy
- Policy on Partisan Political Activity Hosted by Students and Student Organizations
- Preferred Name Policy
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures
- Smoking Policy
- Social Event Policy
- Title IX Policy and Procedures
- Vendor Sales
6. Residential policies