Students are expected to dress in an appropriately professional manner and in generally-accepted business casual attire. Students should refer to their college administration for specific dress code requirements for their program/college. Some programs/colleges have established a dress code for particular activities (e.g., scrubs for dental lab; closed-toed shoes for gross anatomy lab). The wearing of clothing having caricatures, messages, symbols, etc., that, based on societal norms, can be construed to be vulgar or offensive or contribute to creating a hostile learning/academic environment demonstrates inappropriate professional judgment that may be subject to review and action by the Dean of Students along with the student's respective Academic Dean.
If a student is in a facility participating in patient care, no matter how briefly, they must comply with the dress code as stated in their clinical rotation manual and/or abide by the dress code policy of each rotation site.
Failure to observe these dress code policies may result in the student being asked to leave the premises. Habitual violators are subject to disciplinary action. Students must also comply with the dress code of the facility in which they are rotating, since individual sites may have dress code requirements that are more stringent than those outlined above. Students are expected to dress in a professional manner at commencement ceremonies. No unauthorized decoration (writing or other adornment) is permitted on the graduation gown, hood, tam or mortarboard.