Students' Rights

Every student shall have the following rights:

1. To pursue to completion the students’ chosen degree program, contingent upon satisfactory completion of requirements of the college/program. Commensurate with the students’ pursuit of their degree program shall be the following rights.
   1. To be informed of academic progress;
   2. To be notified of individual departmental course requirements as well as requirements for the chosen degree program. Each student is entitled to a statement of goals and objectives, evaluation methods, and schedules for each course, clinic, and clerkship/preceptorship; and
   3. To be informed by the University of any and all of its regulations and policies affecting student status. Any change in existing policy or institution of new policy shall be implemented only after publication through written or email communication. The notification should be sent in a timely manner, so students have sufficient time to react and comply.
2. To examine, seek corrections of, or prevent disclosure of personally identifiable information that is more fully set forth in the Guidelines for Access to and Disclosure of Educational Records Maintained by Midwestern University, adopted by the University pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
3. To exercise academic freedom as defined in the Code, Definitions and Basic Concepts.
4. To be able to access this Code of Responsibilities and Rights through the University Website.
5. To seek membership in any recognized student organization for which -the student meets membership criteria.
6. To petition the appropriate Student Senate or individual college Student Council/Student Government Association for recognition of any student group that: (1) furthers the goal of the institution, and (2) meets the requirements for recognition as a student organization established by the appropriate Student Senate or the individual college Student Council/Student Government Association, College and University. Recognized organizations shall have the right to meet in University facilities subject to University space constraints and scheduling. Requests for utilization of University space must be reasonable and cannot interfere with the primary educational goals of the University.
7. To be represented in the determination of University or college policy as it directly affects a student’s educational endeavor. There shall be student representation to the extent of one voting member on the following college standing committees: Curriculum Committee, Bioethics Committee, Library Committee, and the various class Liaison Committees. Students may be asked to serve on ad hoc and other college or program committees.
8. To petition for relief of complaints/grievances as enumerated in the Code of Responsibilities and Rights of the Students of MWU.
9. To be fairly and justly treated with the fundamental right to present the student's position when charged with any academic and/or professional misconduct. 
10. To elect representatives to the University Student Senate and to the individual college Student Council/Student Government Associations.