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About Student Handbook

More than just a manual of rules and regulations, the Handbook identifies expectations, opportunities, policies and procedures that have been established to enhance the process of educational and personal growth for Macalester students.

The relationships between Macalester College and its students is a legal and contractual one; the College has certain responsibilities to students, and in turn, students have responsibilities to the College and the College community. The legal and contractual relationship is defined in the Handbook, as well as the College Catalog and other official documents of the institution.

While the Handbook provides a review of general policies, guidelines and resources, the College reserves the right to change statements and policies when modified according to established procedures.

Macalester College does not unlawfully discriminate in its policies, procedures, or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, age, or status as disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam era. Further, Macalester College complies with all applicable laws which include, but are not limited to, titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Minnesota Human Rights Acts. Macalester College also complies with all applicable regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability in the full and comparable enjoyment of College admission, goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations.

The Student Handbook is published by the Dean of Students Office. Information for the Handbook should be submitted to the Assistant Dean of Students.

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Table of Contents

  1. Welcome & College History View
  2. Academic Policies Expand
    1. General Description View
    2. Academic Deadlines View
    3. Academic Evalution (Grade Change) View
    4. Academic Integrity View
    5. Forgery Policy View
    6. Incompletes View
    7. Involuntary Leave View
    8. Probation & Dismissal View
    9. Progress Toward Graduation View
    10. Readmission to the College View
    11. Religious Academic Scheduling Conflicts View
    12. Student Records & Information View
    13. Student Away Programs View
    14. Summer Offerings View
    15. Transcript Requests View
    16. Temporary Withdrawal View
    17. College-Wide Policies
    18. Withdrawals & Repeated Courses View
    19. Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) View
  3. College Policies Expand
    1. General Information View
    2. Campus Policies View
    3. Campus and Facility Use Policies View
    4. Health PoliciesView
    5. Technology PoliciesView
  4. Student Rights & Responsibilities Expand
    1. PreambleView
    2. Freedom of Access to Higher EducationView
    3. Expression & Inquiry in Courses & ScholarshipView
    4. Expression & Inquiry in Campus ActivitiesView
    5. Confidentiality of RecordsView
    6. Associations & OrganizationsView
    7. Access to InformationView
    8. Participation in Institutional GovernanceView
    9. Civil Rights & Due ProcessView
  5. Student Conduct Process Expand
    1. GeneralView
    2. Expectations for Behavior of Individuals & GroupsView
    3. Conduct ProcessView
    4. Standard Sanctions View
  6. Dispute Resolution Procedures View
  7. Harrassment & Grievance Resolution Procedures Expand
    1. Hate Incident ProtocolView
    2. Racial Harassment PolicyView
    3. Sexual Harassment PolicyView
    4. Harassment Response Procedures for Staff, Faculty, & StudentsView
    5. Additional Procedures for Reporting & Responding to Sexual AssaultView
    6. Rights of the ComplainantView
    7. Rights of the RespondentView
    8. Victim ServicesView
    9. Resources for Victims View
  8. Residential Life Policies Expand
    1. General PhilosophyView
    2. Community Standards & General Standards of ConductView
    3. Residential Life StaffView
    4. Residential Life PoliciesView
    5. College Housing ContractView
    6. Housing OptionsView
    7. Facility ManagementView
    8. Safety & SecurityView
    9. Room Entry & SearchView
    10. Severe WeatherView
    11. College-Wide Policies View
  9. Wellness Programs View
  10. Macalester College Student Government View
  11. Department Phone Numbers View

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