Student Rights and Responsibilities

2024-25 Academic Year

INTRODUCTION

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) encourages the development of independence, maturity, and ethical sensitivity of students. The College must establish standards of conduct essential to its effective and orderly function as an educational institution. The following codes of conduct were prepared to guide all members of our student body.

All who become members of our community have an obligation to support and obey college regulations, and all local, state, and federal laws. Those who cannot or do not comply will be subject to disciplinary action both from the College as well as local, state, and federal authorities, as subsequently set forth, and the privilege of continued attendance at FIT may be withdrawn.

All members of our community also have the duty to report any suspected violations of college policies, or laws. Members of the FIT community may report suspected misconduct by utilizing the college’s reporting system, STOPit. Learn more by reading about Reporting Misconduct at FIT.

Jurisdiction

These codes of conduct and college policies apply to all Fashion Institute of Technology students. A person is considered a student when:

  • they are registered for, or auditing, credit or noncredit FIT courses, on either a full- or part-time basis;
  • unless specifically indicated, all FIT policies continue to apply in all educational programs and activities, no matter the location, such as study abroad;
  • they enroll in such courses or programs on a physical campus or site or via distance learning, the internet, or any other means of course-delivery technology;
  • they have withdrawn after allegedly violating the code but are considered students for the purposes of this process.

ACADEMIC HONOR CODE  (College Policy Library)

ACCEPTABLE USE FOR FIT IT SYSTEMS

ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS

BIAS CRIME PREVENTION (College Policy Library)

CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY (College Policy Library)

  • Campus Security and Law Enforcement
  • Rules for the Maintenance of Public Order
  • Crime Awareness and Prevention
  • Fire Safety (Annual Clery Act Report)
  • Lost and Found
  • Registered Offenders
  • Campus Crime Statistics (Annual Clery Act Report)
  • College Closing and Emergency Numbers

CARE TEAM

CHILD PROTECTION AND MANDATORY REPORTING OF ABUSE (College Policy Library)

CHILDREN ON CAMPUS (College Policy Library)

CHOSEN NAME POLICY (College Policy Library)

CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT (College Policy Library)

CREDIT CARD MARKETING (College Policy Library)

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES (College Policy Library)

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION AND POLICY (College Policy Library)

  • Goals of the Policy
  • Policy on Drugs and Alcohol
  • Sanctions
  • Federal Penalties
  • Health Risks and Effects
  • Resources for Assistance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (Human Resources Policy)

  • Commitment to Diversity
  • Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Procedure

HEALTH SERVICES

GLADYS MARCUS LIBRARY

  • Library Policies

LACTATION ROOMS

NONDISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-HARASSMENT (College Policy Library)

  • Sexual Harassment
  • Complaint Procedure

REGISTRAR/STUDENT RECORDS

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS (College Policy Library)

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT RESPONSE (College Policy Library)

  • Sexual Assault, Stalking, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, and Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct
  • Procedures
  • Contacts

STUDENT LIFE

TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS (College Policy Library)

  • Tobacco-free Policy
  • Procedures