Student Guide

Student Rights & Responsibilities

Being a member of a Christian community such as Houghton College brings with it certain rights and privileges as well as certain obligations and responsibilities.  The legal relationship between a student and Houghton College is one of contract; therefore many of the dictates of the Constitutional principle of due process do not apply.  This contract does not mean, however, that the student surrenders all rights upon enrollment.  The rights of the Houghton College student include, but are not limited to, the following:

·         The right to know the regulations and policies for which he/she is accountable.

·         The right to proper notice and a fair hearing when charges for violating college regulations are brought.

·         The right to confidentiality of educational records and the right of access to files, records and documents that are related to the individual.  These are granted as required by federal and/or state regulations as understood by the administration of Houghton College.

The following specifics are not meant to be all-inclusive but are representative of the kind of responsibilities a student has as a member of the Houghton community:

·         The responsibility of being adequately acquainted with the college catalog, student handbook, and other relevant official publications of the college.

·         The responsibility of understanding that each individual is responsible for the consequences of his/her behavior.

·         The responsibility of upholding the high standards of the Christian faith and the college in all matters and obeying and respecting those individuals placed in positions of authority.

Family Education and Privacy Act

This policy is posted in its entirety at the following web address:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

Title IX

A complete archival of information regarding Title IX is available at the following website:

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TitleIX/index.html