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2017-2018 CIU Student Handbook
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university catalog;
o The responsibility to register, add, and/or drop courses in a timely manner
to ensure others will have an opportunity to take courses. The student
is responsible to follow the university guidelines if he/she desires an
incomplete or needs to withdraw from the university;
o The responsibility for the financial cost of attending the university.
Basic Rights of Students
Students enrolled at the university enjoy certain rights, including, but not limited to:
Access
o The right to access the programs and services of the university without
regard to color, sex, race, age, disability, or national/ethnic origin;
o The right to receive counsel regarding financial aid sources and
implications of student debt repayment prior to incurring financial
obligation to the institution;
o The right to withdraw without obligation within a time frame published by
the university;
Appeal
o The right to appeal decisions involving judicial or administrative action;
o The right to appeal decisions involving grades;
o The right to seek exceptions to program requirements or academic
policies by petition;
Information
o The right to inspect and review educational records except where a
student has waived such rights or where access is prohibited by the
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974;
o The right to receive a syllabus for each course that states the goals of the
course, the requirements that must be met, the system of grading, and the
attendance policy;
o The right to full disclosure of all expenses per semester prior to becoming
financially obligated to the institution;
o The right of access to campus crime statistics;
o The right to data on advancement, retention, and graduation ratios;
o The right to own intellectual property created in fulfillment of coursework
unless specified otherwise in writing (All revenue generated or
compensation awarded through such intellectual property belongs to the
owner.);
Privacy
o The right to prevent disclosure of directory information or educational
records to a third party;
o The right to seek amendment of educational records;
Voice
o The right to be heard with regard to the formulation and improvement of
educational programs, policies, and services;
o The right to organize, to assemble, and to express opinions, subject to
established procedures;