There are in this printing of the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities (known as the Institutional Rules) a number of footnotes that cite portions of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (known as the Regents' Rules). These footnotes are included because (1) all of the Regents' Rules have full force and effect as concerns the University of Texas at Austin; (2) certain aspects of student services and activities are treated only in the Regents' Rules; and (3) certain portions of the Institutional Rules have since their enactment been superseded or amended by the Regents' Rules.

The Regents' Rules may be consulted at the following locations on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin: the offices of the vice president for student affairs, the dean of students, the director of Campus and Community Involvement, the director of Counseling, Learning, and Career Services, the director of Student Financial Services, the director of the International Office, the director of the Office of Public Affairs, the director of the Texas Union, the academic deans and department chairmen, and at the University libraries and the Center for American History.

Chapter 1.  Student Orientation

Subchapter 1-100.  General Provisions

Sec. 1-101.  Purpose and Application

1. Student orientation programs are designed to aid freshmen, transfer, and nontraditional students in adjusting to the academic and social life of the university.
2. The primary purpose of a university orientation program is to help students understand the nature of the university, the educational opportunities available to them, the values and functions of the university community, and the central objective of the university as an academic enterprise. It is also intended to permit students to participate in the testing program; to participate in academic advisement; and to inform them about matters relating to student registration, housing, campus activities, and other aspects of university life.

Sec. 1-102.  Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning,

1. "coordinator" means coordinator of orientation;
2. "dean" means the dean of students or the dean's delegate or representative;
3. "student" means a person enrolled in residence at the university or a person accepted for admission or readmission to the university while that person is on the campus; and
4. "university" means the University of Texas at Austin.

Subchapter 1-200.  Administration of Orientation

Sec. 1-201.  Duties of Coordinator

The coordinator shall plan and direct all university orientation programs. In carrying out his or her responsibilities, the coordinator is administratively responsible to and shall report periodically to the dean.

Subchapter 1-300.  Student Conduct

Sec. 1-301.  Rules and Regulations Applicable to Student Conduct

Prospective students attending an orientation program are subject to the rules and regulations governing student discipline and conduct set out in chapter 11.

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Contents
Chapter 1 - The University
Chapter 2 - Admission
Chapter 3 - Registration, Fees, and Deposits
Chapter 4 - Academic Policies and Procedures
Chapter 5 - Student Affairs
Chapter 6 - Libraries and Other Academic Resources
Chapter 7 - Ex-Students' Association
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