2024-2025 General Catalog

Prohibited Conduct

Violations of the Learner Code of Conduct may include, but are not limited to:

  1. All forms of learner academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism.
  2. Endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any member of the University community or to oneself; or which reasonably causes another person to be fearful of physical or emotional harm
  3. Engaging in contact, by any medium, that a reasonable person would understand to be unwanted including, but not limited to, intimidation, provocation, harassment, stalking, bullying, shaming, and creating a hostile environment.
  4. Engages in inappropriate, offensive, and/or unprofessional actions or communication
  5. Use of language that a reasonable person would interpret as abusive, insulting, or degrading, as well as the use of language that a reasonable person would interpret as hostile, bullying, or threatening, as set forth above.
  6. Impersonation of another, using another person’s identity, or furnishing materially false information, including manufacturing or possession of false identification.
  7. Forgery, falsification, fabrication, unauthorized alteration, or misuse of University documents, records, or identification.
  8. Unauthorized access to, disclosure of, or use of any University document, record, or identification, including but not limited to, electronic software, data, and records.
  9. Uses, possesses, or manufactures, without University authorization, firearms, explosives, weapons, unregistered fireworks, illegal chemical or biological agents or other dangerous articles or substances injurious to persons or property
  10. Interfering with or disrupting University or University-sponsored activities.
  11. Misuse, theft, misappropriation, destruction, damage, or unauthorized use, access, or reproduction of property, data, records, equipment, facilities, or services belonging to the University or belonging to another person or entity.
  12. Engages in solicitation in or on University property (including classrooms, other institution online locations, and email) unless such solicitation is approved by appropriate University officials.
  13. Engaging in discriminatory activities as prohibited by law or University policy.
  14. Intentionally interfering with or disrupting any University process, function, or event.
  15. Failure to comply with the order of an University official acting in the lawful performance of their duties and authority.
  16. Uses, possesses, distributes, sells, or is under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, hallucinogens, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances, except as permitted by law.
  17. Engaging in any sexual offense, including but not limited to, sexual assault, public sexual indecency, indecent exposure, and/or violations of AIUS’s Sexual Harassment policy.
  18. Producing, sharing, transmitting, or replicating harassing, obscene, or offensive materials including, but not limited to pornographic, violent, graphic, racist, or demeaning content, and/or any material that in general is understood to be socially and/or culturally offensive.
  19. Engages in actions or communication deemed inappropriate and/or unethical while attending institution-sponsored events or clinical placements (i.e., internships or practicums).
  20. Conduct which is prohibited under federal, state, or local law, or court order.