Section 1720-02-06-.02 - REASONS FOR SUSPENSION OR REMEDIAL ACTION(1) A student enrolled at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension for engaging in the following acts of misconduct, regardless of whether such misconduct is engaged in on or off University-owned or -controlled property: (a) Commission of an offense classified as a felony Tennessee's criminal statutes or by Federal criminal statutes.(b) Unlawful use, possession, or sale of drugs or narcotics, whether or not felonious.(c) Plagiarism, falsification of records, or other act which substantially impugns the integrity of the student.(d) Other unprofessional and unethical conduct which would bring disrepute and disgrace upon both student and the nursing profession and which would tend to substantially reduce or eliminate the student's ability to effectively practice that profession.(2) A student applying for admission to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga shall also be subject to the above provisions and may be denied admission on the basis of his or her failure to maintain the aforementioned ethical and professional standards.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-06-.02
Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Repealed by Public Chapter 575; effective July 1, 1986. New rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed August 31, 1995; effective December 30, 1995.Authority: Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5 and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.