[{"id":6,"date":"2023-07-20T14:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publications.umw.edu\/studenthandbook\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:26:52","slug":"test-handbook-23-24","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/publications.umw.edu\/studenthandbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Student Handbook<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-handbook-2025-2026\">Student Handbook 2025-2026<\/h2><p>Welcome to the site of UMW&rsquo;s Student Handbook.<\/p><p>At the University of Mary Washington, education extends beyond the classroom. Our student-centered community encourages intellectual curiosity, fosters creativity, and promotes a welcoming environment. As you immerse yourself in this dynamic academic setting, the Student Handbook will provide links to policies, procedures, and resources to support your academic success and personal well-being.<\/p><p>Within these pages, you will find essential information, including specifics on our ASPIRE values, Code of Conduct, Title IX regulations, and the Honor Code, as well as resources to help you make the most of your time at the University. From academic advising and financial aid to student organizations and community engagement opportunities, the Student Handbook provides you with the knowledge and tools to thrive.<\/p><p>All students at the University of Mary Washington are bound by the regulations linked within the Student Handbook. The University reserves the right to make changes at any time to the procedures and regulations contained within the handbook. Substantive changes during the year will be communicated to students via official UMW channels.<\/p><p>We look forward to witnessing your growth, achievements, and contributions to the UMW community.<\/p><p>Questions about the Student Handbook can be directed to the Dean of Students office at <a href=\"mailto:deanofstudents@umw.edu\">deanofstudents@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-academic-resource-centers\">Student Academic Resource Centers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/\">Academic Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/\">Center for Career and Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dkc.umw.edu\/\">Digital Knowledge Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/disability\/\">Disability Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/\">Registrar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/swc\/\">Speaking and Writing Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-policies-and-procedures\">Academic Policies and Procedures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/\">Academic Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicintegrity\/academic-integrity\/guidebook-and-constitution\/\">Academic Integrity and the Honor System<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/ferpa-policies-procedures-services\/ferpa-and-educational-records\/\">FERPA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/academic-policies\/grade-appeals-academic-disputes\/\">Grade Appeals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicintegrity\/academic-integrity\/hc\/\">Honor Council<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/academic-policies\/leave-absence\/\">Leave of Absence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/fees-financial-aid\/satisfactory-academic-progress-policy\/\">Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-university-procedures\">University Procedures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=A72NJL5A4B39\">General Student Complaint Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/resources\/contacts-for-non-academic-student-complaints\/\">Non-Academic Student Complaints<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/studentconduct\/parental-notification\/\">Parental Notification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=B9ED3E708023\">Prohibiting and Responding to Reports of Discrimination and Harassment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/studentconduct\/judicial-procedures\/\">Student Conduct Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-title-ix\">Title IX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.umw.edu\/title-ix\/\">Title IX<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=AW6J8B4BB303\">Title IX Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-university-policies-and-regulations\">University Policies and Regulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8QKK2L4FC537\">Alcohol Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=D86GC2431729\">Amnesty Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=B9EDJ471E390\">Assistance Animals Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/student-affairs\/free-speech\/\">Campus Free Speech<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/studentconduct\/the-judicial-system\/code-of-conduct\/\">Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=9UT33C7015C2\">Demonstration\/Expressive Activity by University Community Members Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8SLQGG68723E\">Dining 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Projectiles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Aid and Finance Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/essentials\/business-matters\/accounts\/\">Authorized Payer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/ferpa\/delegated-access\/\">Delegated Access for the Release of Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/studentaccounts\/methods-of-payment\/\">Paying Your Tuition Bill<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/studentaccounts\/payment-responsibility\/\">Payment Responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Housing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/residencelife\/on-campus\/housing-procedures\/\">Housing Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8SLQP6695D2D\">University 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href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/communityengagement\/for-students\/get-involved\/eagle-resource-closet\/\">Gwen Hale Resource Center<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/commuters\/\">Living Off-Campus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/residencelife\/\">Living On-Campus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/veterans\/\">Military, Veteran, and Prior-service Student Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/parking\/regulations-and-enforcement\/\">Parking Regulations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/parking\/students\/\">General Parking Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/police\/\">Police &amp; Public Safety<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/police\/services\/\">Police Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/concerns\/\">Reporting a concern about a UMW student<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/umw.presence.io\/form\/swipe-out-hunger-meal-swipe-request-25-26\">Swipe Out Hunger Application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/counseling\/\">Talley Center for Counseling Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-us\">About Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.umw.edu\/almamater\">Alma Mater<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/about\/our-principles-and-values\/\">ASPIRE: UMW&rsquo;s Statement of Community Values<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/university\/university-mary-washington-mission-statement\/\">Mission Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8ATNCU5F195E\">Statement of Non-Discrimination<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8T2JGC4BE0F8\">Statement of Rights and Responsibilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/va\/umw\/Board.nsf\/goto?open&amp;id=8T2JB94B4F14\">Statement on Academic Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicintegrity\/academic-integrity\/hc\/honor-pledge\/\">The Honor Pledge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Archived Handbooks<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.umw.edu\/studenthandbook\/files\/2025\/08\/24-25-Student-Handbook_FULL-compressed.pdf\">Download the 2024-25 Student Handbook (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the 2023-24 Student Handbook: <a 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