General Provisions
The purposes of this section of the Catalog include disseminating information about policies and procedures relevant to the programs offered through the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, setting forth the authority and responsibility of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies to establish guidelines that facilitate a just and civil campus community and maintain social discipline, and outlining the administrative processes for determining responsibility for violations of School of GPS regulations.
School of GPS policies have been designed to protect individuals and the campus community, as well as create a learning environment conducive to achieving the academic mission of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. At the sole discretion of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, proceedings under the GPS guidelines set forth here may be suspended whenever acts or conduct involving possible violations of the standards contained herein are also the subject of criminal or civil enforcement proceedings, so long as suspension will serve the best interests of MVNU or better facilitate the administration of justice. MVNU reserves the right to place a hold on the student's records and/or registration, pending the resolution of proceedings in this Catalog.