The Handbook
Nowadays, to save on printing costs and trees, these books are often available on line in a PDF format, making them easily searchable. Your handbook will inform you about a range of policies, procedures, and programs, including:
Administrative policies and procedures
- Academic behavior and responsibility
- Alcohol and drugs policies
- Directories for phone, email, and office locations of departments and staff
- Eligibility for services, programs, and memberships
- Emergency numbers
- Housing regulations
- Dining services
- Judicial review
- Parking and transportation policies
- Public safety
- Student rights and freedoms
- Student services
If your school doesn’t publish a handbook, the most important info most likely will be found on its website under “current students.”