The Book is the Official Student Handbook of St. Olaf College. The Book contains the college’s official statements on policy related to student life, academic and non-academic, at St. Olaf. Sections within The Book provide students with general guidance, and are not intended to be a comprehensive statement of college policies, procedures and regulations.
Students are encouraged to read this document carefully and in its entirety. This ready reference regarding life on the St. Olaf campus seeks to clarify community behavior expectations, regulations and policies that have been established to ensure each student’s education and personal growth and encourage the effective functioning of St. Olaf as an educational institution. The Book also provides links to many of the services, programs and activities available to St. Olaf students.
College policy is continually being re-examined to reflect the needs and values of the community. As such, the college reserves the right to modify or cancel any statement in The Book at any time, and such changes may not be immediately reflected in this online publication. Links that take the viewer “outside” The Book cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. The policies and statements included in The Book are not a contract and the college reserves the right to deviate from the policies and statements as deemed necessary from time to time.
The St. Olaf Academic Catalog is the official source of detailed information about the curriculum of the college, its course offerings, majors, areas of emphasis and concentrations, requirements for graduation, and procedures for admission. The responsibility for understanding and meeting graduation requirements rests entirely with the student.
General Information, Policies, and Procedures
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Alcohol and Illicit Drug Policy
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Bicycle Registration
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Bookstore
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Campus Safety and Crime Awareness (The Clery Act)
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Disability and Access
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Distribution, Sales, and Expression on Campus
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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Firearms, Weapons and Explosives
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Food Service
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Hazing
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ID Cards
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects Protection
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Media Relations
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Non-Discrimination
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Parking Policy
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Policy on Postings
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Reporting Concerns or Complaints
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Safe Ride
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Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy
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Smoking Policy
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Speaker Policy
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Student Records
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