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Campus Disciplinary Rules for Students

Given the significant influence of campus life on shaping a student's personality across academic and social spheres, it necessitates adherence to a framework of values, traditions, and behavioral norms. These are essential for fulfilling the university's foundational objectives. Central to this framework are discipline, responsibility, and respect for the established policies and regulations at Sultan Qaboos University.

 Accordingly, I fully understand and acknowledge the abovementioned statement and the stipulations outlined in the clauses below in their entirety and detail. I hereby commit to adhere to the following:

1. Refrainment from any action, statement, incitement, or demonstration of intolerance that interferes with religious beliefs, constrains freedom of thought, or involves participation in verbal or written disputes that may offend other sects.
2. Upholding of public order, including adherence to all regulations of the academic system, observance of institutional documents, compliance with administrative instructions, and conformity with decisions issued by the SQU's relevant bodies. 
3. Adherence to attending lectures, seminars, and other university activities as mandated by SQU regulations, while also avoiding any disruption of the established order during these lectures and seminars or incitement against them. 
4. Observance of all cultural, literary, and other university activities, along with compliance with the guidelines and ethical standards governing participation and attendance in these events.
5. Avoidance of any act involving fraud, forgery, or conduct detrimental to honor, dignity, or moral standards, or any behavior that could affect SQU’s reputation or its staff.
6. Avoidance of assault, threat, insult, or abuse directed towards SQU’s faculty members, employees, or students, as well as visitors or personnel from institutions or companies engaged in contractual relationships with SQU.     
7. Obligation not to collect funds, donations, or any form of financial contributions, nor to allocate them for any purpose without securing prior approval from the appropriate SQU’s authorities.              
8. Commitment to adhere to the terms of use for the World Wide Web (Internet), as well as the SQU's electronic systems and programs, while refraining from utilizing them for purposes that conflict with Islamic values, ethics, traditions, and principles.
9.  Commitment to refrain from possessing films, books, audio or visual recordings, or magazines that contradict Islamic morals and ethics, Omani values, or SQU’s regulations, as well as any materials that are flammable or explosive on campus premises.        
10. Commitment not to publish or distribute flyers, newspapers, or magazines in any form without securing approval from the relevant authorities at SQU, and to avoid misusing any authorization granted for engaging in such activities. 
11. Avoidance of all forms of violence or incitement thereto.
12. Avoidance of establishing any organization, participating in one, creating committees or associations, or organizing conferences without prior consent from the relevant authorities at SQU.
13. Avoidance of providing inaccurate data or information in official documents, doing any act of forgery in official university documents, acquiring such documents through illicit means, or utilizing them with awareness of their falsification.        
14. Protection of the university facilities and their cleanliness, and refraining from misusing, damaging, tampering with, or sabotaging university property, including both fixed and movable facilities.
15. Protection of the confidentiality of information and respecting the personal privacy of all university employees, students, and contractors.  
16. Not obtaining more than one university card. If you lose your card and obtain a replacement, return one of the two cards should you find the lost one.           
17. Adherence to the SQU's uniform rules is required. If the nature of study or training necessitates wearing a specific uniform in laboratories, hospitals, field work, or student activities, students may wear clothing suitable to their study, training, or activity. For example, female students may wear modest trousers and a blouse, or a coat with head protection.
18. Non-Omani students must commit to dressing modestly in a manner that does not offend modesty, harm the reputation of the SQU’s community, or contravene Omani values and Islamic morals. Additionally, students’ hair should not be grown long enough to exceed shoulder length. Committing to exhibiting good behavior that aligns with Omani traditions and Islamic principles, understanding that any violation may lead to accountability measures, potentially resulting in final dismissal from SQU.             
19. Adherence to the student code of conduct on campus and refraining from any actions that violate good conduct, behavior, and morals, including:              

• Violating the official dress code adopted by SQU or when representing SQU at local and international forums through a manner inconsistent with and conflicts with Omani traditions and Islamic principles.       
• Standing, sitting, or walking with a person who is not legally related or not a first-degree relative, anywhere within SQU’s premises.

20.  Committing to adhering to the university's rules and regulations on campus, whether in lectures, exams, activities, and events, or when representing the university in field training or participating in activities and events, as well as when utilizing all the university’s facilities and services provided therein.       

In fulfillment of the aforementioned, I hereby pledge my commitment to abide by all provisions of the Student Discipline Regulations, as well as all instructions, directives, and decisions currently issued or to be issued in the future by SQU to regulate university life. Should I commit any act that contradicts this commitment, whether explicitly or implicitly, I hereby declare my complete acceptance of any punitive or disciplinary action taken against me.

I also understand that it is my responsibility to familiarize myself with the university's academic system, including the Academic Probation System. This system stipulates that a student who is placed under academic probation and fails to meet the requirements to exit this status within the specified legal period shall withdraw from the university. Furthermore, I am fully responsible for informing my guardian about my academic status.