Student Code of Conduct and Procedures was design to serve as a guide to the Holy Angel University students. Rules and regulations were not made to punish wrong doings but to assist students, to be mindful and responsible of their behavior. The code also specifies the rights of every student likewise respecting the rights of others

The Student Conduct Head is responsible for the maintenance of student discipline. When the violation/s committed is recommended for Board hearing, the SCO will form a BOD Committee members composed of a Faculty from the respondent's college designated by the College Dean, President or representative form the University Student Council, Student Conduct Head and College Guidance Counselors to act as respective advisers to respondent and complainant. The guidance Counselor shall ensure that due process is observed for both parties, among other functions. They shall not, however, directly participate in the proceedings of the Board. The Student Conduct Head will act as the chairperson of the board and as the chairperson he or she has the right to disqualify any member of the board who has a relationship with either the respondent or the complainant to maintain objectivity.

The Board Resolution will be noted by the Dean of Student Affairs; however, the Dean of the college where the respondent belongs may overrule the decision/recommendation of the Board.

The Code and Procedures will apply to every registered college students currently enrolled and those who are On Leave, not enrolled or on break (summer and semestral). The Student Conduct Code and Procedure will not apply to misbehavior which takes place outside the University unless University/Student property is involved or unless it takes place within the context of academic/professional study like field trips or On-the-Job training or practicum and any misconduct committed outside the school that may place the name of the school in a bad light.

1. On Religious Activities

   As members of a Catholic institution, the students are enjoined to attend the religious activities in the University. Proper behavior should be observed during religious rites, i.e., celebration of the Eucharist, para-liturgical celebrations and the Angelus which is said twice a day at 12:00 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m.

2. On School Uniform and Personal Attire
   
   
   1. The gray checkered skirt, white blouse and closed black shoes are the official uniform for female college students (except for CON). Please see below measurements/specifications (See appendices at the back for reference):
      
      
      • The skirt must be 3 inches below the knee
      • Blouse must be straight cut, length must be 7 inches (from the navel) and the sleeves must be 2 inches above the elbow
      
      Note: The checkered skirt and white blouse fabric materials can only be purchased at HAU ISSI Bookstore.
      
      
   2. The black pants/skirt, white blouse and closed black shoes is only applicable for 5th year college students for S.Y. 2011-2012. Please see below measurements/specifications For Black Pants, Black Skirt and White Blouse:
      
      
      • The length of the blouse must be three (3) inches below the waistline, hanging blouse, plunging neckline and tight fittings blouse are not allowed
      • The black skirt must not be fitted and should be knee-length level
      • The black pants must be comfortably loose. The length must be two (2) inches below the ankle. The waistband must be at or above navel. Tight fitting and low waist hipster pants are not allowed.
      
      
   3. All female college students are required to wear closed black leather/synthetic shoes only. Rubberized closed black shoes (e.g. crocs etc. are not allowed)
      
      
   4. Male Students are required to wear white polo with collar with plain white (T-shirt) undershirt and Black Pants. For White Polo:
      
      
      • White Polo must be straight buttons
      • Straight cut and not fitted polo
      • Length must be 7 inches from the navel
      
      Note: Plain white T-shirt for the uniform undershirt
      
      For Black Pants:
      
      
      • Straight cut and must be comfortably loose
      • Pants must be slacks, wool or linen
      
      Note: Baston/tight fitting pants and black denims/maong pants are not allowed
      
      
   5. All male college students are required to wear closed black leather/synthetic shoes only. Rubberized closed black shoes (e.g. crocs, rubber shoes etc. are not allowed)
      
      
   6. College of Nursing students must wear prescribed uniform
      
      
   7. Senior Education Practicum students must wear uniform prescribed by CASED
      
      
   8. Students of the College of Criminal Justice Education and Forensics must wear college prescribed uniform.
      
      
   9. College of Hospitality Management students must wear prescribed laboratory and practicum uniform.
      
      
   10. The following may be exempted from wearing the prescribed uniform:
       
       
       • Pregnant Students When Becomes Evident.
         
         
         • Submit Medical Certificate from the attending Physician and photocopy of the ultrasound
         • Marriage Contract (If married). If not, parent/guardian appearance
         
         
       • Full-time Working Students
         
         
         • Submit original copy of Certificate of Employment
         • Photocopy company I.D. back to back
         • (1) 1x1 picture
         
         
       Note: Full-time employed students are required to wear company uniform. In cases where the company does not have a prescribed office uniform, the working student may be allowed to come to school in civilian clothes provided the attire is in accordance with the proper dress code set by the University. (Please refer to section 2.12)
       
       
   11. Students in their PE uniform will not be allowed to attend academic classes. From the gym, they have to change into prescribed uniform; Students will not be allowed to enter the campus wearing PE shorts only.
       
       
   12. Wednesday Non-Uniform Day Dress Code Policy Wednesday is a non-uniform day (except for College of Nursing), to give students a break from the school uniform. However, modesty and simplicity must be strictly adhered to. The following are not allowed to wear during wash days when entering the campus: (see appendices at the back) Not allowed for men Not allowed for female Shorts Shorts Sando/Back shirt Sleeveless or hanging blouse/dress Slippers Mini skirt Tattered Denims Slippers and wooden shoes Tattered Denims Note: 2.12 Dress Code Policy also apply during Saturday, Sunday and Summer Class
       
       
   13. Wearing of rubberized or wooden slippers is not allowed except during floods, heavy rain and other calamities.
       
       
   14. Students not in proper uniform or not wearing proper dress code, as the case may be , will not be allowed to enter the campus
       
       
   15. Each college may prescribe its own variations other than or in addition to, the above mentioned. Questions of interpretations of the uniform should be addressed to the Student Conduct Office.
       
       
3. On ID Requirements
   
   Every student will present his/her ID card to the Security Guard when entering the University.
   
   
   1. Lost ID card must be reported immediately to the Office of Student Affairs with the following procedures:
      • Secure a temporary gate pass from the Security Office. It shall be good only for 48 hours and is non-renewable.
      • Secure a clearance from the Student Conduct Office and proceed to Finance Office to pay for the issuance of a new ID.
      • Present receipt to ITSS where your picture is taken and a new ID will be issued.
      
      
   2. No student will be allowed replacement of ID more than twice for the school year.
      
      
   3. Three (3) losses of ID card within the school year shall be considered major or minor offense depending upon the circumstances of loss as evaluated by the Student Conduct Office.
      
      
   4. In case of confiscation due to violation, the student must secure a temporary gate pass from the Security Office or Student Conduct Office. The said gate pass is good for 48 hours; failure to reclaim confiscated ID within the said hours may be a basis for disciplinary action.
      
      
   5. On forgotten ID, three (3) times to commit such act may be cause for not allowing a student to enter the University.
   
   
4. On Orderliness, Cleanliness and Proper Use of Facilities
   
   Maintaining cleanliness in our University is everybody's responsibility. As responsible young adults, students are expected to keep the school premises clean and orderly through proper disposal of trash and proper use of facilities. Students should:
   
   
   1. turn off lights, electric fans, and faucets when not needed, especially at dismissal time, during the last period;
      
      
   2. exert utmost care and concern in handling and using laboratory equipment. Breakages, looses or damages, whether accidental or willful, shall be charged to the student/s concerned;
      
      
   3. refrain from pulling/taking chairs and tables out of classrooms;
      
      
   4. refrain from sitting on tables;
      
      
   5. refrain from stepping on chairs/benches and tables;
      
      
   6. refrain from eating in classrooms/laboratories, corridors and at the study area.
      
      
   7. properly dispose trash in the trash cans.
      
      
5. On Decency
   
   Proper conduct and behavior is expected from all students at all times and all places as befitting their status as members of a Catholic University. They should:
   
   
   1. refrain from using curses and vulgar words and roughness in all aspects of behavior;
      
      
   2. refrain from staying in unlighted places, inside parked vehicles and in vacant rooms;
      
      
   3. refrain from any public display of intimacy, whether inside or outside the University while in school uniform;
      
      
   4. report cases described in the Republic Act No. 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995), to the Anti-Sexual Harassment Board or the Office of Student Affairs.
      
      
   5. refrain from excessive use of loud/heavy hair coloring.
      
      
   6. refrain from body piercing.
      
      
   7. female students are advised against wearing expensive jewelries and/or immodest fashion accessories (big dangling and/or multiple earrings);
      
      
   8. male students are advised against wearing earrings;
      
      
   9. male students are advised against wearing hair beyond shoulder length, especially Unkempt/untidy.
      
      
6. On Curfew
   
   Students are allowed to stay on campus during school days until 9:20 p.m. only. Request for permission to stay on campus beyond the curfew hour must be filed at the Campus Services and Development Office at least one day before.
   
   
7. On Respect for Others
   
   Concern and consideration for others are marks of an educated Christian person. Thus, loitering and talking aloud along the corridors during class sessions must be avoided or any act that may cause disturbance to others.
   
   
8. On Behavior
   
   The University is a community therefore all students are expected to act responsibly and accordingly and likewise mutual respect must be shown. The students are required to strictly observe rules and regulations and policies that may be introduced from time to time by the Student Conduct Office or other authorized University officials or anybody that concerns that maintaining peace and order of the University. Thus, students must refrain from committing any of the following acts which are categorized and listed as:
   
   
   1. Major Offenses. The following are considered major offenses:
      
      
      1. Violation of Dangerous Drugs Law and other related laws.Major Offenses
         
         
      2. Drinking intoxicating wine, liquors and beverages on campus or entering the campus in the state of intoxication or under the influence of drugs prohibited or regulated by law.
         
         
      3. Smoking in the University campus.
         
         
      4. Carrying of firearms, weapons (leadpipes, icepicks, or blades which are more than 1 ½ inches long, etc.), explosives (including firecrackers, and pyrotechnics) within the premises of the University.
         
         
      5. Deliberate disruption of academic functions like classes, convocations, seminars, symposia, and other school activities, which tends to create public disturbance or disorder.
         
         
      6. Disrespect, whether in words or in deeds, towards any member of the faculty, administration, or non-teaching staff.
         
         
      7. Brawls on campus or at school functions on campus.
         
         
      8. Grave threat on the life and safety of another person (student, faculty, personnel).
         
         
      9. Direct assault upon another student inside and outside the campus.
         
         
      10. Direct assault upon the person of any member of the faculty, administration, personnel, non-teaching staff, or any person vested with authority.
          
          
      11. Being an accomplice or provoking fights/brawls between and/or among students inside or outside the campus whether or not with actual participation in the fights or brawls.
          
          
      12. Vandalism, damage to or defacement of University property or of the property of the members of the University community caused intentionally or recklessly; misappropriation of such property.
          
          
      13. Attempted or actual theft of, damage to, or possession without permission of property of the University or of a member of the University community or of another students.
          
          
      14. Loss due to negligence and failure to replace lost item, property or valuable.
          
          
      15. Forcible entry to HAU premises.
          
          
      16. Unauthorized use of facilities and services, including classrooms, whether during or between classes.
          
          
      17. Engaging in lewd, indecent, obscene or immoral conduct including scandalous display of intimacy, inside and outside the University while in school uniform.
          
          
      18. Acts that place the name of the school in a bad light such as public malicious imputation of an act omission, condition or status or circumstances which tend to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt to the name of the school.
          
          
      19. Acts that prevent, coerce, force or intimidate others from entering the campus or attending classes of other school functions.
          
          
      20. Violation of Republic Act 8044, known as Anti-Hazing Law either inside of outside the University premises. (See Appendix)
          
          
      21. Inflicting physical injuries whether serious or less serious, upon a person during initiations conducted either inside or outside the premises of the University.
          
          
      22. Forging or falsifying and/or tampering with academic or official records or school documents of any kind and possessions of falsified or tampered documents.
          
          
      23. Forging or falsifying and/or tampering official records that takes place within the context of academic study, i.e practicum, OJT and field trips
          
          
      24. Gambling in any form within the campus and while on duty outside the school.
          
          
      25. Lending/Using/borrowing an ID card/registration forms to another student or to an outsider.
          
          
      26. Commission of three (3) minor offenses.
          
          
      27. Distribution of printed material/s and/or posting of posters and hanging streamers/ banners within school campus without prior permission or approval from Student Conduct Office.
          
          
      28. Putting up, manning or maintaining a barricade in order to prevent entry to or exit from the school premises.
          
          
      29. Malversation of any funds intended for class, organization, council or publication, whether offender is a member /staffer or not.
          
          
      30. Stalking or harassing another member of the community
          
          
      31. Collection of goods or money without permission from school authorities.
          
          
      32. Blackmailing or extorting money from a student, faculty or any member of the University community for whatever reason or purpose and whether or not the objective of extortion is accomplished.
          
          
      33. Sexual harassment involving a student. In cases where the victim fails to report or is not in a position to do so, any witness can file a complaint either on behalf of the victim or as a witness. Otherwise the SCO may, on its own initiative, conduct an investigation the results of which may serve as basis for filing of charges.
          
          
      34. Cheating in any form (including plagiarism). The following acts shall constitute cheating and shall be punishable hereunder:
          
          
          • Unauthorized possession of notes or any material relative to the examination whether the student actually uses them or not;
          • Unauthorized possession of test questions (Unauthorized possession means that student is in possession of test questions in any subject, whether he enrolled in it or not, prior to the date the examination shall have been given.);
          • Copying from or allowing another to copy from one's examination papers.
          • Talking with another student without permission during an examination;
          • Taking an examination for or on behalf of another student;
          • Passing as one's own any examination paper done by another; and
          • Passing as one's own work any assigned report, term paper, case analysis, reaction paper and the like, which are copied from another.
          
          
      35. Misuse or unauthorized use of University IT equipment and systems, including but not limited to:
          
          
          • Theft or abuse of computer facilities.
          • Unauthorized access to a computer system of the University; modifying or attempting to modify computer programmes or data, for any purpose without authorization.
          • Unauthorized use or transfer of a file.
          • Unauthorized use of another individual's identification/account and password.
          • Use of computer facilities/system to obstruct the work of another student, faculty member, or University official.
          • Use of computer facilities/system to interfere with normal operation of the University computing system.
          • Deliberately causing a computer virus to become installed in a computer system or file.
          
          
      36. Commission of other such offenses within the campus punishable under the Revised Penal Code.
          
          
      37. Viewing of pornographic and subversive materials (on the Internet, print media, video, compact disc)
          
          
      38. Use of profane language and verbal assault that results in the humiliation or extreme embarrassment of another person.
          
          
      39. Violation of the USC Constitution by a USC official. The same policy applies to College Student Councils.
          
          
      40. Violation of the Campus Journalism Law by members of the editorial Staff of student publications.
          
          
   2. Other Major Offenses
      
      
      1. Unauthorized carrying, use, and/or possession of weapons or firearms on university premises or at any university function held outside the campus. The term weapon/firearms include but not limited to: lead pipes, ice picks, blades which are more than 1 ½ inches long, firecrackers, pyrotechnics, bomb, grenade, gun, rifle, pistol, dynamite, dagger, num-chucks, sling-shot, metallic knuckles and chemical containers such as "pepper spray" or "tear gas", whether or not loaded, filled, or active.
         
         
      2. Misrepresentation- student representing another student or employee of the university without authorization; or student assuming the identity of another student or HAU employee for whatever purpose.
         
         
      3. Academic Violations include, but are not limited to:
         Disruptive or inappropriate use of technological and electronic devices in the classroom such as cell phones, computers, and MP3 players.
         
         
      4. Inflicting bodily harm towards any member of the university community whether serious, less serious, or slight intentional or reckless.
         
         
      5. Coercing or forcing another student to commit any of the violations prescribed in the Student Code of Conduct and Procedures in exchange for membership in the organization or as a form of initiation, or for any other gain.
         
         
      6. Failure to present and/or wear ID card upon entry and while inside the University campus.
         
         
      7. Failure to comply with a written instruction, penalty and/or sanction, as issued by the University Board of Discipline without excuse or justification.
         
         
      8. Sexual act, indecent conduct/behavior such as: kissing, or touching sensitive parts of another person's body such as a breast, thigh, or buttocks with a sexual connotation as perceived by third parties, whether or not with actual malice on the parties involved.
         
         
      9. Unauthorized reproduction/printing, use and/or sale of materials bearing the HAU logos, slogans, designs etc. of the university and other mandated units and organizations within and outside the campus.
         
         
      10. Bringing in of any material that connotes gambling or usury
          
          
      11. Being an accomplice or accessory to any of the violations prescribed in the Student Code of Conduct and Procedures.
          
          
      12. Harassing any member of the university community using cyber technology, including but not limited to: Instant Messaging, Yahoo Messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Friendster and skype.
          
          
      13. Drinking alcoholic beverage/s in public while wearing HAU prescribed uniform/s
          
          
      14. Bullying another student
          
          
   3. Minor Offenses. The following shall be considered as minor offenses.
      
      
      1. Loitering along hallway during class hours
         
         
      2. Use of cellular phone during classes and/or academic functions
         
         
      3. Violation of the Policy on ID
         
         
      4. Violation of the Policy on Religious Activities
         
         
      5. Violation of the Policy on School Uniform and personal attire
         
         
      6. Violation of the Policy on Curfew
         
         
      7. Violation of Policy of Decency (not covered by policy on major offenses)
         
         
      8. Violation of the Policy on Orderliness, Cleanliness and Proper Use of Facilities (not covered by policy on major offenses).
         
         
      9. Such other acts inconsistent with proper behavior befitting that of an educated person.