The Code of Conduct is intended to set and maintain acceptable standards of behaviour by the students of the Naturopathic College of New Zealand. Students are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct at all times, along with any other policies and procedures of NCNZ outlined in the Student Handbook and other College documentation.
Student Code of Conduct
Students must comply with the following requirements. Students who breach these requirements shall be guilty of misconduct.
a) Students enrolled for any programme of study must sign an Offer of Placement, Invoice and Publish Trust Contract.
b) Fees must be paid in full before the beginning of each year unless prior arrangements are made with the Chief Financial Officer.
c) Students are responsible for ensuring that they inform the College of any change to their contact details including address, phone number and email or contact name.
Students must not:
d) Be guilty of or a party to any dishonest or improper practice (including plagiarism) or breach of instructions relating to or connected with the conduct of assessment procedures including examinations, practical’s and summative assessments.
e) Disrupt any teaching, study, research or administration of the Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
f) Act in a manner contrary to the good governance of the Naturopathic College of New Zealand or prejudicial to its functioning as such.
g) Obstruct any member of the Naturopathic College of New Zealand in their academic work or performance of their duties.
h) Wilfully create a nuisance in their dealings with the Naturopathic College of New Zealand or bring the Naturopathic College of New Zealand into disrepute whether face to face, through telecommunication contact, fax, post, email, social network website or by any other means.
i) Harass any member of the Naturopathic College of New Zealand or current or past students with offensive or unwanted sexual or non-sexual behaviour whether face to face, through telecommunication contact, fax, post, email, social network website or by any other means.
j) Acquire by theft or deception any of the benefits or services provided by the Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
k) Steal or damage the Naturopathic College of New Zealand property, which includes records and data both owned by and under the Naturopathic College of New Zealand’s care.
l) Infringe the Naturopathic College of New Zealand’s copyright in its publications by copying or dealing in copies of these works in breach of the Copyright Act 1994.
m) Wilfully provide false information to the Naturopathic College of New Zealand in connection with their enrolment or study at the Naturopathic College of New Zealand.
n) Attempt to commit or be a party to any of the foregoing
Failure to meet these rules will result in your tutor or appropriate member of staff following the disciplinary process. Where the offence is considered serious the behaviour may lead to dismissal from the programme.