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The following penalties are among those which may be imposed by the Yale College Executive Committee:

  1. Reprimand: (This is a matter of internal record only. Upon graduation, records of reprimands in college deans' offices will be destroyed.)
  2. Probation: The student is in official jeopardy. The commission of a serious offense while on probation will normally result in suspension or expulsion.
  3. Restriction: Denial of the use of certain University facilities or of the right to participate in certain activities or to exercise certain privileges.
  4. Suspension: Separation from the University for a stated period of time. A suspended student forfeits all privileges of enrollment, including residence, attendance at classes, participation in organized extracurricular activities, and use of University libraries as well as athletic and other facilities. Suspension may require petition for readmission.
  5. Expulsion: Permanent separation from the University. Expulsion shall be recorded on the academic transcript.
  6. Fines.

In addition to imposing these penalties for offenses subject to disciplinary action, the University may refer students for prosecution. The president of the University, or an official of the University authorized by the president, may impose an emergency suspension from residence or academic status when, in the judgment of the president, such action appears necessary for reasons relating to a student's physical or emotional safety and well-being or the safety and well-being of a member of the University community or of University property, or may impose an immediate interim suspension when it appears necessary to deal with a continuing disturbance or a forcible interference by students with any University activity or with the free movement of any member of the University community. When an undergraduate in Yale College is suspended in this fashion, the matter may be referred either to the Yale College Executive Committee or to the University Tribunal, if the Tribunal is convoked. Interim suspension may remain in effect until the Executive Committee or the University Tribunal has taken action with regard to the student; however, interim suspension may be lifted earlier by action of the president or the president's authorized designee, or by action of the Executive Committee or University Tribunal panel after a preliminary review, which will be held at the earliest opportunity. (On the University Tribunal, see appendix E, A Brief Note on the University Tribunal.)