Your Rights as an MCD University of Divinity Student

First, you have the right to privacy. All personal information which you give the MCD University of Divinity will be treated in confidence, and only used for the purpose for which it was given. Office staff are careful with your computer database entries, which are only accessed by people who are entitled to do so – for example, lecturers having a class list with names and emails. No one associated with the MCD university of Divinity is permitted to share your personal information with anyone not entitled to it.

Secondly, you have the right to the highest standards of teaching and learning. In order to protect the high academic standing of your MCD University of Divinity degree or diploma, all forms of cheating, plagiarism or other academic fraud (including illegitimate use of internet resources) are strictly forbidden, and anyone found engaging in them faces serious consequences. To assist with this, you are obliged to state on each assignment that it is your own work.

Thirdly, you have the right to be treated fairly in all academic and administrative matters.  If you have a grievance about an administrative procedure or academic issue, you have five working days (longer for some serious matters) to lodge a complaint with the Dean of your RTI, or with the MCD University of Divinity Registrar.  You will not be disadvantaged by doing this, and in most cases can expect a resolution within ten working days.

Fourthly, you have the right to be safe, and to feel safe, in MCD University of Divinity environments. Harassment in any form – spiritual, sexual or discriminatory (e.g., on the grounds of race, gender, ethnicity, disability, theological outlook) – is wrong, and not permitted. Procedures are in place to deal promptly with situations which may arise. The college has student, staff and faculty Peer Contact Officers (PCOs), available to be contacted in confidence if you feel harassed.

Finally, once you have commenced a degree or diploma with the MCD University of Divinity, you are assured that MCD University of Divinity educational and financial resources are in place for its completion. If the highly unlikely situation arises that the MCD University of Divinity cannot deliver a course for which you have paid fees, these will be refunded, or you can transfer to another provider, nominated for this purpose by the MCD University of Divinity.

Detailed policies and procedures governing these matters can be found on the MCD University of Divinity website.