While studying and living in another city, students are still subject to the laws of that state and the U.S. This applies especially with regard to the use or sale of controlled substances, i.e. drugs and alcohol. It is the responsibility of each individual to understand the gravity of any violation of local laws, legal requirements, or behavioral norms when in another city.

It is the policy of the Study Away Program that any illegal drug use or the abuse of alcohol while away will result in disciplinary sanctions, up to and including an immediate dismissal from the program. Such actions not only affect the individual, but also put others in the group and the entire program in jeopardy. Such actions may also result in campus judiciary proceedings against the offending individual(s).