Rules for Campus Living

Each student will be responsible for obtaining a housing contract. You may receive a contract from the office of housing and residential life. CONTRACT VIOLATIONS: Any student who violates the rules and regulations will be referred to the director of campus housing and/or to the dean of students. Penalties for housing contract violations include:

1. Written warning
2. Transfer to a different room.
3. Removal from campus housing
4. Referral to the dean ofstudents for disciplinary action, including probation and suspension.
5. Fines and/or work projects.

The following are rules for campus living enforced by housing and residential life (see Student Handbook for additional information):

1. REGISTERING FOR A ROOM: All resident students must register with the office of residential life before occupying a room. Anyone occupying a room without registering will be fined $50.00 and asked to leave.
2. USE OF residence hall LOUNGE FURNITURE: Lounge furniture is not allowed to be moved to dorm rooms. Residents with furniture in their rooms taken from lounges or other rooms will be fined $50.00.
3. DAMAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: Residents must not deliberately damage personal and/or real property. This includes throwing liquids or objects from doors, windows and roofs. Violators will face actual damage charges and actions through the dean of student affairs and academic support office.
4. FIRE ALARMS AND EQUIPMENT: Residents who deliberately damage property orset false fire alarms will be evicted from the residence hall. It is also a violation of state laws to tamper with fire-fighting equipment. Convictions of this offense can bring a $250 fine and/up to 30 days in prison.
5. HEALTH AND SAFETY CHECKS: Room checks are made daily by the housing department. Notices are posted well in advance of these checks; however, follow-up checks can be made without notice. Violations of any dorm regulations will result in disciplinary action.
6. OVERNIGHT GUESTS: Students are not allowed overnight guests. Any student who is found in violation will be subject to student conduct sanction or revoked from housing.
7. PERSONAL PROPERTY and INJURIES: Denmark Technical College assumes no liability for any personal property that is lost or damaged or any personal injuries that residents and their guests sustain. Students are encouraged to seek property insurance through NSSI Student Property Insurance.
8. QUIET HOURS: These hours will be posted in each dorm. Loud noises and music are prohibited during quiet hours.
9. MUSIC: When playing stereos, consideration of others is requested. Pointing speakers out of the window or door is prohibited. Violators will be disciplined.
10. VACATING A ROOM: Residents must check with the dorm supervisor before moving out of a room during the semester or at the end of the semester. The residence hall supervisor will inspect the room with the resident to assess its condition. The room key must be returned at this time. A $50.00 fine will be charged for each key that is not returned.
11. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES: Because the residence halls have electrical circuit limitations, multiple plugs and extension cords are prohibited. Radios,stereo equipment, and televisions can be used as long as they do not require outside antennas. All appliances must be registered with the residence hall desk monitor. Residents with unregistered appliances will be in violation of the residential housing agreement.
12. COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATORS: Cooking equipment such as microwave ovens, coffee pots, and burners is not allowed in the residence rooms. Small refrigerators are allowed.
13. FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND FIREWORKS: The ignition or detonation of anything which could cause damage by fire, explosion, or similar means to persons or property, and possession of any kind of weapon, i.e., handguns, fireworks, or explosives is prohibited on any property owned or operated by Denmark Technical College.
    NOTE: Penalty for Possession of Firearms or other Dangerous Weapons on or off Denmark Technical College Property: ANY STUDENT WHO IS FOUND TO BE IN THE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM OR OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON WHILE ON OR OFF DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROPERTY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE COLLEGE AND REMOVED FROM THE CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY.
14. ALCOHOL AND DRUGS: Possession of any alcohol or non-prescription drugs is prohibited. The sale, barter, exchange, or gift of such drugs or alcohol from anyone without legal authority to possess them is prohibited. Violators will face disciplinary actions, which could result in suspension from school or prosecution by law. NOTE: Penalty for possessing, using, or distributing narcotics or unlawful drugs on or off Denmark Technical College Property: ANY STUDENT WHO IS FOUND TO BE IN THE POSSESSION OF, USING, OR DISTRIBUTING ANY NARCOTICS OR UNLAWFUL DRUGS, OR DRUG PARAPHENEIA ON OR OFF DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROPERTY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE COLLEGE AND REMOVED FROM THE CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY.
15. ROOM VISITATIONS: The residence rooms are to be occupied by members of the same sex. Males or females who live on campus are allowed to have visitors of the opposite sex in their living space outside of quiet hours. Visitation is only allowed between students who reside on campus. Every visitor will have to check-in and check-out at the front desk with official campus student identification. Failure to adhere to this process will lead to suspension of visitation privileges or loss of visitation privileges.
    Denmark Technical College expressly prohibits the presence of infants, or any other persons who are not officially registered as student residents in the dormitories for any extended period of time. While visitors are permitted, their visitation may not exceed a period of 48 hours. The violation of these provisions may result in an immediate termination of the student resident contract.
16. CLEANLINESS – Occupants of residence halls are required to keep their rooms clean and tidy. Dirty and untidy rooms create a health and safety hazard. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in cancellation of the housing contract and fines
17. SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT – Smoking is prohibited in the residence halls in compliance with South Carolina guidelines for state buildings. Students who do not have a breakage fee will receive a full refund. Students who have breakage damages less than the breakage deposit, will receive an appropriate refund equaling the deposit. Ifstudents have breakage damages in excess of the breakage deposit, their account will be charged for the amount due.