Committee on Discipline Rules – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Revised September 2024
I. Purpose and Authority of the Committee on Discipline
III. Interim, Administrative, and Supportive Measures
IV. The COD Process is Private and Internal
V. Definitions
VI. Process for Filing a Complaint with the COD
VII. Process for Choosing a Particular Resolution Process
VIII. Process for Respondents to Respond to the Three Forms of Complaint
X. Sanctioning Panel Procedures
XI. Sanctions
XII. Appeals
XIII. Special Procedures for Handling MIT Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaints
XIV. Sexual Misconduct Panel Meeting Procedures (Non-Title IX Sexual Harassment)
XV. Title IX Sexual Harassment Hearing Procedures
XVI. Special Procedures for Handling Allegations Against Former Students and Former Student Organizations
XVII. Membership
COD Rules in PDF
In addition to the HTML format above, the current COD Rules are available as a PDF. Printed copies of the COD Rules are available from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
Please note: The COD Rules website is under construction as we work to add updates to the rules that took effect September 11, 2024; the above link contains the most recent PDF copy of the rules and should be used as reference until the website is fully updated. You can find PDF copies of earlier versions of the rules on our Archive of Past COD Rules page.