Policies and Code of Conduct
In keeping with the university's expectation of the "highest standards of morality, integrity, orderliness and personal honor," Harding has a number of rules that were designed to foster these standards on campus.
Chapel and Bible class attendance are mandatory for students who are taking at least 8 hours for credit in a given semester. Additionally, students must complete at least 8 hours of Bible courses in order to complete the Liberal Arts curriculum. "First Time In College" (FTIC) students must take a survey course in New Testament during the their first semester, followed by a survey of the Old Testament during their second semester.
Students who live on campus (a majority of students) are required to be in their dorms by midnight during the week and 1 a.m. on weekends. Except in certain open house events, men and women are not allowed to visit one another's dorm rooms.
Harding has a no smoking policy on campus. Disciplinary action may be taken against students who use illegal drugs whether on or off campus. The consumption of alcohol is also prohibited for students and faculty both on and off campus. A violation of this policy usually results in expulsion for one semester. Searcy, Arkansas is in White County, which is a dry county.
Harding requires faculty to dress professionally when attending class, chapel, lyceum, and American Studies programs.
Students and faculty may not participate in any sexual activity outside of a marriage to a person of the opposite sex. The use or display of pornography is prohibited. In early 2011, a group of self-identified LGBT Harding students and alumni calling themselves the HU Queer Press published a zine entitled The State of the Gay at Harding University, slipping copies of the independent publication under doors in several Harding dormitories. The zine called for safe spaces on campus and greater peer support of LGBT students at Harding. The University issued a public statement condemning the zine and blocked the website of the organization.
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