Master of Social Work (MSW) Program
STUDENT ORIENTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT PACKAGE

The School of Social Work expects all students to conduct themselves in an ethical, professional manner in the classroom and field settings consistent with the NASW Code of Ethics.

Texas A&M University-Commerce has established standards of conduct to create and foster an environment that facilitates student learning and development. Students and university student groups are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that demonstrates respect for the rights and property of others and is consistent with the educational goals and mission of the university. This Code of Student Conduct (“Code”) focuses on personal responsibility and accountability for students’ actions and the impact those actions may have on the greater community. To access student academic and behavioral expectations for students refer to the Student Code of Conduct.

This procedure establishes electronic mail as the official means of communication for all students and employees. It also identifies the the provision that all students will be given a student domain (@leomail.tamuc.edu) email address and all university employees will be given a university domain (@tamuc.edu) email address.

This procedure supplements System Regulation 33.04.02 Use of Telecommunication Service  and University Procedure 33.04.02R0.01 Use of Telecommunication Service.

1. OFFICIAL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION

• Electronic mail, or email, is considered an official means of communication at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

• Requests to substitute non-university email addresses for purposes of official communication will not be honored.

2. ASSIGNMENT AND USAGE OF UNIVERSITY EMAIL ADDRESSES

• All university employees required to conduct official university business, via email, are required to do so with their assigned @tamuc.edu email account. Email systems used to conduct the business of the university require that appropriate security, backup, and records retention measures are in place.

3. ASSIGNMENT AND USAGE OF STUDENT EMAIL ADDRESSES

• Each student will be assigned a university email address when his or her application for admission to the University is processed. This email address will remain active throughout the student’s academic career at A&M-Commerce.

• Students are expected to monitor their official A&M-Commerce email account regularly. The University recommends checking email at least once per day. Students should report any problems with email accounts to the A&M-Commerce Center for IT Excellence Help Desk at 903-468-6000.

4. PRIVACY OF EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

• Electronic mail is subject to the same policies regarding information disclosure as other methods of communication. The privacy of personally identifiable information must be protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). The confidentiality of e-mail cannot be assured and any confidentiality may be compromised by access consistent with applicable law or policy, including this procedure, by unintended redistribution or due to current technologies inadequate to protect against unauthorized access. All university employees and students, therefore, should exercise extreme caution in using e-mail to communicate confidential or sensitive matters, and should not assume that their e-mail is private or confidential. Examples of confidential or sensitive information include, but are not limited to: driver’s license numbers, credit card numbers, social security numbers, grades, current or past academic history, medical information and medical history, criminal history, personal bank account numbers, and payroll information other than gross pay.