Ordinances and Regulations
Ordinances
Approved by the University Council, Wednesday 1 March 2023
- Ordinance 1: Definition of Ordinances
- Ordinance 2: Members of the University
- Ordinance 3: The Council
- Ordinance 4: The Court
- Ordinance 5: The Senate
- Ordinance 6: University Executive Board
- Ordinance 7: Officers of the University
- Ordinance 8: Committees
- Ordinance 9: Standing Orders of Senior University Committees
- Ordinance 10: Auditors
- Ordinance 11: Custody and Use of the University Seal
- Ordinance 12: Contracts
- Ordinance 13: Definitions of Campus, College, Faculty, School, Department, Centre, Unit
- Ordinance 14: University Examiners and Examinations
- Ordinance 15: Boards of Studies
- Ordinance 16: Deprivation and Revocation of Academic Qualifications (formerly Ordinance 7)
- Ordinance 17: Honorary Degrees, Fellowships and Academic Honorary Titles
- Ordinance 18: Congregations (Graduation Ceremonies)
- Ordinance 19: University of York Students' Union
- Ordinance 20: The Graduate Students' Association
Regulations
- Regulation 1: Regulations for higher doctorates
- Regulation 2: Regulations for research degree awards
- Regulation 3: Regulations for awards relating to taught programmes of study
- Regulation 4: This regulation no longer exists
- Regulation 5: Regulations on assessment
- Regulation 6: General academic regulations and procedures for taught programmes
- Regulation 7: Student discipline
- Regulation 8: Enrolment, residence and payment of fees
- Regulation 9: Election of members to the Senate and Council
- Regulation 10: Freedom of speech within the University
- Regulation 11: Using University Information
- Regulation 12: Intellectual property
- Regulation 13: Miscellaneous regulations
- Appendix 1: Awards of the University
Additional information
- HYMS Regulations: Regulations and Codes of Practice governing the Hull York Medical School
- Using and protecting information: Advice, guidance and policies covering the safe use and sharing of information
Previous versions of the Ordinances and Regulations
- Summary of changes to the University Ordinances 1 March 2023 (PDF
, 230kb) - List of O&R amendments approved in 2021-22 for the 2022-23 edition (PDF , 257kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2017-18 (PDF , 379kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2016-17 (PDF , 380kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2015-16 (PDF , 263kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2014-15 (PDF , 318kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2013-14 (PDF , 309kb)
- Ordinances and Regulations 2011-12 (PDF , 269kb)