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What rules do BYU students have to follow?

Live a chaste and virtuous life, including abstaining from sexual relations outside marriage between a man and a woman. Living a chaste and virtuous life also includes abstaining from same-sex romantic behavior. Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping, marijuana, and other substance abuse.
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What rules are there at BYU?

BYU Honor Code
  • Be honest.
  • Live a chaste and virtuous life, including abstaining from any sexual relations outside a marriage between a man and a woman.
  • Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping, marijuana, and other substance abuse.
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What are the rules for chastity at BYU?

The law of chastity is taught firmly within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In essence, the law of chastity is a commandment given from God to abstain from sexual relations outside of marriage. This includes abstinence before marriage and complete fidelity to one's spouse after marriage.
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How strict is BYU dress code?

The dress and grooming of both men and women should always be modest, neat, and clean, consistent with the dignity adherent to representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and any of its institutions of higher education.
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Are BYU students allowed to drink coffee?

BYU is a private university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose general membership has committed to not using alcohol, tobacco, coffee, or tea. Accordingly, no smoking or drinking of alcohol, coffee, or tea is permitted on the BYU campus, though other caffeinated beverages are allowed.
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Is Coke allowed at BYU?

At the urging of students, the Mormon-based college in Utah lifted its decades-long moratorium on caffeinated soft drinks Thursday morning, allowing campus restaurants, vending machines, stores and dining halls to offer the sweet buzz of caffeine-filled sodas.
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Can you get coke at BYU?

Brigham Young University has ended a decades-long policy barring caffeinated soft drinks from its campus. To those unfamiliar with the practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that may not seem like a big deal.
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Can girls wear pants at BYU?

Clothing—avoid being sloppy or inappropriately casual; no baggy/saggy pants; pants must be worn at the waist; no underwear should be visible.
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Can girls wear shorts at BYU-Idaho?

Although the Church Educational System Honor Code was already consistent across all of the church-owned campuses, the new update indicates dress and grooming standards are also now unified across campuses — meaning shorts are allowed on all campuses, even at BYU-Idaho.
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Can you wear flip-flops at BYU?

The BYU-Idaho dress and grooming standards prohibit students and faculty from wearing overalls, flip-flops, hats, shorts and capris on campus.
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Can boys have long hair at BYU?

As stated in the Dress and Grooming Expectations, hair should be “neat, modest, and avoid extremes.” The intent of this standard for men is that hair should be cut short and neatly trimmed.
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Does BYU have partying?

Party Scene

Tons of raging parties almost any night of the week. Lots of options Wednesday-Saturday. Some decent frat/house parties, weekends only. Good parties are few and far between.
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Can you have tattoos at BYU?

BYU policy permits students to have tattoos but counsels against getting them while studying at the university. Getting one while student does count as an Honor Code infraction. "It's extremely rare for a student to be suspended for dress and grooming violations," Jenkins said.
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Can you wear skinny jeans at BYU?

"We don't have a policy against skinny jeans. One department on campus took our honor code and they interpreted it in their own way," he said. "University officials went to the Test Center, educated them, and the signs were taken down."
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What is BYU's curfew?

Curfew And Quiet Hours

Students should be in their own apartments by midnight Saturday through Thursday nights and 1:00 a.m. on Friday nights. Apartment visitors must leave in time to arrive in their own apartments by curfew. Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily and all day on Sunday.
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Can you have a nose ring at BYU?

If worn, mustaches should be neatly trimmed and may not extend beyond or below the corners of the mouth. Men are expected to be clean-shaven; beards are not acceptable. Earrings and other body piercing are not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in all public campus areas.
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Why can't i have a beard at BYU?

President Wilkinson disliked the "hippie" culture of the 1960s, and he thought beards represented this culture. Students with beards were not allowed to register at BYU for the 1969 fall semester.
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Do BYU students have to shave?

BYU enforces a strict honor code, especially when it comes to grooming standards. One of the most heavily contested of these rules involves men's facial hair. The honor code states: “Men are expected to be clean shaven; beards are not acceptable.”
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Can BYU students have beards now?

Men should be clean shaven. If worn, mustaches should be neatly trimmed.
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Is BYU really strict?

The BYU dress and grooming standards of the Honor Code are straightforward and strict: Shoulders and midriffs covered, knee-length or longer bottoms, men are to always be clean-shaven. There's even a standard on sideburn length.
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Do kids drink at BYU?

As a condition of enrollment or employment, the university requires that all students and personnel abide by the Church Educational System Honor Code (Honor Code), which includes a personal commitment to abstain, both on and off campus, from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping, and substance abuse.
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Did BYU change LGBTQ policy?

Current policies

BYU continues to ban same-sex romantic behavior such as dating, holding hands, and kissing as of August 2023.
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Does BYU allow man buns?

BYU Idaho no longer allows man buns. It's now considered an “extreme hairstyle,” which is not compliant with BYU-Idaho's Honor Code.
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Does BYU drug test students?

PROCEDURE—The background check, drug screen, or fingerprinting will be initiated by the student if required as part of the process for being admitted or for obtaining a desired internship or clinical experience. Please allow six to eight weeks to complete the process.
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Is BYU a dry campus?

BYU”s honor code is unique in its rules as well as how the honor code is executed. BYU is the only school out of the three that is a completely dry campus, meaning students are not allowed to consume alcohol at any time, including in their dorms and apartments.
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