Adopted by Faculty - March 2002
Family members are defined here by any of the following relationships: parent, daughter or son, sibling, and spouse (including any such relationship by adoption), consensual relationship as defined at http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/1621.htm and any relationship in which the individuals share living quarters.
If a student and instructor are family members, either may be placed in a position straining their relationship and the situation may raise questions of equity with other students. This situation, however, may be necessary; for example, a student may need a course for graduation taught only by a family member.
If the situation should arise where a student is a family member, the faculty member will immediately discuss the situation with their immediate supervisor. If there is an alternative class, the student should enroll in that class. If there is no alternative class, the supervisor may make arrangements for an independent review of the family member's grades issued in the course.
