CINXE.COM
Nondiscrimination Policy Statement | Graduate Division
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" version="XHTML+RDFa 1.0" dir="ltr" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:sioc="http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns#" xmlns:sioct="http://rdfs.org/sioc/types#" xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"> <head profile="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org)" /> <link rel="canonical" href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" /> <link rel="shortlink" href="/node/651" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/profiles/ucsf_b1gfoot/themes/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/profiles/ucsf_b1gfoot/themes/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme/img/img-metatag.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="940" /> <meta property="twitter:image" content="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/profiles/ucsf_b1gfoot/themes/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme/img/img-metatag.jpg" /> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Graduate Division" /> <meta property="twitter:url" content="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" /> <meta property="twitter:title" content="Nondiscrimination Policy Statement | Graduate Division" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Nondiscrimination Policy Statement" /> <title>Nondiscrimination Policy Statement | Graduate Division</title> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_kShW4RPmRstZ3SpIC-ZvVGNFVAi0WEMuCnI0ZkYIaFw.css" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_EJL_7lrjsH8BZ6q38g9TN9dgvY5IouUd4PiJZQyBEFI.css" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_rV3Wod_e6ST6El0CA65NgFrvcFHnCpm1z0SGwM9reQg.css" media="all" /> <style type="text/css" media="all"> <!--/*--><![CDATA[/*><!--*/ .cke_toolgroup > .cke_button__quote{display:none}.cke_toolgroup > .cke_button__twocolumn{display:none}.cke_toolgroup > .cke_button__threecolumn{display:none}.cke_toolgroup > .cke_button__featuredcontent{display:none}.cke_toolgroup > .cke_button__collapseitem{display:none} /*]]>*/--> </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/hopscotch/0.2.5/css/hopscotch.min.css" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_-5KGL3kpG9BJtjhjan_sSs2LNKUh8DXr0FbFKbHMQxM.css" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_47DEQpj8HBSa-_TImW-5JCeuQeRkm5NMpJWZG3hSuFU.css" media="print" /> <style type="text/css" media="all"> <!--/*--><![CDATA[/*><!--*/ a.anchor{padding-top:60px;margin-top:-60px;}.btn--blue{border-bottom:none !important;color:#fff !important;}.par-bigger{font-size:110%;}.par-biggest{font-size:120%;}.par-smallest{font-size:70%;}.par-smaller{font-size:80%;}.full-width{width:100vw;position:relative;left:50%;right:50%;margin-left:-50vw;margin-right:-50vw;}.site-wide-announcement{background:#6ea400;color:#fff;padding-left:40px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:0px;}.site-wide-announcement a{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline;}.site-wide-announcement a:hover{text-decoration:none;}.bg--transparent{padding:25px;}.field-name-field-alumni-image img{float:left;}.view-program-alumni .views-field-title{margin-left:180px;padding-top:10px;}.view-program-alumni .field-name-field-alumni-program{margin-left:180px;font-size:20px;}.view-program-alumni .field-name-field-alumn-graduation-year{margin-left:180px;font-size:20px;}.view-program-alumni .field-name-field-alumni-bio{margin-left:180px;margin-bottom:0px;}.view-program-alumni .views-row{min-height:150px;}.alumni-name{margin-bottom:0px;}.alumni-program{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:5px;}.graduation-year{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:5px;}.view-program-alumni .views-row-odd{background-color:#e8f4fa;}.view-program-alumni .field-name-field-alumni-bio p{margin-bottom:0px;}table th{border:1px solid #052049;}.field-type-text-long ol.roman li{list-style-type:lower-roman !important;}.singlecol{padding:25px 25px 5px 25px;margin-bottom:20px;}.herotype{font-size:1.5em;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:10px;}.dashboardContainer{overflow:scroll;}p{line-height:1.5;}p.wysiwyg_quote--content{font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTW04-55Roman","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;line-height:1.5;}.wysiwyg_quote--author{font-size:0.94em;line-height:1.5;}.wysiwyg_quote--org{font-size:0.94em;line-height:1.5;}.nav-social .fa{background-color:#545454;}.fa-facebook,.fa-twitter,.fa-envelope-o,.fa-share-alt,.share-buttons{color:#545454;}.view-display-id-events_page .event .date-time{color:#545454;}.view-display-id-news_page .ucsf-news .date{color:#545454;}.collapse-item h1{margin-bottom:0px;}.collapse-item h2{margin-bottom:0px;}.collapse-item h3{margin-bottom:0px;}.collapse-item h4{margin-bottom:0px;}.collapse-item h5{margin-bottom:0px;}.collapse-item .header-text p{font-size:1.25em;font-weight:400;padding-bottom:2px;}.contentcallout{border:1px solid #178ccb;border-top:15px solid #178ccb;padding:15px 25px 0px 25px;margin-bottom:10px;background-color:#f8f8f8;}.contentcallout-teal{border:1px solid #16a0ac;border-top:15px solid #16a0ac;padding:15px 25px 0px 25px;margin-bottom:10px;background-color:#f8f8f8;} /*]]>*/--> </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/css/css_-2QriClPJpVNzoKcV0KI9NWLw9r2d01GnSEpdQzKvLQ.css" media="all" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js_Pt6OpwTd6jcHLRIjrE-eSPLWMxWDkcyYrPTIrXDSON0.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js_onbE0n0cQY6KTDQtHO_E27UBymFC-RuqypZZ6Zxez-o.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js_MItSgdSkwVZBTl5MsdgLy94Mp-HJ6pvBHirm2wMSuzA.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/hopscotch/0.2.5/js/hopscotch.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js_7PbaJTSu-LxJaTVbKUqW3Gf_NGEIE3gHP-pkSD63kK8.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- var sliderSecondary ='slider-secondary-no-image';var sliderPrimary ='slider-image-left'; //--><!]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js_3KU2G0XuUwThidq7lpTBQghUO1g1ty4dEdv-co66Xqw.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/js/js__pev76oqunwyHrozBOUwthVLhzUZgLLfKlmOonOmdkg.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","setHasJsCookie":0,"ajaxPageState":{"theme":"ucsf_b1gfoot_theme","theme_token":"TOHhPdCps3TTf9SRv-IZsUYH-jwMZmA0ZbhGl3naqyg","js":{"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.12\/jquery.min.js":1,"misc\/jquery-extend-3.4.0.js":1,"misc\/jquery-html-prefilter-3.5.0-backport.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/js\/jquery_browser.js":1,"misc\/form-single-submit.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/b1gfoot\/ucsf_b1gfoot_admin_menu\/js\/ucsf_b1gfoot_admin_menu.js":1,"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/hopscotch\/0.2.5\/js\/hopscotch.min.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/b1gfoot\/y3ti_help\/js\/y3ti_help.js":1,"0":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/b1gfoot\/ucsf_b1gfoot_sitewizard\/js\/ucsf_b1gfoot_sitewizard.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/vendor\/slick\/slick.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/vendor\/icheck.min.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/build\/main.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/vendor\/responsive-nav\/responsive-nav.min.js":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/script.js":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.messages.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.theme.css":1,"modules\/comment\/comment.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"modules\/node\/node.css":1,"modules\/search\/search.css":1,"modules\/user\/user.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/contrib\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/contrib\/ckeditor\/css\/ckeditor.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/contrib\/ctools\/css\/ctools.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/b1gfoot\/ucsf_b1gfoot_admin_menu\/css\/ucsf_b1gfoot_admin_menu.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/modules\/b1gfoot\/ucsf_b1gfoot_sitewizard\/css\/ucsf_b1gfoot_sitewizard.css":1,"1":1,"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/hopscotch\/0.2.5\/css\/hopscotch.min.css":1,"https:\/\/maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com\/font-awesome\/4.4.0\/css\/font-awesome.min.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/js\/vendor\/slick\/slick.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/css\/screen.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/css\/print.css":1,"0":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/css\/colors\/primary\/primary-blue.css":1,"profiles\/ucsf_b1gfoot\/themes\/ucsf_b1gfoot_theme\/css\/colors\/secondary\/secondary-green.css":1}},"urlIsAjaxTrusted":{"\/students\/registration-policies-and-deadlines\/nondiscrimination-policy":true}}); //--><!]]> </script> </head> <body class="html not-front not-logged-in page-node page-node- page-node-651 node-type-page slider-secondary ucsf-b1gfoot font--header--granjon nav--lock slider-secondary-no-image profile--grid sidebar sidebar--right sidebar-color--white" > <div id="skip-link"> <a href="#main-content" class="element-invisible element-focusable">Skip to main content</a> </div> <div id="page-wrapper"> <div id="page"> <div class="ucsf-top-header row-full-width logo"> <div class="inside"> <a href="#" aria-haspopup="true" role="button" tabindex="0" class="meganav-btn"> <span class="meganav-menutxt">Main Menu</span> <span class="meganav-icon-bar"></span> <span class="meganav-icon-bar"></span> <span class="meganav-icon-bar"></span> </a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="first"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu">University of California San Francisco</a></li> <li class="last header-give"><a href="https://giving.ucsf.edu">Give to UCSF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="meganav collapsed"> <div class="meganav-container"> <div class="inside"> <div class="close-meganav" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="meganav-left"> <div class="ucsf-logo"></div> <div class="ucsf-desc"><p>UCSF’s innovative, collaborative approach to patient care, research and education spans disciplines across the life sciences, making it a world leader in scientific discovery and its translation to improving health.</p> </div> <ul class="menu-left"><li class="doctor menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org">Get care at UCSF Health</a></li><li class="refer menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/education/admissions">Apply to UCSF</a></li><li class="building menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/about/locations">Visit UCSF</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="meganav-right"> <form class="form-search" action="https://www.ucsf.edu/search"> <input class="search" name="search" type="input" placeholder="Search all of UCSF" /> <input class="search-icon" type="submit" name="op" value="Search"/> </form> <div class="menu-right"> <ul> <li class="menu-header">ABOUT</li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/about" class="menu-link">UCSF Overview</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/about/mission-and-values" class="menu-link">Mission & Values</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/about/history-1" class="menu-link">UCSF History</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/about/community-benefits" class="menu-link">UCSF in the Community</a></li></ul> <ul> <li class="menu-header">RESEARCH</li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/research" class="menu-link">Research Overview</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/research/partnerships" class="menu-link">Research Partnerships</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://innovation.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">Innovation Ventures</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://postdocs.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">Postdoctoral Scholars</a></li></ul> <ul> <li class="menu-header">PATIENT CARE</li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/patient-care" class="menu-link">Patient Care Overview</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org" class="menu-link">UCSF Health</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/" class="menu-link">UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/" class="menu-link">UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfdentalcenter.org/" class="menu-link">UCSF Dental Center</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://psych.ucsf.edu/lpphc" class="menu-link">Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics" class="menu-link">Specialty Clinics</a></li></ul> <ul> <li class="menu-header">EDUCATION</li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/education" class="menu-link">Education Overview</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://www.ucsfdentalcenter.org" class="menu-link">School of Dentistry</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://medschool.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">School of Medicine</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">School of Pharmacy</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://nursing.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">School of Nursing</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">Graduate Division</a></li><li class="menu-item"><a href="https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/" class="menu-link">Global Health Sciences</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="header" class="row-full-width"> <div class="inside clearfix"> <a href="/" title="Home" rel="home" id="logo"> <img src="https://graduate.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/UCSF_Graduate_Division_navy_rgb_weblogo2.png" alt="Home" /> </a> <div class="region region-header"> <div id="block-search-form" class="block block-search"> <div class="content"> <form onsubmit="if(this.search_block_form.value=='Search'){ alert('Please enter a search'); return false; }" action="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" method="post" id="search-block-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div class="container-inline"> <h2 class="element-invisible">Search form</h2> <div class="form-item form-type-textfield form-item-search-block-form"> <label class="element-invisible" for="edit-search-block-form--2">Search... </label> <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." placeholder="Search..." class="text-input fa fa-search form-text" aria-hidden="" type="text" id="edit-search-block-form--2" name="search_block_form" value="" size="40" maxlength="128" /> </div> <div class="form-actions form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><input type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="" class="form-submit" /></div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-qEaXZvDNLVVC4sR64wHU5Xwk7griMnpG_IcUNyD0zrI" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="search_block_form" /> </div> </div></form> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-776" class="block block-block block nav-social"> <div class="content"> <p id="block-ucsf-b1gfoot-tweaks-header-socialmedia"><a href="https://twitter.com/UCSFGradDiv" target="_blank"><img alt="Official X account for the UCSF Graduate Division" height="30" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/wysiwyg/x--brand.svg" style="float:right" width="30" /></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UCSFGraduate" target="_blank"><img alt="Official Facebook account for the UCSF Graduate Division" height="30" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/wysiwyg/Facebook.svg" style="float:right" width="30" /></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="block-menu-block-1" class="block block-menu-block"> <div class="content"> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-1 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-0 menu-level-1"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first expanded menu-mlid-22476"><a href="/admission">Admission</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-22481"><a href="/admission/requirements">Admission Requirements and Application Process</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2171"><a href="/admission/programs">Programs</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22486"><a href="/admission/application-fee-waivers">Application Fee Waivers</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22491"><a href="/admission/intl-admission-requirements">International Admission Requirements</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-2046"><a href="/admission/financial-support">Financial Support</a></li> <li class="last leaf has-children menu-mlid-22506"><a href="/admission/graduate-program-statistics">Graduate Program Statistics</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="expanded menu-mlid-22646"><a href="/academics">Academics</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf has-children menu-mlid-22651"><a href="/academics/phd-degree">The Doctor of Philosophy Degree</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22676"><a href="/academics/masters-degree">The Master’s Degree</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22811"><a href="/academics/certificate-programs">Certificate Programs</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22836"><a href="/academics/professional-doctorates">Professional Doctorates</a></li> <li class="last leaf has-children menu-mlid-22851"><a href="/academics/srtp">Summer Research Program</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-16196"><a href="/diversity">Diversity</a></li> <li class="expanded menu-mlid-22281"><a href="/about">About</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf has-children menu-mlid-23086"><a href="/about/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-23076"><a href="/about/who-does-what">Who Does What in the Graduate Division Dean's Office?</a></li> <li class="last leaf has-children menu-mlid-22146"><a href="/about/annual-events">Annual Events</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="expanded active-trail menu-mlid-22891"><a href="/students" class="active-trail">For Current Students</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-22896"><a href="/students/career">Career Planning and Development</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22901"><a href="/students/community">Community</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22961"><a href="/students/courses-and-grading">Courses and Grading</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22986"><a href="/students/dissertation-thesis-guidelines">Dissertation and Thesis Guidelines</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22956"><a href="/students/newstudents">New Graduate Students Information</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children active-trail menu-mlid-23031"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines" class="active-trail">Policies and Deadlines</a></li> <li class="last leaf has-children menu-mlid-22916"><a href="/students/wellness">Services and Support</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="last expanded menu-mlid-22286"><a href="/faculty-administrators">For Faculty</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf has-children menu-mlid-22301"><a href="/faculty-administrators/apm-430-visiting-undergraduate-and-graduate-students">Visiting Students</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22456"><a href="/faculty-administrators/course-evaluations">Course Evaluations</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-22331"><a href="/faculty-administrators/mentoring">Mentoring</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22436"><a href="/faculty-administrators/scheduling-avoid-conflict-religious-holidays">Scheduling Events and Exams</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22446"><a href="/faculty-administrators/creating-new-degree-programs">Create a New Program</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-23066"><a href="/faculty-administrators/program-review-process">The Program Review Process</a></li> <li class="last leaf has-children menu-mlid-22396"><a href="/faculty-administrators/trainings">Trainings</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="breadcrumb" class="row-full-width"><div class="inside"><h2 class="element-invisible">You are here</h2><div class="breadcrumb"><a href="/">Home</a> > <a href="/students">For Current Students</a> > <a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines" class="active-trail">Policies and Deadlines</a> > <span class="breadcrumb-page-title">Nondiscrimination Policy Statement</span></div></div></div> <h1 class="title" id="page-title">Nondiscrimination Policy Statement</h1> <div class="content-top"> </div> <div id="main-wrapper"> <div id="main" class="clearfix"> <div id="content" class="column"> <div class="inside"> <a id="main-content"></a> <div class="tabs"></div> <div class="region region-content"> <div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system"> <div class="content"> <div id="node-651" class="node node-page slider-secondary clearfix" about="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <span property="dc:title" content="Nondiscrimination Policy Statement" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy,* physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services.** The University also prohibits sexual harassment.</p> <p>This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in University programs and activities.</p> <p>*Pregnancy includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.</p> <p>**Service in the uniformed services includes membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> <div class="sidebar_top"> <div class="region region-sidebar-top"> <div id="block-menu-block-2" class="block block-menu-block"> <h3><a href="/students" class="active-trail">For Current Students</a></h3> <div class="content"> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-2 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-0 menu-level-2"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-22896"><a href="/students/career">Career Planning and Development</a></li> <li class="collapsed menu-mlid-22901"><a href="/students/community">Community</a></li> <li class="collapsed menu-mlid-22961"><a href="/students/courses-and-grading">Courses and Grading</a></li> <li class="collapsed menu-mlid-22986"><a href="/students/dissertation-thesis-guidelines">Dissertation and Thesis Guidelines</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-22956"><a href="/students/newstudents">New Graduate Students Information</a></li> <li class="expanded active-trail menu-mlid-23031"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines" class="active-trail">Policies and Deadlines</a><ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-23051"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/alcohol-and-other-drug-policy">Alcohol and Other Drug Policy</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-23046"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/clery">Clery Act Security and Fire Safety Stats, Violence against Women Act</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-23061"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/code-conduct-and-integrity-research">Code of Conduct and Integrity of Research</a></li> <li class="leaf active-trail active menu-mlid-23056"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/nondiscrimination-policy" class="active-trail active">Nondiscrimination Policy Statement</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-23036"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/phd-student-leaves-policy">PhD Student Leaves Policy</a></li> <li class="last leaf menu-mlid-23041"><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/policy-student-progress">Policy on Student Progress</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="last collapsed menu-mlid-22916"><a href="/students/wellness">Services and Support</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-sidebar"> <div id="block-block-786" class="block block-block"> <h3>2024 Election Resources</h3> <div class="content"> <p paraeid="{5299fc2f-c6e2-4587-8686-5345c32ce89d}{78}" paraid="775381154">Below are links to some helpful articles for faculty regarding teaching before, during and after a challenging election, as well as some resources for learners. </p> <h3 paraeid="{f180058e-6d7e-4dd2-b6c2-aeaddddca092}{249}" paraid="1474885407">Faculty </h3> <ul> <li paraeid="{ba88f408-7e85-4491-9db1-70f7901f11cb}{19}" paraid="153637770"><a href="https://cteresources.bc.edu/documentation/teaching-during-a-tumultuous-election-year/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Teaching During a Tumultuous Election Year (Boston College)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{ba88f408-7e85-4491-9db1-70f7901f11cb}{233}" paraid="1776606805"><a href="https://cteresources.bc.edu/documentation/teaching-during-a-tumultuous-election-year/teaching-after-an-election/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Teaching After an Election (Boston College)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{18031a25-9828-4346-8213-b31b45567091}{11}" paraid="745870223"><a href="https://news.iu.edu/live/news/27157-advice-for-faculty-on-how-to-help-students-during" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Helping students during an election (Indiana University)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{2144442d-9f44-4e57-a25d-623b4485b8b8}{130}" paraid="80256533"><a href="https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast/24/09/teaching-election-politically-charged-times" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Teaching the Election in Politically Charged Times (Harvard Graduate School of Education)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{87abc7bd-9ba7-4e19-998e-17a9551e4478}{214}" paraid="163554469"><a href="https://cep.barnard.edu/election-and-post-election-conversations-classroom" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Election and Post-Election Conversations in the Classroom (Barnard College)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{d71d0751-95ef-4ad7-9504-6ee85a89f777}{79}" paraid="779552349"><a href="https://inclusiveva.org/day-after-election-guide/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Day After Election Guide (Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities)</a> </li> <li paraeid="{e4d0c2d3-76cc-4dee-8eb7-06cfc5618eae}{128}" paraid="197238441"><a href="https://www.lib.pacificu.edu/cetci/teaching-during-election-season/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Teaching During Election Season (Pacific University)</a> </li> </ul> <h3 paraeid="{18031a25-9828-4346-8213-b31b45567091}{85}" paraid="1290102729">Learners </h3> <ul> <li paraeid="{e4d0c2d3-76cc-4dee-8eb7-06cfc5618eae}{252}" paraid="1099159233"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/cgr/advocacy/vote" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">UCSF Votes</a> </li> <li paraeid="{ae3936d3-76d0-488d-9ec6-d89432bf0e62}{47}" paraid="1966381864"><a href="https://calendar.ucsf.edu/event/copy-of-2020-election-day" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">UCSF 2024 Election Day</a> </li> <li paraeid="{ae3936d3-76d0-488d-9ec6-d89432bf0e62}{137}" paraid="355376424"><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/cgr/advocacy" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Advocacy at UCSF</a> </li> <li paraeid="{ae3936d3-76d0-488d-9ec6-d89432bf0e62}{211}" paraid="1122875991"><a href="https://voiceproject.ucsf.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">UCSF’s The Voice Project</a> </li> <li paraeid="{b9ed5d7c-4519-4dbd-b7d3-730443a06150}{230}" paraid="896146044"><a href="https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8ADBn2di5utnRwW" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">True Selves: Collective Breath Post-Election</a> (This is a safe and brave space for learners with LGBTQIA2S+ experiences facilitated by Student Mental Health and Wellbeing staff.) </li> <li paraeid="{8df2e7fb-dbc4-4c25-824c-499b9561252a}{56}" paraid="70945838"><a href="https://calendar.ucsf.edu/event/pups-at-parnassus" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Pups at Parnassus Nov. 6</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-26" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols layout--33-33-33"> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--first bg--undefined bg--interactive-dark-blue"> <p><strong>UCSF Graduate Division</strong><br /> 1675 Owens St, Suite 310<br /> Campus Box 0523<br /> phone: 415.476.2310<br /> email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b3c293a3f2e3a2f3e753f322d32283234351b2e38283d753e3f2e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8becf9eaeffeeaffeea5efe2fde2f8e2e4e5cbfee8f8eda5eeeffe">[email protected]</span></a><br /> <br /> Like numbers? <a href="/graduate-program-statistics"><strong>See our stats</strong></a>. </p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--second bg--undefined bg--interactive-dark-blue"> <p><strong>Legal Notices</strong></p> <p><a href="/students/registration-policies-and-deadlines/alcohol-and-other-drug-policy">♦ Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy</a><br /> <a href="/clery">♦ Clery Act Security and Fire Safety Statistics and Violence Against Women Act</a><br /> <a href="/nondiscrimination-policy">♦ Nondiscrimination Policy</a></p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--third bg--undefined bg--interactive-dark-blue"> <p><a href="http://success.ucsf.edu" target="_blank"><img alt="Reach for Success! Take advantage of student services. " height="72" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra286/f/wysiwyg/pinwheel-footer-smaller.png" style="float:right" width="322" /></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> <nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="footer--navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use </a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer--copyright"> <p>© 2024 The Regents of the University of California</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>