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Drug Free Campus Policy

General Regulations

  1. Possession, consumption (without a legal prescription), sale and/or distribution of controlled and illegal substances (consistent with federal, state or local laws) is strictly prohibited. The possession or use of prescription drugs without a valid medical prescription and use of substances for purposes or in manners not as directed is prohibited.
  2. Possession, consumption, sale and/or distribution of any substances used to cause impairment including but not limited to intoxication or hallucination (e.g. Spice and Kratom) is prohibited.
  3. Possession of any substance, whether legal under state or federal law or not, that contains any measurable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), such as hemp and CBD oil is prohibited. This includes gummies, drinks, and other items that contain Delta-8, Delta-9 and Delta-10 that can be purchased legally.
  4. Possession, consumption, sale and/or distribution of synthetic substances, such as bath salts, K2 and Spice is prohibited. Normal bathing salts are permitted.
  5. Students may not use or possess drug paraphernalia, including but not limited to weights, scales, rolling papers, e-cigs, blunts, vapes, juuls, hookahs and other smoking devices used to consume illegal substances.
  6. Students may not be in the presence of the possession, sale or use of prohibited, controlled or illegal substances, to include prescription medications. 
  7. Students may not share prohibited, controlled or illegal substances, to include prescription medications.
  8. Students may not sell prohibited, controlled or illegal substances, to include prescription medications.
  9. Misbehaving or causing disruption as a result of drug use on or in university property, or at functions sponsored by the University or by a recognized university organization is prohibited.
  10. Student-athletes may be randomly tested per athletic department and NCAA policies.
  11. Students who violate Coker’s Drug-Free Campus policy may be sanctioned to random drug screenings. Testing positive for illegal substances will be considered consumption.  Failure to complete a drug test within the given time frame will be treated as a positive result.  Diluted samples will result in additional testing at the student’s expense.
  12. Students convicted of any offense involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance may also be deemed ineligible to receive financial aid.

Disciplinary Sanctions

The University will impose conduct sanctions on students who violate the Drug-Free campus policy. The following minimum sanctions will apply for violations of the Drug-Free Campus policy. Repeated violations of the Drug-Free campus policy may result in suspension or expulsion. It should be noted that drug violations which are also in conjunction with other Student Code of Conduct violations may result in more stringent sanctions.

  • Simple possession and/or use of a controlled substance: examples include but are not limited to marijuana, products containing THC (Delta-8, Delta-9 and Delta-10), synthetic marijuana (K2 and “Spice”), edibles, salvia and pyrovalerone derivatives (found in substance marketed as “bath salts”); prescription drugs without a valid/current medical prescription; use of prescribed medication not as directed (over-use, snorting prescribed medication, etc.); huffing, snorting, smoking, eating, or otherwise possessing or using legal substances not as intended.
  • 1st offense: $200 fine, random drug testing for a two-semester period, parental notification, online education program, reflective/research essay
  • 2nd offense: disciplinary probation for no less than one semester; $300 fine; second drug diversion program enrollment; warning that a 3rd offense may result in a suspension for a minimum of one academic semester; random drug testing for a two-semester period; parental notification
  • 3rd offense: suspension for no less than one academic semester; verification of substance abuse assessment and completion of all recommended treatment at student’s expense prior to application for re-enrollment, parental notification; one semester disciplinary probation upon re-enrollment
  • Possession and/or use of other drugs: examples include but are not limited to cocaine, heroin, LSD, and PCP.
  • 1st offense: suspension for a minimum of two academic semesters, $300 fine, parental notification, verification of substance abuse assessment and comple­tion of all recommended treatment at student’s expense prior to application for re-enrollment, drug testing as determined on a case-by-case basis, possible loss of campus housing privileges upon re-enrollment, drug diversion program post re-enrollment, one year disciplin­ary probation upon re-enrollment.
  • 2nd offense: expulsion, parental notification.
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia: including but not limited to pipes, roach clips, bongs, blunts, hookahs, blow tubes, papers, scales or any material or apparatus containing drug residue (which can include e-cigs, vapes, juuls, etc.).
  • 1st offense: $100 fine, online education program, parental notification.
  • 2nd offense: $150 fine, drug diversion program, random drug testing as determined on a case-by-case basis, parental notification.
  • Present during the possession, use or sale of drugs: being in the presence of the possession, sale or use of prohibited, controlled or illegal substances, to include prescription medications.
  • 1st offense: $100 fine, online education program, parental notification.
  • 2nd offense: $150 fine, drug diversion program, random drug testing as determined on a case-by-case basis, parental notification.
  • Accessory to drug use or possession: sharing prohibited, controlled or illegal substances, to include prescription medications.
  • 1st offense: $300 fine, drug diversion program, random drug testing as determined on a case-by-case basis, possible one-year disciplinary probation, parental notification.
  • 2nd offense: suspension for a minimum of one academic semester, $400 fine, drug diversion program, parental notification, possible loss of campus housing privileges.
  • Distribution, sale, or exchange (including but not limited to, without financial gain) of controlled, illegal or prohibited substances, to include prescription medications.
  • 1st offense: possible expulsion (depending on type/amount of prohibited substance); if not expulsion, suspension for a minimum of two academic semesters, $400 fine, verification of substance abuse assessment and completion of all recommended treatment at student’s expense prior to application for re-enrollment, parental notification, drug diversion program post re-enrollment, possible loss of campus housing privileges upon re-enrollment, random drug testing as determined on a case-by-case basis, one year disciplinary probation upon re-enrollment.
  • 2nd offense: expulsion, parental notification.