Student life

The General Student Regulations govern the general rules of student life, as well as the rules of academic and administrative procedures established by the Academic Senate, institutional officials, or both, as contained in this catalog. Students are admitted with the understanding that they accept the basic principles and standards of institutional conduct as established in the General Student Regulations of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, the Institutional Catalog and any addendum to them. It is the student's responsibility to become familiar with all the rules and procedures applicable to their studies and to observe the strictest compliance with them.

Academic degrees will be granted only to students who have complied with all the requirements and academic and administrative regulations of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

University musical studies require the student to have a high degree of commitment and a large investment of time to be able to comply with the class program and practice the required time on the instrument. Progress, academic success, and full compliance with the study program depend largely on the dedication that the student shows toward their musical studies and the practice of their instrument.

Students are encouraged to exercise care and good judgment when considering additional study in other unrelated disciplines, as well as when considering and accepting work commitments. If any of these possibilities arise, it is recommended that you discuss them with your academic advisor.

The Conservatory recognizes the right of students to form student organizations, provided they follow the procedures established in Article V of the General Student Regulations. To obtain official recognition for these organizations, students must submit a formal application to the Dean of Student Affairs. The Dean will convene the Accreditation Committee, which will be responsible for evaluating and approving applications for new student organizations. Student organizations that have not undergone the accreditation process outlined in the General Student Regulations may not operate within the Conservatory.

Student organizations of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music must comply with the registration requirements established by Law No. 179 of July 30, 1999 and Regulation No. 6426 of the Board of Postsecondary Institutions of Puerto Rico, as well as any other applicable regulations of the institution.

Student Organization Registration Form.

QR Organizations Form.

1. As students and collaborators in the mission of culture and service of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, students are members of the university community and as such will enjoy the right to actively participate in the life of this community. They will have to assume all the duties of moral and intellectual responsibility that this requires.
2. In the selection of a student, the Conservatory maintains a clear admission standard based on the principle of not discriminating based on age, color, race, sex, origin, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran or political creed. The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has the responsibility of providing its students with the best education. Each student is responsible for effectively using the opportunities provided by the Conservatory for his or her own training.
3. The fundamental right of the university student in the academic community of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is the right to be educated. Likewise, the student's main duty is to responsibly carry out this right through respectful behavior towards all members of the academic community, so that their conduct promotes a climate of understanding and harmony, without hindering other members of the academic community. the community in the exercise of its rights and in the fulfillment of its duties.
4. The student has the right and duty to strive to search for and express the truth, maintaining a climate of respect and tolerance towards dissenting criteria. Consequently, the Conservatory of Music recognizes students' right to free expression and the free exchange of ideas among classmates, teachers and administrative staff.
5. The student will participate in the study courses, consult his professors, and respectfully express his doubts and differences in criteria. This will be done under standards of behavior that promote the environment of seriousness and work necessary to achieve the objectives of the institution. The status of student of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music will be maintained as long as the student complies with the academic standards established with the current regulations.
6. Students have the right to receive the necessary academic guidance at the beginning and throughout their studies. This guidance will include an explanation of the course objectives and requirements, textbooks to be used, special activities, assessment methods, and grading that the instructors deem necessary. Students also have the right to be informed about exams and tests taken, the grades earned, and to receive an evaluation of their course performance as an essential part of the teaching-learning process.
7. The student will be responsible for the material covered in his/her absence.
8. Academic records and disciplinary records will be archived and kept separate. The information contained therein will be confidential and will not be available for use by unauthorized persons, inside and outside the Conservatory, without the written consent of the student or in accordance with the Privacy Law. The Rector and other authorized Conservatory officials, as well as the student's teachers, will have access to the necessary information for the purposes of academic guidance and assistance to the student.
9. Students may hold any event, meeting, or ceremony in accordance with established rules and invite any person they wish to listen to to speak on any topic of interest to them, provided that in exercising any of the aforementioned rights, they do not disrupt the teaching, technical, or administrative work of the institution and comply with the provisions of the current regulations. Students may freely associate and may edit and distribute publications, always following the rules established in these current Regulations and with the approval of the Dean of Student Affairs.
10. Students at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are responsible for understanding and familiarizing themselves with the General Student Regulations and all other rules and regulations of this institution.
11. Students are an essential part of the Conservatory's assessment culture. It is each student's responsibility to participate in institutional assessments.

Student publications must indicate the responsible organization, members in charge of it and the authors. These people will be responsible for the content, style and mode of distribution and will comply with the canons of respectful expression typical of university life.

The distribution within the Conservatory of any writing that is libelous, defamatory or obscene, or that incites disorder, or is in any way illegal is prohibited. Any violation will be subject to disciplinary action. Please refer to the General Student Regulations for more information.

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music does not offer or supervise hosting services. However, the Office of Student Guidance and Counseling maintains a directory of homestays in the immediate neighborhood and helps students identify possibilities. Prices vary depending on the services and facilities available.

The identification card certifies the identity of the student enrolled in our institution. The card must be validated each semester during the registration process so that the student can receive services, collect scholarship checks, and have access to physical facilities. Keeping your student card with you could ensure discounts on the most important cultural activities for the musical development of our students. In case of loss, the student can obtain a new card at a cost of ten dollars ($10.00). To pay for the duplicate card, the student must go through the Collections Office and pick it up, the next business day, at the Information Systems Office.

Students are required to have medical insurance coverage to enroll. For students who do not have personal or family medical insurance, the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music annually contracts with a health insurance provider that provides students with comprehensive medical coverage at a reasonable cost. Students will be able to visit participating doctors and hospitals with this health insurance. If, at the time of enrollment, a student does not provide evidence of current medical insurance, the purchase of the Conservatory's medical insurance will be mandatory. This insurance will be valid for the academic semester enrolled. Students will be insured from the first day of classes once they complete the enrollment process and have paid the corresponding individual premium for the aforementioned insurance. If the student is active during the second semester of classes, they will be covered by health insurance until July.

Important notes:

• The cost of the medical plan is recorded in the student's semester tuition so that it is covered for the entire academic year.
• The cost varies according to the student's age at the time of starting coverage.
• The health plan provides a cost table for reference.
• Students have the option to authorize the medical plan premium deduction semiannually from their Pell Grant, Loan, and/or payment issued by cash or check.
• Having a health insurance plan is mandatory for high school students.

The Student Guidance and Counseling Office has the purpose of facilitating and supporting the educational mission of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music to achieve academic and musical excellence. It offers a professional counseling service that promotes the student's personal, intellectual, emotional, academic and occupational development. It provides support to the student from the beginning of their university life until achieving the success of their educational and musical goals. The Office offers personal, academic and occupational counseling services. In addition, he coordinates a series of workshops of interest to the university community, and provides guidance on different areas and offices of the Conservatory.

The Conservatory offers the rental and loan service of a variety of musical instruments that are part of the institutional instrument collection. This service is offered for the benefit of the student and is managed by the Office of Operations and Infrastructure. Instruments are rented or loaned, subject to availability, for the duration of one semester only. Each student who uses this service will be responsible for maintaining and delivering the instrument in the same condition in which it was provided. Students will be required to pay for any damage that results to the instrument during the time it is in use.

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in its commitment to the academic progress of students, designates a professor from their area, who will be their academic advisor. The academic advisor will be your guide and consultant in all academic matters related to the study program and will also ensure that the student knows and understands the institutional policy and regulations that apply to him or her.

All students must attend a session with their academic advisor every six months, with the purpose of evaluating their academic progress and determining the continuity of the study program, in accordance with their curriculum, before the pre-enrollment process for the following semester.

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is committed to offering equal opportunities to students with disabilities and reaffirms its implementation of a transparent reasonable accommodation policy in compliance with state and federal laws, as amended, presented below:

• Vocational Rehabilitation Law (1973)
• Law on Prohibition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Law 44 of 1985)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) / Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Law of Comprehensive Services for People with Disabilities (Law 51 of 1996)
• Law to Guarantee Access to Information for People with Disabilities (Law 229 of 2003)
• Charter of Rights of People with Disabilities (Law 238 of 2004)
• Postsecondary Passport Law for Reasonable Accommodation (Law No. 250-2012)

Both candidates for new admission and active students of the university program of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music who are enrolled in one of the study programs offered will be eligible to request a reasonable accommodation.

You can access our Reasonable Accommodation Policy CMPR University Program

For more information, please refer to the Student Guidance and Counseling Office.

The Tutoring Program aims to strengthen the skills necessary to promote student success in various academic areas. The program's primary objective will be to offer individual and group tutoring to undergraduate students in the areas of language, keyboard skills, music theory, and music theory. It is a priority for the Conservatory to support, guide, and monitor students' academic progress in order to contribute to their comprehensive education. Tutoring will be offered free of charge to all students. The program's offerings may vary by academic year. Information is available on the official CMPR website.

The textbooks for each course are determined in the class syllabus. The acquisition of texts is mandatory and is the responsibility of the student.

The physical facilities will be for the exclusive use of students and faculty of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. It is strictly prohibited to use them for private classes, individual or group rehearsals, for private activities and any other event not directly related to the institution's study programs, with the exception of authorized rentals.

The institution's schedule has been designed for the greatest benefit of the student. The facilities are open every day, with the exception of holidays and academic recess periods, when reduced access hours are implemented. For more information about the facility hours, please refer to the Operations and Infrastructure Office.

1. The practice rooms will be available only to students enrolled in the Conservatory during the operating hours of the physical facilities.
2. Students must show their identification card (duly validated) to be able to use the practice rooms.
3. Students must keep their reservation ticket available at all times as evidence of permission to use the practice room.
4. Students majoring in piano (concentration and education) will have priority in the use of the following practice rooms in the academic building: 318A to 325A. These rooms will be available (by reservation) for students of other specialties, whenever they are not in use.
5. The combo rooms will only be for the use of faculty and students majoring in Jazz and Caribbean Music.
6. Practice rooms are not equipped with music stands. Students are responsible for bringing and using music stands of their own as needed.
7. Any practice room not in use for more than 15 minutes will be considered unoccupied. Leaving belongings in a room does not secure the room for later use.
8. The Conservatory is not responsible for the safety and protection of musical instruments, accessories or personal belongings left unattended in the practice rooms or in any other location of the institution.
9. The consumption of food is not allowed in the practice rooms.
10. Removing covers from upright pianos is not permitted.
11. Objects are not allowed on the pianos, except printed music.
12. Instruments and accessories assigned to them are not allowed to be moved out of the practice rooms.
13. It is not allowed to obstruct the glass of the doors and windows of the practice rooms in a way that prevents visibility inside them.
14. People outside the institution are not allowed in the practice rooms.
15. The use of the practice rooms (as well as any other facility of the Conservatory) is not permitted to offer private lessons or any other activity other than practicing the musical instrument.
16. The practice of the musical instrument is not allowed in the Pablo Casals patios (north patio), Luis A. Ferré (south patio), Patio de la Cascada, in front of the Amaury Veray Library, in the Student Center, hallways, rest areas interior, stairs, bathrooms or the parking lot.
17. Musical instrument playing is permitted in the Plaza de la Laguna and the Rafael Hernández Amphitheater from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
18. Students must turn off the light switch once they vacate the practice room.
19. Practice rooms, musical instruments, equipment, and accessories must be treated with care to ensure their proper functioning. Please report any irregularities or malfunctions to the Operations and Infrastructure Office or to the security officer on duty.
20. The general rules set forth herein are intended to protect and preserve the institution's practice rooms and facilities, as well as to promote their proper use by all enrolled students at the Conservatory. Students who fail to comply with any of these rules will be subject to disciplinary action as provided in the General Student Regulations.

The Conservatory has a pre-reservation system for practice rooms for the benefit of students.

1. The place to process room reservations is the institution's Reception office.
2. The hours for reserving practice rooms will be from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
3. Students will receive a ticket with their reservation details. Security may request the ticket to verify the time of use and that it is indeed reserved.
4. Practice room usage hours:
   a. Monday to Friday: 6:00 am – 11:30 pm
   b. Saturdays: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
   c. Sundays – 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
   * It is important to pay attention to official announcements for changes in facility hours.
5. Room reservations must be made in person. You must present a validated student ID card upon reservation.
6. The maximum time for reserving rooms is two hours per practice room, and you may reserve up to two practice rooms per day, meaning students can practice four hours a day in reserved rooms.
7. The practice room schedule will be available daily in the Reception office. Any unreserved time on the schedule will be considered available for use on a first-come, first-served basis.
8. The student will have 10 minutes to arrive at the reserved practice room. If they arrive after the allotted time, they will lose the room, which will be available for another student.

The Conservatory has parking facilities accessible from the service road of Avenida Román Baldorioty de Castro. The cost of student parking during the 2026–2027 academic year is $3.00 per day. Students who wish to do so may opt for a monthly or semester-based plan. They may also purchase a rechargeable card to facilitate access to parking. Students without a rechargeable card must present their institutional ID or proof of enrollment.

Rate breakdown:

In order to harmonize students' rights with the special demands of the tasks inherent in the study and learning of music, students will refrain from making noise that disrupts or hinders classes, rehearsals, concerts, and other Conservatory activities. This includes the use of loudspeakers, horns, or any instrument that amplifies sound and the human voice.

Students will refrain from playing their instruments in the hallways, bathrooms, stairwells, and courtyards of the building, or any other public space that would interfere with the teaching or administrative work of the staff. Students who do not follow these guidelines will be referred to the Dean of Student Affairs, as established in the General Student Regulations.

Smoking is strictly prohibited by law within the Conservatory facilities with the exception of outdoor locations designated as smoking areas.

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music provides music stands only for institutional ensemble rehearsals, concerts, and graduation recitals. Music stands are not provided for individual practice or rehearsals. Each student must bring their personal lectern. Amplifiers will only be provided for the exclusive use of scheduled courses. Electric guitar and bass students must bring their personal amplifier for private practice.

The Institutional Activities Office is the office responsible for coordinating and authorizing the use of rehearsal rooms or halls. No person may use these facilities without the prior consent and/or authorization of this office. To use these, you must fill out the Use Request available in the Institutional Activities Office. The security guard, or a designated Conservatory official, will be the person responsible for granting you access. No entry or use of the facilities will be permitted without proper authorization.

The Office of Institutional Activities is not responsible for any conflict that arises in the use of rooms, if the coordination has been done independently and without the authorization and approval of said office. When filling out your application you must notify all instruments, equipment and people who will be at the rehearsal. In the case of tests that require mobilizing instruments and/or equipment that are not in the requested space, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to make the pertinent arrangements. At the end of the rehearsal, you are responsible for informing the guard to close the facilities and leaving the instruments and equipment collected and/or stored in their place of origin.

The institution encourages all its students to actively participate in the various opportunities offered to present themselves in public. To participate in recitals and concerts, students must request authorization from the teacher and must abide by established procedures.

Professors interested in holding faculty recitals must fill out a Request for Holding Academic Events with several alternate dates and submit it to the Office of Institutional Activities (with a copy to the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs). Date assignment is subject to available space on the billboard. The information on the hand programs must be delivered to the Institutional Activities Office, in MS Word format, two weeks prior to the concert date. The Institutional Activities Office reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the concert if the required information is not delivered within the previously stipulated time.

The student and departmental concert series serves as a workshop for students' technical and artistic development through performance. To participate, students must complete an Application Form and submit it to the Office of Institutional Activities at least seven days in advance of their requested performance date. As part of this process, students will be required to give a brief presentation about the piece they will perform. All concerts must be no longer than one hour. Venues and dates will be assigned strictly in order of application and according to space availability. The application must contain all complete and accurate information. The Office of Institutional Activities is not responsible for spelling or content errors submitted by applicants and reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a student's participation if the application is not submitted within the established timeframe or does not contain complete information. Departmental concerts will be coordinated through the heads of the academic departments, who are responsible for forwarding all required information to the Activities Coordinator at the Office of Institutional Activities. In the case of groups, students, professors, or heads of academic departments are responsible for the following:

• Coordinate with the other participants and provide all the necessary information about the time and place of the activity.
• Inform participants about the dress code.
• Coordination of the person in charge of turning pages (if necessary).

The Office of Institutional Activities must receive all required information at least three weeks prior to the assigned date if the information is handwritten, or two weeks prior if submitted digitally (it must be submitted in MS Word format). The Office of Institutional Activities reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any participation if the required information is not submitted within the stipulated time. Interdepartmental concerts (in which students from all departments participate) presented as part of the Family Concerts series will be held by audition. The Dean of Academic Affairs will publish calls for auditions via email. Once the auditions have been awarded, the Dean's Office will send the audition results and program information to the Office of Institutional Activities.

Recitals will only be scheduled on the days and times previously established by the Institutional Activities Office.

The assignment of dates and rooms will be carried out at the beginning of each academic semester. The dates and times available for orientation will be published by email and on the Conservatory website no later than the second week of the start of classes of each semester.

The student is responsible for:

1. Coordinate with the Dean of Academic Affairs, the teacher, the chaperone, and the jury members possible alternatives according to the published dates.
2. Dates will be assigned in strict order of arrival. The Institutional Activities Office does not guarantee the availability of the selected date.
3. Complete the corresponding application and submit it, along with all required signatures, to the Dean of Academic Affairs (with a copy to the Office of Institutional Activities) no later than three weeks after receiving it. Under no circumstances will applications be accepted one day before the recital.
4. Coordinate all details related to the production of your recital including request and mobility of instruments and equipment.
5. The student will be responsible for preparing the program for their pre-recital. It is required that this include a section for program notes. These must be submitted three weeks prior to the pre-recital. The program notes apply to Junior recitals and graduate programs (diploma and master's degree) in Performance and Composition.

The Institutional Activities Office is available to assist students in the following areas:

1. Making and printing the program
2. Realization and reproduction of advertising

The student will be responsible for submitting the program information in digital format via email two weeks prior to the pre-recital date.

Requests will not be accepted one day before the recital.

Date Changes
Date changes will only be made with the approval of the Dean of Academic Affairs. In this case, the student must complete a new application and obtain all signatures again.

Stage Decoration
The Manual for Pre-Recital and Recital Performances establishes that no decorations or plants are permitted. If necessary, they should be limited to items that can be easily attached and removed. Hanging or taping decorations on the walls, light bars, or the soundboards in the halls is not permitted. Candles are not allowed on the stage.

Reception
The coordination and preparation of a reception will be the student's responsibility. The student is responsible for cleanup and providing tables and other equipment necessary for the reception. The use of alcoholic beverages is not permitted during the reception. For more detailed information, please refer to the Manual for Pre-Recital and Recital Organizations, available in the Institutional Activities Office and on the Conservatory's website.

Department of Jazz and Caribbean Music
Students in the Department of Jazz and Caribbean Music are responsible for meeting with their instrument teacher to develop their proposal for the recital, prior to selecting dates.

The proposal must include:

1. Repertoire
• “Lead sheets” / arrangements
• Styles or genre and approximate time of each piece
• Conceptual goals or improvisations contemplated in each piece
• Plan for the structure of the composition and arrangements
2. Tentative list of the names of the musicians who will accompany you
3. Tentative rehearsal schedule (selection of the two rehearsals the teacher should attend)

Two weeks before the recital, the professor and student must schedule a meeting with the Director of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department to present the final proposal. After that date, no changes will be allowed, except in cases where a request for reconsideration is submitted and approved by the professor, the Department Director, and the Dean of Academic Affairs.

For more information, please refer to the Manual for Pre-Recitals and Recitals, available on Moodle and at the Institutional Activities Office.

Department of Singing, Graduate Level

Students in the Graduate Diploma Program in Voice Performance and the Master of Music Program in Voice Performance will not present a graduation recital. The professor will have the discretion to authorize the student to perform the recital.

Official Dress Code for Institutional Concerts

The dress code for institutional concerts is as follows:

Evening

1. Men
• Label, white shirt, bow, shoes and black socks
2. Women
• Long black suit with sleeves and black shoes
• No plunging necklines or tight pants allowed.

Day

1. Men
• Black suit, white shirt, tie, shoes and black socks
2. Women
• Black knee-length suit with sleeves and black shoes
• No plunging necklines or tight pants allowed.

Each series of concerts and ensembles will also have a specific dress code permitted for these activities.
The following is the policy by series type and sets:

Student Concert Series
For this series the clothing will be:

1. Men
• Dress pants (no jeans will be allowed (in any color), long-sleeved shirt, shoes (not tennis shoes) and socks
• The use of a sport jacket is preferable but not required
2. Women
• Knee-length or long suit, with short or long sleeves, shoes (no tennis shoes)
• No plunging necklines or tight pants allowed.

Institutional Sets

1. Men
• Black tie or suit, white long-sleeved shirt or long-sleeved turtleneck, black shoes and socks
2. Women
• Long black suit with long sleeves, or palazzo pants, long-sleeved shirt with shoes and black socks
• No plunging necklines or tight pants allowed.

Concert Attendance Policy

The Conservatory of Music, aware of the need and importance of exposing students to diverse types of repertoire and performers, has determined that attendance at the institution's concerts and activities will be compulsory for all enrolled undergraduate students. Concert attendance for graduate students will be compulsory, although it is not specifically quantified as it is at the undergraduate level. For graduate programs, concert attendance will be specified by faculty as part of the course requirements.

Student attendance at concerts and activities will be recorded on the concert attendance record administered by the Office of Institutional Activities each semester. It is mandatory for each student to attend at least 40 concerts or institutional activities throughout their academic years. It is recommended that students attend no fewer than five concerts per semester. At the end of each semester, the Office of Institutional Activities will submit the Concert Attendance Record with the corresponding tabulation to the Registrar's Office. The Registrar will certify whether the student has met the established requirements.

If the student successfully completes this requirement, they will be awarded a PASS (P) grade on their academic record upon completion of all credits in their program of study. If they fail to do so, they will be awarded a FAIL (NP) grade. Students must meet this requirement to be considered for graduation. This requirement carries no cost or credits.

Relief Policy for Recording of Institutional Concerts

Institutional activities and concerts are an integral part of the Conservatory's study program. The institution records on video or audio all concerts and activities that occur at the institution. The Conservatory may also carry out commercial audio and video recording projects highlighting its ensembles and groups. The Conservatory reserves all rights to all concerts produced by the institution, including their audio and video distribution in the media for any purpose and without limitation.

By being enrolled in the institution's study programs, students consent to the recording, transmission, use and reproduction, now or in the future, of any audio or video recording that is part of the institutional archives. Enrolled students assign to the Conservatory all rights, including materials, resulting from the commercial distribution of these recordings. The Conservatory is expressly relieved of any dispute arising from the promotion, transmission and distribution of these recordings.

The Conservatory of Music reserves the right to capture the image of members of the academic community, including teachers, students and administrative staff, whether through photography, filming or other means, participating in rehearsals, concerts and other institutional activities. These images may be used by the Conservatory for informational and propaganda purposes, in catalogues, calendar of activities, admissions and recruitment material, on the Conservatory's website on the Internet and other institutional publications.

Those members of the academic community who do not wish to have their image recorded and used for these purposes must complete the Image Use Disagreement Form, available at the Registrar's Office. In the absence of said authorization, it will be understood that there is no objection to the recording and dissemination of the person's image for the aforementioned purposes.

The Conservatory has no control over photographs or filming taken by the news media that cover its activities.

The following are some examples of fraud:

1. Copying another student's material during an exam or other academic exercise, or allowing another student to copy your work
2. Taking a test for another student, or allowing another student to take the test for you
3. Pay another person to write or do a project or work and submit it as your own authorship
4. Doing classwork for someone else
5. Deliver a job or project purchased from a commercial firm or obtained through the Internet
6. Possessing notes, study sheets or other materials during an exam or other academic exercise when they are not authorized
7. Collaborating with another student during an academic exercise without the teacher's consent
8. Fabricate information
9. Destroy or steal another's work
10. Stealing someone else's work and submitting it as your own
11. Access or alter notes, records, among others
12. Falsify exam results
13. Falsification of data in investigations
14. Fraudulent participation in exams or online activities, including allowing another person to complete an assessment or academic assignment on the student's behalf, or posing online as another student
15. Using unauthorized electronic devices to access information during exams or assessments without the teacher's permission

Plagiarism is the use of another person's ideas or words without proper acknowledgment. Some examples of plagiarism are:

1. Do not use quotation marks or indent the paragraph accordingly when directly citing a source.
2. Minimally paraphrasing to give the impression that the writing is your own when it really is not.
3. Substantially paraphrasing without making the corresponding attribution to the original author of the idea
4. Alteration, falsification, destruction or fraudulent use of exams, academic records, grades and other official academic documents
5. Alteration or destruction of electronic information systems or programs, vandalism or electronic fraud
6. Fraudulent use, destruction, appropriation or illegal duplication, possession or improper disposal of academic materials or digitized information
7. Misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Using AI to generate papers, essays, or exam answers without the instructor's consent.
8. Purchase of authorship of scientific articles or essays
9. Data plagiarism: This involves using data collected by another person or institution without their consent or without citing it correctly, presenting it as if it were the result of one's own research.
10. Plagiarism of images and graphics: Refers to the incorporation of images, photographs, graphs, diagrams or any other visual material into a work without mentioning its source or obtaining the corresponding authorization.
11. Plagiarism in translations: Occurs when a text is translated from another language and presented as one's own without giving recognition to the original author, omitting reference to the original source.
12. Accidental (unintentional) plagiarism: Occurs when a student or researcher fails to correctly cite a source due to ignorance, carelessness, or poor application of citation rules, even if there is no intention to deceive.
13. Mosaic plagiarism: This occurs when a person combines fragments of texts from different sources by rearranging words or phrases without citing them correctly.
14. Self-plagiarism: refers to the practice of presenting as new a work that has been previously prepared by the same author in another academic context, without proper authorization or without indicating that it is reused content.

1. Taking academic work from another student without permission
2. Possess exams or other assignments that have not been formally distributed by the instructor
3. Submit the same work in two different classes, without specific authorization
4. The use of books in PDF format or other digital media that have not been legally acquired, including unauthorized copies downloaded from the Internet, constitutes a violation of the Copyright Law pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code and Puerto Rico Moral Rights of Authors Act No. 55-2012.

Any violation of this policy will be processed according to the procedures established in the CMPR General Student Regulations.

The Conservatory ensures faithful compliance with the laws that protect copyright. The institution follows the ALA Policy Concerning College and University Photocopying for Classroom, Research and library Reserve Use, March 1982.

For more information refer to: http://www.ala.org/offices/publishing/sundry/rightspermissions/reprintguidelines.

The guidelines for educational uses of music and the permissible parameters for photocopying materials are as follows:
1. In general with respect to use in classes, the standard regulations must be followed
2. Distribution of the same photocopied material does not occur every semester
3. Only one copy per student is distributed
4. The material includes a note on the first page about the portion of photocopied material
5. There is no charge to the student beyond the cost of the copy

In cases of multiple copies, the following rules must be followed:
1. The amount of material must be reasonable in relation to the total material assigned for a semester in accordance with its nature and level, see 17 USC + 107(1) and (3)
2. The number of copies must be reasonable considering the number of students enrolled, difficulty of assignments and other courses that may assign the same materials, see 17 USC + 107(1) and (3)
3. The material must always contain a copyright notice, see 17 USC + 401
4. The effect of photocopying a material must not be detrimental to the marketing of the work (In general, the library must have at least one copy), see 17 USC + 107(4)

Permitted
1. Emergency copies to replace scores that for some reason are not available for a concert, provided there is a commitment to acquire the original within a reasonable time, or the institution has the complete work in its library
2. Fragments of works may be photocopied, as long as they do not represent a part of a whole that can be performed separately, such as, for example: a movement or aria.
3. Chapters of a book
4. Magazine or newspaper articles
5. Poems or essays

Forbidden
1. It cannot be photocopied to create, replace or substitute anthologies, compilations or complete works
2. Workbooks, manuals, exercise books, standardized tests, test booklets, and other similar materials may not be photocopied.
3. Photocopy pieces, arias, movements or complete works
4. Use in concert of photocopies of complete pieces, movements or arias
5. Copy entire books
6. Copy workbooks, exercise books and other similar material
7. Copies to replace the purchase of original books and scores
8. Do not copy the copyright notice that appears in the publication
9. You can never photocopy more than 10% of a complete work
10. No more than one copy can be made per student
11. Material will never be photocopied to replace or substitute complete works.

The action of photocopying cannot:
1. Replace the purchase of books, publications or magazines
2. Be of repeated use of the same article or by the same teacher from semester to semester

Teachers may make a copy of the following materials for class preparation or use during class:
1. Chapter of a book
2. Newspaper or magazine article
3. Story, essay, poem
4. Graphs, tables, diagrams or drawings from a book, newspaper or magazine
5. A copy of a fragment of a recording for educational use

Teachers may make multiple copies (never more than one per student) for class use of:
1. Complete poems if they are less than 250 words
2. Prose – Articles, essays or stories or other prose material, if less than 2,500 words
3. Illustrations, graphs, diagrams, drawings
4. Work of the teacher himself

Multiple copies may be authorized if:
1. There is an immediate need for the material and the original material cannot be obtained in any other way
2. It will be used in a single course
3. You will not copy more than one poem, article, story, essay or fragments from the same author per academic semester
4. You will not reproduce multiple copies of materials for the same course in more than nine instances

Public Service Policies of the Ángel Ramos Foundation Learning Resource Center

Informational links:

Title 17, United States Code (Copyright Law of the United States)
Puerto Rico Moral Copyright Law

Sexual harassment in employment, study environment or provision of services consists of any type of unwanted sexual approach, requests for sexual favors, or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or that is reproduced using any means of communication, including, but without limitation, the use of multimedia tools through the cyber network or by any electronic means or when one or more circumstances occur:

1. When the unwanted conduct or approach has the effect or purpose of intimidating, threatening the student, unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance of studies or work, or when it creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive study or work environment . In light of these circumstances, it is sufficient for the harassment to be directed at the victim solely because of their sex; The conduct does not have to be explicitly sexual. Likewise, it is not absolutely necessary to make specific sexual advances, use vocabulary that has sexual connotations, nor is any physical contact necessary for sexual harassment to occur.
2. When an employee conditions, explicitly or implicitly, the provision of an educational or employment aid, service or benefit, on the participation of an individual in an unwanted sexual conduct or approach; or when the conduct is required to make decisions about any aspect related to their studies or work, including their permanence or continuity of studies, or employment, at the Conservatory.
3. When a reasonable person perceives the unwanted conduct as one of such severity or intensity (pervasive) and objectively offensive that it has the effect of denying equal access to educational programs or activities or to their work environment.
4. When submitting to or rejecting unwanted conduct or approach on the part of a visitor or contractor of the Conservatory becomes a basis for making decisions in relation to some aspect of the services provided or procured.
5. When the conduct constitutes 'sexual assault' as defined by federal law (20 USC 1092 (f)(6)(A)(v)), “intimate partner violence,” as defined by federal law (34 USC 12291 (a)(10)), “domestic violence,” as defined by federal law (34 USC 12291 (a)(8)), or “stalking,” as defined by federal law (34 USC 12291 (a) ( 30)).

The circumstances mentioned in sections 2, 3 and 5 establish the criteria for a case of discrimination that must be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Title IX. Allegations of events that fall under these circumstances must be addressed in accordance with the provisions required by federal Title IX legislation and regulations.

Among the types of behavior that are considered unacceptable are the following:

1. Performances, comments, jokes, signs of a sexual nature in the workplace.
2. Threats, demands or suggestions of a sexual nature where the harassed person believes they will lose their job or their qualifications will be affected if they do not agree to the conduct desired by the harassing person.
3. Pressure for the harassed person to accompany the harasser to a specific unwanted place (love date).
4. Unwanted or inappropriate attentions and compliments.
5. Pressure for sexual favors from supervisors in exchange for employment benefits, academic achievement, or grades.
6.Conduct of a sexual nature at parties or social events, when the party or event has been sponsored or promoted by the Conservatory and the harassed person believes that they would lose their job or their grades would be affected if they did not agree to these claims.

By virtue of the applicable laws, the Conservatory promulgates its Sexual Harassment Policy. A copy of it can be requested at the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs or through the Conservatory website: https://cmpr.edu/.

In accordance with current state and federal law, the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music fulfills the responsibility of offering protection and security to the members that make up the educational community. The institution promotes and maintains a safe study and work environment, free of risks, acts of violence and danger.

A 24-hour security guard service is maintained to ensure the protection of faculty, employees, students, the general public and property. Any student or employee of the Conservatory, faced with a dangerous situation that affects life or property, must immediately notify the security guard, the director of the Office of Operations and Infrastructure and the Dean of Administration and Finance. These officials will carry out the corresponding procedures to notify the Puerto Rico Police and collect all the necessary data to address the situation. If warranted, institutional officials will mobilize public or private medical emergency services, as available at the time.

Under the Campus Security Act, the Conservatory promulgates its Institutional Policy on Campus Security. This policy can be obtained from the Dean of Administration and Finance. The institution will make available annually institutional statistics on security incidents that occur on campus. The Dean of Administration and Finance will be responsible for providing said information. The annual statistics are also published on the Conservatory website at the address: https://cmpr.edu/oii/campus-safety.

Under the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music strictly prohibits the use, possession, distribution or trafficking of drugs, narcotics or narcotics within the institution. The consumption, possession or distribution of alcoholic beverages within the institution is also prohibited. Any violation will be subject to disciplinary measures, as provided in the institutional regulations.

The Conservatory strictly prohibits the possession, carrying, transportation or use of firearms within the institution's facilities, except for those who are law enforcement officers. Any violation will be subject to disciplinary measures, as provided in the General Student Regulations.