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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8. Education
8/14/2026

8VAC65. Old Dominion University

VAC AGENCY NO. 65

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

AGENCY SUMMARY

Old Dominion University, located in the City of Norfolk in the metropolitan Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia, is a dynamic public R1 research institution that serves its students and enriches the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world through rigorous academic programs, strategic partnerships, and active civic engagement. Old Dominion University offers more than 228 programs on campus and 130 online programs and certificates, including 32 doctoral degrees. The main campus is located in Norfolk, Virginia, with extended higher education centers in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton.

The Board of Visitors is authorized by Chapter 13 (§ 23.1-1300 et seq.) of Title 23.1 Chapter 20 of the Code of Virginia to make regulations and policies concerning the institution.

The Board of Visitors is also authorized to adopt regulations or institutional policies for the acceptance and assistance of students; conduct of students in attendance and for the rescission or restriction of financial aid, suspension, and dismissal of students who fail or refuse to abide by such regulations or policies; employment and dismissal of professors, teachers, instructors, and other employees; and parking and traffic on property owned, leased, maintained, or controlled by the institution.

The Board of Visitors is required to establish policies and procedures regarding a dependent student's receipt of mental health treatment at the student health or counseling center under certain circumstances and regarding the release of a dependent student's educational record.

In addition, the Board of Visitors is authorized to establish programs promoting student compliance with laws relating to the use of alcoholic beverages and the awareness and prevention of sexual crimes committed upon students and to establish guidelines for the initiation or induction of students into any social fraternity or sorority.

Regulations may be obtained from Old Dominion University by contacting Heidi Smith at telephone (757) 683-3072 or email smithhg@odu.edu.

Rev. 7/2026

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