The UC3M Statute (articles 115 and 116) contains a list of rights and duties that students must obey. This list is complemented with the UC3M Charter of Rights and Duties of Students, approved by the Council of Government in March 4, 2005, and with the Exam Review Regulations, approved by the Interim Committee in February 16, 1994.

These Rights and Duties, interpreted in conjunction with the current disciplinary regulations, may initiate the corresponding disciplinary record for irregular behaviour of the students in the framework of the activities associated with their university life. In many cases, in the development of these activities, students may commit offenses established by the Penal Code, such as falsifying, defrauding, stealing someone's identity, performing plagiarism, etc.

This Best Practices Guide has been developed to avoid these situations and with the purpose of improving the coexistence at the University and the academic results of the students. This guide remembers behaviours that all students must observe and respect and reflects the spirit marked in the above mentioned documents.