Student Drivers

All students who may be allowed to drive university-owned vehicles are subject to a review of their past driving history before being allowed to drive. This is accomplished by completing a driving permission request form (for departmental requests) or (for GSB related requests). It is the responsibility of the department to maintain information on whether or not individual students are allowed to drive university-owned vehicles.

National studies show that young drivers, ages 16 to 25, are subject to a significantly higher rate of accidents than other age groups. It is the University’s desire to limit the exposure of both the student to injury and the University to liability when university vehicles are involved.

A student driver is required to have a valid and current operator’s license. A student will not be allowed to drive a university-owned vehicle if the driving history record shows any of the following:

  1. Two citations for a moving violation within the last 12 months.

  2. Two accidents within the last 12 months where the student driver was at fault or contributory.

  3. One accident where the student driver was at fault or contributory and one moving violation within the last 12 months.

  4. Any citation for blood alcohol content within the last 12 months. Cases not yet resolved in the courts will be considered grounds for temporarily denying permission to drive a university vehicle.

  5. A licensing requirement for specialized motor vehicle insurance (i.e. SR) to operate a vehicle.

  6. Conviction for reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, hit and run, leaving the scene of an accident, license suspension or other crime(s) that results in license suspension.

  7. Conviction or charges pending due to a violation of statutes that affects his/her driver's license, or who has his/her driving privileges suspended, revoked, or barred for violations such statutes, including but not limited to Operating While Intoxicated, vehicular homicide or habitual violations, or any driving offense punishable as a felony.