CSP participants are in close contact with Chinese. It is important to remember that we are guests in their country. Sensitivity to their cultural and social traditions and respect for them means remaining flexible and being willing to do things their way. CSP students must be willing to observe norms and standards held by the Chinese university culture and by Chinese Christians in various areas of the country visited by the program.

Students are asked to show special sensitivity in the area of dress. Most Chinese Christian women do not wear tight-fitting or scoop-necked tank tops, nor do they wear skirts that come above the knee. Women who do so are considered to have loose morals and are likely to attract unwanted attention. Likewise, most Chinese men do not dress in patched or ragged-edged shorts or jeans, nor do they wear "sagging" pants. Dressing this way for class will be interpreted as disrespect towards the professor. CSP participants may not wear any of these types of clothing in public.

Students should seek to behave as good ambassadors of North America and, more importantly, of Christ. In keeping with such expectations, faculty and students are to avoid all expressions of racial and sexual discrimination, and are asked to sign and commit themselves to the following statement prior to their acceptance into the program:

I HEREBY RECOGNIZE that I will be participating in a Christ-centered community in China, requiring an exemplary lifestyle in living and learning, and respect for members of this community and the surrounding local culture.  While in the program, I will endeavor to conduct myself in accordance with a Christ-centered life; cultivating actions it commends such as love, compassion, truthfulness, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  I will likewise refrain from dishonesty, plagiarism, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, theft, violence, disruptive behavior, racism, sexual harassment and illicit or non-medical use of drugs, narcotics & other substances.  I will also honor any additional standards required by my home institution.

FURTHERMORE, in respect for the values of others in this community, I will abstain from the use of alcohol and tobacco.

I UNDERSTAND that violation of any of these standards is grounds for disciplinary action, including immediate dismissal from the program.

This is the standard by which all students shall live while involved in the program. 

Upon receipt of a complaint about, or notice of such a violation or conduct, the program director will provide the student with notice of the complaint or alleged violation and give an opportunity to be heard. Following this, the director will attempt to communicate, consult and coordinate with the senior student life official at the student's home institution. Following these, the director will make a decision with respect to the appropriate disciplinary response and will inform the student and the senior student life official at the home campus of that decision. The director's decision will be final unless the student chooses to make a verbal appeal to the CCCU vice president in charge of student programs.