How much power does a university have to stop people from going on a road trip?

[sp00m]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Wyoming

First time posting, sorry if I'm breaking any rules.

The University of Wyoming has a road trip class where all the students road trip across America and into Canada and get college credit. The students pay for all gas, food, activity, ect. 100% student funded. The university only sanctioned this event to allowed the students to get college credit. I wanted my girlfriend to come along with us and ride in my friends car. She wouldn't be officially a part of the class, just along for the ride to help pitch in for gas and food. The university is not allowing this. Do they have the jurisdiction to not allow a person to travel a long side us? Also, an important note is the professor who is running the class said that is was fine if she attended... it is the administration who is going on a power trip and saying no.

Thanks so much for the help!
-Austin

 

[adjusterjack]

There is a liability issue that the university faces if a non-student goes along for the ride.

So, yes, the university can say no to a non-student.

Leave your girlfriend at home.

If you disobey you could be denied credit for the trip or not be allowed to go at all.

You aren't going to win this.

 

[CdwJava]

Wow ... why didn't they have these kinds of "classes" when I was in college!?!? A "road trip" for college credit?! I'd have been all over that!

 

[sp00m]

There is a liability issue that the university faces if a non-student goes along for the ride.

So, yes, the university can say no to a non-student.

Leave your girlfriend at home.

If you disobey you could be denied credit for the trip or not be allowed to go at all.

You aren't going to win this.

Well that sucks. But thanks for the advice!! Now when I go talk to them at least I'll know where I stand. Also, there is an other non student going. He recently graduated college and is no longer apart of the college. Does this help my case at all?

 

[sp00m]

Wow ... why didn't they have these kinds of "classes" when I was in college!?!? A "road trip" for college credit?! I'd have been all over that!

I know! It's pretty cool really. They really just want to teach life experiences I think.

 

[cbg]

Well that sucks. But thanks for the advice!! Now when I go talk to them at least I'll know where I stand. Also, there is an other non student going. He recently graduated college and is no longer apart of the college. Does this help my case at all?

Only if the university wants to make it so. As an alumni he still has a connection to the college that your girlfriend does not have.

 

[Zigner]

Eligibility
Outings are only available to UW students, faculty, staff, board retired employees, and dependents and spouses.
[SUB]http://www.uwyo.edu/rec/outdoor-program/spring-events.html[/SUB]


While the above is for the Spring 2017 session, I can't imagine the eligibility rules would change for Summer.

 

[cbg]

Just to be sure it is clear to the OP, a girlfriend is neither a dependent nor a spouse, so she does not qualify under that definition.

 

[sp00m]

Just to be sure it is clear to the OP, a girlfriend is neither a dependent nor a spouse, so she does not qualify under that definition.

Becuase she's not a spouse or dependent does the university have the power to take away my credits for her actions?

 

[Zigner]

Becuase she's not a spouse or dependent does the university have the power to take away my credits for her actions?

They may. Particularly if you violated the rules by bringing her along.

 

[cbg]

The university has the power to say, you go alone, or you don't go.

You want to bring someone with you, they have to meet these specifications. She doesn't meet them, she doesn't go.

The university has the power to say on the first day of the trip, Get out of the car. You've brought your girlfriend along in violation of the rules and thus you're not going either.

In which case you will not earn the credits. That is NOT "taking them away from you"; that is telling you that you are required to follow the same rules everyone else follows before you can earn them.

And yes, they have the power to do that.

 

[STEPHAN]

Becuase she's not a spouse or dependent does the university have the power to take away my credits for her actions?

You could make her a spouse ;-)