URTA member schools share a commitment to abide by the U/RTA CODE OF ETHICS:

• Each U/RTA institution is expected to impress upon its faculty, staff and students, the importance of personal and professional integrity.
• U/RTA members shall recognize their responsibility to respect the legal rights and human dignity of all individuals.
• Policies concerning recruiting, admission, financial aid, schedule, evaluation of student progress and operational procedures, shall be honestly and clearly stated in all published literature.
• Each member institution is expected to truthfully advertise and promote its productions and programs.
• No offers (stated or implied) of financial assistance or program acceptance shall be made to students who take part in the U/RTA National Unified Auditions/ Interviews until the conclusion of the audition process.
• No U/RTA member may actively recruit a student presently enrolled in another program, unless the student initiates a transfer of his or her own volition.
• No promise, written or verbal, of the availability of financial assistance for potential students shall be made unless the member institution has a good reason to believe it can deliver on the promise.
• No student shall be accepted by an U/RTA member program unless, in the honest opinion of the responsible authorities, the student has a reasonable chance to successfully complete the program.
• If it is determined that a student will not successfully complete the program after being admitted, that student shall be so informed. If, at all possible, this will be done in time for the student to apply to programs for the following season.
• U/RTA member institutions are responsible for attempting to safeguard the health and safety of students, staff, and audience.