2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 38. STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: PERSONNEL; COMPENSATION; BENEFITS
CHAPTER 5. UNIVERSITY FACULTY OATH

IC 21-38-5
Chapter 5. University Faculty Oath

IC 21-38-5-1
Faculty oath or affirmation
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, before beginning employment, each professor or other individual serving in a teaching capacity in a state educational institution shall subscribe, before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, to the following oath or affirmation:
"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, the constitution of Indiana and the laws of the United States and of Indiana, and will, by precept and example, promote respect for the flag and the institutions of the United States and of Indiana, reverence for law and order and undivided allegiance to the government of the United States."
Two (2) copies of this oath or affirmation shall be executed. One (1) copy shall be filed with the president of the state educational institution. The individual subscribing to the oath or affirmation shall retain the other copy.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.279.

IC 21-38-5-2
Alien faculty oath
Sec. 2. Before beginning employment, each person who is:
(1) a citizen or subject of any country other than the United States; and
(2) to serve as a professor or in another teaching capacity in a state educational institution;
shall subscribe to an oath to support the United States' institutions and policies during the individual's stay in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.279.

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