Indiana § 21-38-5-1 - Faculty oath or affirmation
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 21-38-5-1 — Faculty oath or affirmation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.279.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-38-5-1 ("Faculty oath or affirmation") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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