• Hair must be cut in a traditional, conservative style–not shaved, spiked, tangled, or shelved. It should not be colored or highlighted.
• Sideburns should not extend past the middle of the ear. Men are expected to remain clean-shaven.
• Necklaces, earrings, and bracelets are not acceptable.
• Hats may not be worn indoors except in the gym.
• Tattoos and body piercings are not acceptable.

• Dress shirt (no denim/chambray) with tie
• Dress or neat casual pants (no jeans, cargo, carpenter, or sloppy pants)
• Dress or leather casual shoes
• Sweaters should show shirt collar & tie knot (no sweatshirts)

• Collared shirt (no crew necks)
• Neat casual pants
• Dress or casual shoes (no slides or sandals)
• Socks above the ankle
• Sweatshirts or sweaters
• Solid-color jeans with a collared shirt are acceptable off campus

• Jeans, t-shirts, shorts at athletic facilities (not as spectators at sports events)
• Sleeveless athletic shirts (indoor activities only)
• Socks required (including at work)

• Coat, tie, & dress shirt
• Dress shoes
• Dress pants

• Tops must be long enough that the midriff is never exposed.
• Sleeves are required. (Sleeveless tops and dresses may be worn with a sleeved blouse, jacket or sweater underneath or over top.)
• Necklines may come no lower than four fingers below the collarbone.

• Hemlines and slits or other openings should never come higher than the bottom of the knee.
• Denim skirts may be worn for casual dress (not to class or other professional-type events).

• Loose-fitting pants may be worn between women’s residence halls, for athletic events, and off-campus (where appropriate).
• Loose-fitting jeans may be worn in and between women’s residence halls and when participating in activities where the durability of the fabric is important, such as skiing and ice-skating.
• Low-riders are not acceptable.
• Shorts may be worn only inside the residence halls and fitness center.

• All dresses, skirts, pants, and shirts must be loose-fitting, having a minimum of three inches of ease at bust and hips.
• An informal way to measure ease is to stand up straight and pinch the loose fabric on both sides of the hips or at the bust line. Without stretching the fabric, there should be at least a 3/4-inch fold of fabric on both sides.

Other

• Sheer clothing may be worn only when the garment underneath conforms to normal dress regulations.
• Hose are to be worn whenever men students are required to wear a coat and tie (including Sunday morning worship services, recitals and productions after 6 p.m., Bible Conference and commencement activities).
• Combat boots, hiking boots or shoes that give this appearance are not acceptable. Leather sandals, including those with a strap between the toes, will be permitted at times when women are not required to wear hose. Flip flops made of rubber, plastic, etc., are not acceptable in public.
• Hairstyles should be neat, orderly, and feminine. Avoid cutting-edge fads and cuts so short that they take on a masculine look.
• Getting tattoos and body piercings (except pierced ears) while a student is unacceptable. Earrings may be worn only in the lobe of the ear (maximum of two matched sets). Excessive makeup is not appropriate.