Pass Chart

The following chart tells you when you need an Epass, when you need a chaperone, or when a chaperone must complete the Epass.

If you cannot find what you are planning to do on this chart, please see the Student Life Office or your Dorm Supervisor.

Also see Local Church Attendance for church pass guidelines and the Permanent Church Selection

I am alone or in a non-mixed group. . .

 Chaperone Need Invite Should I Epass?
going in the Watertown city area or as far as to the Kohl’s and Menards just south of I-94.  No Pass needed
going out of the Watertown/Johnson Creek area. No No Yes
going to regular employment off campus. Use work sign out sheet in dorm
going home overnight, ALONE. Returning before or after dorm lock (ok to return by midnight on Sunday without Special Considerations). No No Yes
going to a pool (requires Special Considerations noted in the Epass). No No Yes
visiting a student’s residence of the opposite gender. Faculty, Staff, or Parents Yes Yes
visiting a student’s residence of the same gender or Faculty/Staff member (not staying overnight, returning by dorm lock [SL 4/11]. No No Yes
Jr/Sr may Sign Out
staying overnight at a student’s residence of the same gender and I am a Junior or a Senior (Freshman and Sophomores may only visit – please see above [SL 4/11]. Need Dorm Sup’s permission Yes Yes
visiting or staying overnight at anyone other than your parent’s home (please see exceptions above). No Yes Yes
visiting someone in the hospital. No No Yes
visiting campus guest house of immediate family before dorm lock.  No pass needed
visiting or staying overnight in hotel or guest house of family or non-family. No Yes Yes
attending a church other than YOUR PERMANENT CHURCH (check Special Considerations in Epass). No No Yes
attend special services or activities at any church. No No Yes
walking to church in Watertown during daylight hours. No pass needed
baby sitting. Invitation needed and approval through SL Office – Work Sign Out sheet after that
Thanksgiving and Spring Break – Use the Break Sign-Out sheet in your Dorm  Please see the Break Sign Out Sheet in your Dorm.

we are a couple and are . . .

 Chaperone Invite Epass
walking in the Watertown area on Main St. as far East as Dollar General, as far West as Farm and Fleet and as far south as Wal-Mart on I-26 during daylight. No No Yes
riding bicycles, roller skate, skateboard, or jog during daylight hours on Carriage Hill Drive, Mary Knoll, and Endeavor Drive. No No Yes
driving in the same car (must have an accompanying chaperone). Yes No Chap must
travelling a long distance from the college and we cannot find a third person to travel with us. [SL 4/11] Both need parental permission if to a residence – Yes Yes
driving separately and meeting in town or in Johnson Creek at a restaurant, bowling alley or to go shopping (cannot meet at a park). No No Yes 
meeting out of the Watertown/Johnson Creek area. Yes No Chap must
meeting at lighted tennis courts, but not the regular park areas. No No Yes 
double dating and driving in the same car in or out of town. Yes-Chap is in group No Chap must
visiting at home with family or at someone’s house (not overnight). Faculty/Staff, parents, home owner Yes Yes
visiting at a Faculty or Staff home and returning by dorm lock that day. Faculty/Staff No Yes
23 yrs. old (or older) prior to the beginning of the semester, dating another “older,” grad student, or off campus student that lives with their parents. No Epass needed

I am going to church and. . .ChaperoneInviteEpass

I am in or meeting a mixed group of 3 or more students. . .

 Chaperone Invite Epass
walking in the Watertown area on Main St. as far East as Dollar General, as far West as Farm and Fleet and as far south as Wal-Mart on I-26 and returning before dormlock. Yes No Yes
meeting at a Watertown park during daylight hours. Yes No Chap must
meeting at lighted tennis courts, but not the regular park areas. No No Yes 
going as far as Johnson Creek, girls and guys driving separately. No No Yes 
and the mixed group is driving together anywhere. Yes No Chap must
driving separately or together out of the Watertown, Johnson Creek area. Yes No Chap must
visiting at someone’s home, or hotel (not including off-campus student housing or Faculty/Staff housing). Mixed groups may visit only in the lobby area of a hotel, not in the hotel room.
Mixed groups may not stay in the same home overnight.		 Faculty/Staff, parents, home
owner		 Yes Yes
visiting at a Faculty or Staff home and returning by dorm lock that day. Faculty/Staff No Yes
using a class or practice room with a member of the opposite gender on an evening or the weekend. Yes No Yes. Fine Arts Dept. approval needed
using campus facilities (except residence halls) after dorm lock. No No Yes
returning to campus following the morning services. Yes No No
going to an activity after church by myself or with a non-mixed group (eating, shopping, etc.). No No Yes
going to an activity after church with or meeting a mixed group (eating, shopping, etc.). Yes No Chap must
going to someone’s house that is Not part of the approved Partnering Church afternoon arrangements (for mixed groups, please see above). No Yes Yes
going to someone’s house that IS part of the approved Partnering Church afternoon arrangement. Yes No No
not going to my permanent church (please check the special consideration in the EPass). No No Yes

Also see the dating section.

Senior Privilege Status:

Seniors with Senior Privilege Status need a pass only when returning after dorm lock, when you are in a mixed group, and when you are going someplace that requires an invite; therefore, you do not need a pass when walking with a member of the opposite sex if you’re returning before dark.

Also See

Sign-Out Privilege for Juniors (59+ credits) and Seniors