Dean of Students

See also:

Pathfinder

"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way."
-- Booker T. Washington

Faculty Member and Student

  1. Faculty members who have sufficient evidence of academic dishonesty must first contact the Assistant Provost, who determines whether the student has previously admitted to or been found guilty of an academic integrity violation.
  2. If a first offense, and if the faculty member believes that the suspected violation would be remedied by an F in the course or a lesser penalty, he or she proceeds to settle the matter with the student. After meeting with the student, if the faculty member determines that a violation has in fact occurred, he or she records the charge on a form obtained from the Assistant Provost and assigns a penalty.
  3. The faculty member assigns one of the following penalties: a warning; a reduced or failing grade for the assignment; a reduced or failing grade for the course; another penalty the faculty member deems appropriate for the violation. Determinations of penalty must be based on the nature and seriousness of the offense.
  4. The form then is given to the student, who may (1) admit guilt and accept the assigned penalty; or (2) admit guilt but request an appeal of the assigned penalty; or (3) deny the allegation and request an appeal. The student has three school days to consider the charge and penalty and seek advice and then chooses one of the three options by signing in the presence of the Assistant Provost and the faculty member, who then implements the penalty. If the student chooses the first option, the form remains with the Assistant Provost and the matter is ended. If the student chooses the second or third option, the Assistant Provost refers the matter to a hearing panel of the Academic Judicial Board. The student or faculty member may at this time name relevant witnesses for the hearing.
  5. Once a student has received notice that he or she is charged with an academic integrity violation, the student is not permitted to withdraw from the course unless the procedures for handling such violations result in no grade penalty.
  6. If the suspected violation is not a first offense, or if the suspected violation constitutes a first offense for which the faculty member considers the appropriate penalty to be more severe than an F in the course, then the case proceeds to the hearing stage.