Community Standards

Academic Misconduct Procedure Review

1. Academic Misconduct Procedure:

• Instructor gathers evidence to support allegation
• Original evidence retained with instructor
• Inform student in writing and orally of misconduct
• Inform student of rights to contest allegations and to a hearing

2. Written Notification of academic misconduct should include:

• Date, course, place (or situation) and type of academic misconduct
• Evidence being held that supports allegation
• Penalty to be imposed and date to go into effect
• Date by which student may contest allegation (5 days) and request a hearing. This must be done in writing to the instructor and copies of the request should be sent to the dean of the college and the department head. An academic hearing officer will be assigned by the dean or department head.
• Refer to Responsibilities of Community Life: The Student Code to review hearing process
• Refer to Director of Community Standards (Cathy Cocks, 486-3428) for questions on process

3. Student's Rights:

• Contest allegations
• Be heard
• Be advised of all evidence and witnesses
• Submit evidence and bring forth witnesses
• Decline or refuse to respond to questioning or make a statement
• Be free of the assumption of "responsible" because of declining or refusing to speak
• Decline to appear at the hearing, which will be heard in the student's absence
• Bring an advisor of choice for consultation purposes only
• Be allowed to admit responsibility for all allegations

4. Steps to Hearing Process:

• Instructor forwards written request and notifies hearing officer of request for hearing
• If resolution will not occur until after grading period, enter “I”
• Hearing officer sets up date, time and place for hearing and gives written notice
• Student is responsible to inform his/her witnesses and hearing advisor
• Hearing to be conducted in private session unless agree other
• Hearing officer deliberates privately and forwards written decision
• If student found responsible, instructor’s sanction imposed
• If student found not responsible, no consequences imposed
• If applicable, inform student of appeals process
• At completion of process, all records should be forwarded to Cathy Cocks, Director of Community Standards, Unit 4062