Processes Handling Academic Integrity Violations

1. Faculty, students, and staff should report all suspected student academic integrity violations using the online form to the AIO. Students may also submit alleged violations anonymously using the online form.
2. Reporting faculty must discuss alleged violations with students, including any evidence, and inform students that they will be submitting an Academic Integrity Report before doing so. Under normal circumstances, the reporting faculty should submit the report within 10 working days of informing the student of their intention to file a report.
3. Reporting faculty must complete the online reporting form and submit all evidence with the report. AI detector evidence is not eligible as evidence and should not be submitted through the reporting process. Evidence provided after a case submission will not be accepted except under extenuating circumstances.
4. Students with pending academic integrity cases are not permitted to drop the course.
5. Reporting faculty must inform the department chair when filing a report with the AIO.
6. All investigations will be carried out in a confidential manner.

You can submit questions about the process by email.

1. The AIO notifies the student via email (the email address that is on record on Banner) within five business days of receiving an incident report. The notice must include the alleged violation(s).
2. The AIO investigates the report and may contact the reporter, the student, and any witness to request additional information. This report is submitted to the Academic Integrity Committee (AIC) within 10 business days of the date of the report.
3. A Case Review Panel Meeting is scheduled for the student with the Academic Integrity Committee at least two business days before the meeting.
4. If a student fails to attend a scheduled Case Review Panel Meeting, the AIC may proceed to come to a decision based solely on the evidence presented. 
5. The student is notified of the AIC's decision, rationale, and any sanctions in writing by email.
6. The AIC also notifies the reporter, the department chair, the dean of students, and any office that will implement the its decision. 
7. The student has five business days to file an appeal to the AIO based on the grounds specified in section 1.4. 

The AIC uses the Sanctions Guide to determine appropriate consequences, reserving the right to issue more or less stringent sanctions depending on the factors related to a particular case. Possible sanctions can range from warning letters to expulsion.

Failing to comply with the terms of any case-related sanctions and requirements is a further violation of the Code of Academic Ethics. It may result in additional disciplinary action and/or the placement of a registration hold on a student’s University Banner account. If a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from the University before the completion of the sanctions, the student must complete all sanctions to be eligible for re-enrollment or reapplication to the University.

Appeals may be considered if submitted within five business days of the date of the notice to the student of the outcome of the AIC decision, only on the following grounds:

• Unreasonable conclusion: Decision made by the Academic Integrity Committee has no logical basis in the evidence in the record.
• Procedural error: The case review process did not conform to prescribed procedures, substantially impacting the outcome.
• Disproportionate sanction: The sanction imposed is grossly disproportionate to the severity of the violation or has a disproportionate impact due to the unique circumstances of the particular student.
• New evidence: Clear information that was not available at the time of the investigation, which would have substantially impacted the case outcome.

The process is as follows:

The Academic Integrity Committee chair appoints a panel consisting of members of the AIC who were not involved in the initial review of the case. Records, evidence and written submissions from the initial proceedings are reviewed and an appeal decision is made. Consideration of an appeal does not include meetings with any of the parties. Incident reporters have no right to appeal.

1- The student must submit an appeal request using the appeal link in the decision letter that includes the following:

• A summary of the case
• The AIC outcome
• The grounds of the appeal
• A brief explanation of the expected outcome of the appeal

2- Based on the appeal panel's review of submitted statements and any new evidence, the panel may either accept or reject the request for appeal.

3- If the decision is to reject the appeal, the student is informed by email, and the initial decision is affirmed.

4- If the decision is to accept the appeal, the case is reviewed again, and one of the following decisions is made:

• Affirming the finding, but modifying the sanction
• Affirming both the finding and the sanction
• Returning the case to be reheard by the original Case Review Panel. This is limited to appeals based either on an arbitrary conclusion or new information that was previously unavailable or unknown at the time of the initial decision, which would have impacted the decision.

5- The Appeals Panel provides a statement and the rationale for its decision to both the AIC chair and the AIO director, who then notifies the student via email within 20 business days from the appeal date.

6- Students can appeal to the provost any sanction involving suspension or expulsion. The provost determines the final decision and notifies the student and all parties involved via email.

7- The appeal process is concluded, and the final decision is implemented. Sanctions are not implemented until all appeal options are exhausted.