Misconduct process

							        College of Arts and Sciences Academic Misconduct Flowchart


                                          Instructor
                                          suspects a
                                          violation of
                                           academic
                Instructor                guidelines.
               chooses to
               resolve the
                  matter
               informally.

                                          Incident is
                                        reported to the
  Student                  Student          Dean’s
  accepts                  disputes     Representative.
instructor’s                  the
  decision               instructor’s
    and                    decision.                          Case is
  grading                               Student meets      dismissed for
 sanction.                               with Dean’s           lack of
  Matter is                             Representative       evidence.
 resolved.                                  for a            Student is
                                         preliminary        exonerated.
                                           hearing.


                                         Case referred
                                        to the Arts and
                                            Sciences
                       Finding of        Committee on
                    responsibility;                        Finding of non-
                                           Academic        responsibility;
                   student chooses          Conduct.
                     to appeal the                         case dismissed
                       decision.                             and student
                                                             exonerated.
                                           Finding of
                                         responsibility;
                 The case is appealed   Student accepts
                    to University           decision.
                     Disciplinary
                     Committee.
                    Committee on
                                         Disciplinary/
                 Academic Conduct’s
                                          educational
                 decision is vacated,
                                         sanctions are
                    sustained, or
                                           imposed.
                      adjusted.