Academic Integrity Violation Process

This Academic Integrity policy applies to all students attending the University. The cadence of the procedure for violations follows:


Undergraduate Students

Violation Levels for Undergraduate Students   Number of Violations   Penalization   Communication to the student  
 Instructional Management  N/A  None  Direct communication by the faculty member
 Egregious*  1  Zero (0) on assignment  Email communication from Academic Services Management/Program Chair
 Egregious*  2  Zero (0) on assignment

and an administrative “F”

grade for the course
 Direct communication by Academic Services Management/Program Chair
 Egregious*  3  Zero (0) on assignment, an administrative “F” grade for the course, and review by Code of Conduct Committee for possible withdrawal from the University   Email communication from University Dean/Program Chair

* Academic Services may investigate any academic integrity issue which is reported and at its discretion may create and review an academic integrity case to present to the Code of Conduct Committee for immediate withdrawal wherein the penalization for the first violation may be leveled up due to the severity of an offense.

 

Graduate Students


 Violation Levels for Graduate Students 

Number of Violations

 
 Penalization  Communication to the student  
 Instructional Management  N/A  None  Direct communication by the faculty member
 Egregious*  1  Zero (0) on assignment and an administrative “F”
grade for the course
 Email and Direct communication by Academic Services Management
 Egregious*  2  Zero (0) on assignment, an administrative “F” grade for the course, and review by Code of Conduct Committee for possible withdrawal from the University  Email communication from University Dean

*Academic Services may investigate any academic integrity issue which is reported and at its discretion may create and review an academic integrity case is presented to the Code of Conduct Committee for immediate withdrawal wherein the penalization for the first violation may be leveled up due to the severity of an offense.