If the Committee decides that a sanction is unwarranted, the Committee’s decision is deemed to be final and the matter is to be closed. Likewise, if the Committee levies a sanction that it has the authority to impose, the Committee’s decision is deemed to be final and the matter is to be closed.

If the Committee believes that suspension or expulsion of the student is warranted, it shall refer the matter to the All-University Court within five (5) business days of the hearing.

Within five (5) business days of the Committee's referral, the All-University Court shall schedule a hearing. The Chairperson of the All-University Court shall notify the student and the instructor of the hearing in writing. The hearing must be held no earlier than ten (10) business days from the date of notification. At the hearing, the student may bring an advisor (attorney or non-attorney). The student or advisor shall have the opportunity to present evidence and the student's argument. The instructor must attend the hearing, but he or she shall serve only as a fact witness and shall not serve in any adversarial capacity.

Absent exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the student as determined by the All-University Court, the student's failure to attend the hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of his or her right to plead his or her case. Therefore, the All-University Court shall conduct the hearing in abstentia, and the decision of the All-University Court shall be considered binding.

Following the presentation of evidence, the Court shall deliberate in private to determine if the student has committed an academic violation. If the Court determines that the student did not commit a violation, the Court’s decision is to be deemed final. If the Court determines that the student did commit a violation, the Court shall then deliberate to determine the appropriate sanction. Prior to the Court’s deliberation on sanctions, the Provost shall apprise the Court of any previous academic violations the student committed.

Following the deliberation, the Chairperson of the Court shall announce the Court's sanctions to those present. If the Court decides to impose any sanction besides suspension or expulsion, the Court's decision shall be considered final. If the Court elects to impose a sanction of suspension or expulsion, the student may appeal the Court's decision if he or she attended the hearing. The student must submit the appeal to the President in writing, with a copy to the Chair of the All-University Court, within five (5) business days of the Court's decision. If the student elects to appeal the Court's decision, the Court shall submit a report to the President that details the alleged violation, the evidence presented at the Court's hearing, and the Court's recommended sanction. The report shall be submitted within five (5) business days of the student's notice of appeal.

The President shall review the Court's report and issue his or her decision within ten (10) business days of the student's notice of appeal. The President's decision is final.

KSU officials may impose one (1) or more of the following sanctions: