Responsibility of the Instructor: An instructor who has evidence that a student has committed an academic offense shall attempt to arrange a personal conference with the student to present the evidence of the offense, to give the student an opportunity to state his/her case, and to make known to the student the charges and possible sanctions which may be imposed or recommended. If the student is not available for or fails to attend such a conference, the instructor shall proceed to inform the student of the nature of the evidence, the charges and the possible sanctions by certified mail, with copies to the Chairperson and Dean of the college in which the offense occurred and the Dean of the college in which the student is enrolled. The instructor may then proceed to assign any grade on a paper or examination related to the offense, assign any grade for the course in which the offense occurred, or recommend to his or her Chairperson a more severe sanction.

Responsibility of the Chairperson: After reviewing the report from the instructor and making any appropriate investigation, the Chairperson will forward the materials, along with his or her own recommendation to the Dean of the college in which the offense occurred. Disposition of Cases of Academic Offenses (Continued)

Responsibility of the Deans. After reviewing the material furnished and conducting an appropriate investigation, the Dean of the college in which the offense occurred will forward the material along with recommendation for suspension or dismissal to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. If the sanction is forced withdrawal from the course, the Dean of the college in which the student is enrolled will take action to implement the withdrawal and will notify the student by certified mail. Copies of the notice will be sent to the instructor and Chairperson of the department and the Dean of the college in which the offense occurred and to the Registrar.

Responsibility of the Academic Vice President: After reviewing the file and conducting any appropriate investigation, the Vice President shall forward the file, along with his or her recommendation to the Vice President for Student Affairs, who will in turn forward the case to the All-University Court for processing according to the standard procedure of that court.