B. Sanctions for Academic Offenses

One or more of the following sanctions may be applied to a student guilty of the commission of an academic offense:

1. Assignment of any grade on a paper, examination, or other material related to the offense.
2. Assignment of any grade for the course in which the offense occurred.
3. Forced withdrawal from the class in which the offense occurred.
4. Suspension from the University for a specified period of time. Suspension includes exclusion from all classes, termination of student status and all related privileges and activities. A student who violates any of the terms of suspension shall be subject to further discipline in the form of permanent dismissal.
5. Dismissal from the University: After review and approval of the University President, this sanction is final.

C. Disposition of Cases of Academic Offenses.

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 the 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 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 that 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.

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