Investigation and Determination
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 discuss the matter. The instructor shall present the evidence of the offense, give the student an opportunity to state his/her case, and make known to the student the charges and possible sanctions that may be imposed and/or recommended. If the student is unavailable 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 e-mail with delivery and read receipts requested, with copies to the Chairperson of the Department 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 Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Chairperson shall notify the student of his or her recommendation by certified mail.
Responsibility of the Vice President for Student Engagement and Campus Life: After reviewing the material furnished and conducting any appropriate investigation, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs will forward the material, along with any recommendations, to the Vice President for Student Engagement and Campus Life, as well as to the student by e-mail with delivery and read receipts requested.
For recommendations of suspension or dismissal, the Vice President for Student Engagement and Campus Life shall notify the student of his or her recommendation by e-mail with delivery and read receipts requested, with copies sent to the instructor, the Chairperson of the Department in which the offense occurred, and to the Registrar.
For all sanctions, the Vice President for Student Engagement and Campus Life will forward the case to the All-University Court for processing according to the standard procedure of that court, as well as provide notice of the recommendation to the student by e-mail with delivery and read receipts requested.
Sanctions for Academic Offenses
For a student found to have committed an academic offense, Kentucky State University may consider imposing one or more of the following sanctions:
Assignment of any grade on a paper, examination, or other material related to the offense;
Assignment of any grade for the course in which the offense occurred;
Forced withdrawal from the class in which the offense occurred; and/or
Suspension from the Kentucky State University for a specified period including exclusion from all classes and termination of student status and all related privileges