Academic Integrity Review Appeals Process

Students are afforded the right to due process to include appeals to violations of the Academic Integrity Policy. There are several levels that make up the student appeal process, providing opportunities for students to make a statement regarding the violation of the academic integrity policy and/or provide evidence in support of their stance. See Academic Integrity Policy.

Students may appeal for the following reasons:

1. A procedural error that unfairly and materially affected the outcome
2. New information that is relevant to the alleged violation and was discovered during the appeal process, which could not reasonably have been identified prior the Academic Integrity Review, and which, if known earlier, would likely have had a significant bearing on the outcome of the Review.
3. “After acquired” information that is relevant to the alleged violation (information that was discovered only after the conclusion of the Academic Integrity Review, could not reasonably have been discovered prior to or during the hearing, and which, if previously known, would have had a significant bearing on the outcome of the Review.

Students who have been assigned mandatory Academic Integrity Policy Review modules, who wish to appeal, are not required to complete the training until the appeal process has been completed. During the appeals process, the student’s email will be the official form of communication during the appeal process.

The student appeals process is as follows:

1. The student will be notified by the faculty member that an accusation of the academic integrity policy has been made in the following methods:

   1.  Faculty will submit an official incident report to include all evidence of incident.

   2. The student will be notified student of formal filing via email with appeal information.

2. Formal incident filing

   1. Faculty will submit an official incident report to include all evidence of incident.

   2. The student will be notified student of formal filing via email with appeal information.

3. Student Appeal 1 (Course-Level School Dean Review)

   1. The student may request a review of the Academic Integrity Violation by the Academic Dean, to include interviews, material evidence, and follow up conversations with the student and/or faculty.

   2. Dean notifies student and faculty member of appeal decision and, if denied, notifies student of final appeal step (to Academic Integrity Review Panel).

4. Student Appeal 2 (Academic Integrity Review Panel)

   1. The Academic integrity review panel reviews all existing evidence previously submitted by the student and faculty, and subsequently make a recommendation to the Assistance Vice President (AVP) of Academic Affairs.

   2. The student is then notified of the outcome by the AVP.

 Academic Integrity Review Appeal Timeline

Days from receipt of appeal	Step
2	Academic Integrity Review Panel is scheduled
4	Date, time, and location of Academic Integrity Review Panel is communicated in writing to the appealing student. Conditions for Hearing are provided to the student
6	Academic Integrity Review Panel is held
8	Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs renders decision on appeal request
10	Decision of Administrative Hearing is communicated to the appealing student

 

NOTE: Timelines may be adjusted upon mutual consent or when, after a good faith effort, it was not possible to convene the Administrative Hearing according to the timeline.

Process Guidelines

1. The decision of the Administrative Hearing is final.

2. An Administrative Hearing is restricted to an Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Chair of the Academic Integrity Review Committee, approved witnesses, and the appealing student and his/her advisor.

3. The appealing student may request an individual Administrative Hearing member be removed from the appeal hearing, providing acceptable reasons for the request are stated at the start of the appeal. The request may or may not be granted.