Petition

By appropriately marking and signing the reporting form, the student may make a petition to the Office of Associate Provost if the student disagrees with either the accusation or the sanctions. Also, a faculty member may forward the reporting form to the Office of the Associate Provost for adjudication at that level. The Office of the Associate Provost will follow this course of action:

1. Guided by principles developed by the Academic Integrity Committee, the Associate Provost (with requested assistance from the Associate Dean of Students) will expeditiously review the case. 
2. The student will be notified that a deadline has been set for the student to submit any written supporting documents or arguments. However, this review process may not be an open session where oral arguments can be made.
3. The Office of the Associate Provost will make a determination as to whether the student is responsible or not for the violations and decide whether to uphold, modify or nullify the original sanctions.
4. The Office of the Associate Provost will communicate its findings to the faculty member, to the student and to administrative offices involved in the sanction.
5. The reporting form and supporting documents will be filed in the Office of the Associate Provost. Any recording made during hearings by the Academic Integrity Hearing Committee will also be stored in this file. The file is not to be considered a component of the student’s permanent record and will not be distributed outside of the University. The reporting form will not be duplicated or electronically stored where access outside of the Office of the Associate Provost is possible. The content of the file relating to a particular student will be expunged one year after the student’s final graduation from all degree programs or one year after permanent departure from the University.
6. If the sanction results in the student receiving a grade less than "C," the Office of the Associate Provost will add that student’s name and the related course to a list indicating who may not repeat a specific course under the forgiveness policy. After the student has permanently departed the University for one year, the student’s name will be expunged from the list.

When any student submits a form to take a course under the forgiveness policy, the form must be reviewed and signed by the Office of the Associate Provost indicating if the student may or may not retake the course under the forgiveness policy. Students attempting to register to retake a course under the forgiveness policy when not allowed may be accused by the Office of the Associate Provost with an academic misconduct violation.