Sanctions for Academic Integrity Violations and Academic Misconduct Violations

Violation of academic integrity and academic misconduct tarnish the reputation of the University and discredit the accomplishments of past and present students. While recognizing that college students are still developing an understanding of academic integrity, we believe sanctions are also needed to protect and foster a scholarly community that embraces the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. The severity of a sanction is limited by the academic position of the individual imposing the sanction.

Additionally, the severity of a sanction must consider prior sanctions for academic integrity violations by the same student. Multiple academic integrity violations should result in more severe sanctions. For these reasons, before imposing sanctions, faculty members must inquire about other academic integrity violations for which the student was found responsible. All adjudicated academic integrity violations must be kept on file in the Office of the Associate Provost regardless of the source of the allegation, the level of adjudication or the ultimate outcome. A sanction may be retroactively applied if it is not discovered or adjudicated before a semester ends. The following sanctions are not meant to be a complete list, but only examples of the types of sanctions that can be imposed.