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Procedures for Code of Academic Ethics Investigations
NOTE: Working days are defined as the college’s regular hours of operation Monday - Friday 8:15 am - 4:45 pm.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to provide for the orderly administration of the Student Code of Academic Ethics consistent with the principles of due process of law. Reasonable deviations from these procedures will not invalidate a decision or proceeding unless actual prejudice to the student results.
The instructor or an administrator is responsible for officially charging the student with the violation of the Code of Academic Ethics. Staff and student reports alleging violation of this code are unofficial complaints that will be researched by the instructor or an administrator prior to taking action as authorized in the complaint procedure.
When an alleged violation of the Code of Academic Ethics is reported directly to an administrator, the instructor of the class in question will be notified in writing within five (5) working days.
When an instructor or appropriate College personnel believes any regulation pertaining to scholastic ethics has been violated, the following procedures Informal and Formal Procedures will be followed.
Disciplinary Penalties for Code of Academic Integrity Violations
If a student is found to have violated the Code of Academic Ethics, any one or a combination of the following penalties may be imposed but are not limited to the following:
- Student may receive the penalty as designated by the instructor and identified in the course syllabus up to and including being failed in the course.
- Student may be administratively withdrawn from the course.
- Student may receive a reduced grade including "Fail" grade (F) as the semester/session grade.
- Student may receive a formal written reprimand from the Instructional Division Dean a copy of which is kept in the District Office’s Judicial Log.
- Student may be excluded from the appropriate classroom or class activities for a reasonable period of time by the Division Dean.
- Student may be suspended from Pima Community College for a reasonable period of time.
- Student may be assessed other penalties as determined by the Instructional Dean. All such penalties may be reviewed by the campus Vice President of Instruction and President.
- Student may be expelled by the campus President.
- Student may have an academic record or degree withheld.
If a grade must be recorded prior to a Code of Academic Ethics resolution due to the completion of a semester, the student may receive a grade of "Incomplete" (I) until the case is determined, at which time the "I" will be changed by the Instructor of record and the appropriate grade given. If, in extraordinary circumstances, this process results in the administration determining a student's grade, the grade change must be approved in writing by the Instructional Division Dean, the Vice President of Instruction and the campus President.
If the penalty assessed is withholding an academic record or degree, suspension, or expulsion, the student may appeal.
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